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In the grand pantheon of India’s spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin would inhabit a rarified space, all unto himself. There have been wizards and magicians, artists and artisans, but few explored the craft with the zeal of a scientist, the curiosity of a child, or the industry of a sculptor like Ashwin. He was the greatest off-spinner his country has seen — and among the finest the world has produced, rubbing shoulders with Muttiah Muralitharan and Jim Laker, Harbhajan Singh and Ashwin’s own contemporary Nathan Lyon. His biggest legacy — apart from the numerical peaks — was how he re-instilled the lost mystique to the art form. He did not glamorise the field like Shane Warne did leg-spin, or romanticise it like Muralitharan, or revolutionise it like Saqlain Mushtaq, but he instilled the soul ba...

New Zealand batter Kane Williamson on Monday struck his fifth Test century in consecutive matches at Hamilton’s Seddon Park in the third Test against England. Williamson became the first batter to score hundreds in five consecutive Test matches at a specific venue. Williamson surpassed 14 batters who have recorded four consecutive Test centuries at specific venues, including the legendary Don Bradman achieving the milestone at Melbourne and Leeds. Batting in the second innings for the Kiwis, Williamson’s century was his 33rd in Test cricket and his seventh overall at the venue. He also became the sixth hitter to reach 1,000 runs this year. Williamson, who had missed the Black Caps’ victorious tour to India, reached his 33rd hundred in his 186th Test innings, making him the third-fastest t...

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STAT OF THE DAY: Kane Williamson becomes first batter to hit 5 consecutive hundreds at a venue with 33rd Test century