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 {
  "slug": "Bradman_The_Lost_Years",
  "headline": "The 99.94 Nobody Gave Back",
  "sub": "Don Bradman, 1928 to 1948 · 52 of Australia's 60 Tests, eight years lost to the war from 30 to 38, and a comeback that averaged 105.72.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/articles/Bradman_The_Lost_Years_thumb_v2.jpg",
  "player": "DG Bradman"
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 {
  "slug": "WTC_2025_27_Race",
  "headline": "The Race to The Oval",
  "sub": "World Test Championship 2025-27 · the table as it stands, the over-rate column nobody prints, and every remaining Test to move yourself.",
  "tag": "Analysis",
  "thumb": "/avatars/venues/kennington-oval-london-640.webp",
  "player": ""
 },
 {
  "slug": "Raman_Lamba_Three_Balls_Left",
  "headline": "Three Balls Left",
  "sub": "Raman Lamba, Dhaka, February 1998 · the forward short leg that changed how the world fields, and the career the record still holds.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/venues/bangabandhu-national-stadium-dhaka-640.webp",
  "player": "R Lamba"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Hansie_Cronje_Twenty_Seven_Wins",
  "headline": "Twenty-Seven Wins",
  "sub": "Hansie Cronje, 1969 to 2002 · South Africa's captain after readmission, 27 Test wins, the first ICC trophy, and the record innings by innings.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/venues/newlands-cape-town.png",
  "player": "WJ Cronje"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Phillip_Hughes_Sixty_Three_Not_Out",
  "headline": "Sixty-Three Not Out",
  "sub": "Phillip Hughes, 1988 to 2014 · a hundred in each innings at twenty, and the scorecard the game amended.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/pj-hughes.webp",
  "player": "PJ Hughes"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Shane_Warne_Seven_Hundred_and_Eight",
  "headline": "Seven Hundred and Eight",
  "sub": "Shane Warne, 1969 to 2022 · 708 Test wickets, Test by Test, from the first ball at Old Trafford to the 700th at the MCG.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/sk-warne.webp",
  "player": "SK Warne"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Richie_Benaud_Two_Thousand_and_Two_Hundred",
  "headline": "Two Thousand and Two Hundred",
  "sub": "Richie Benaud, 1930 to 2015 · the first to 2,000 runs and 200 wickets, 28 Tests as captain without losing a series, and 42 years on British television.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/r-benaud.webp",
  "player": "R Benaud"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Martin_Crowe_Two_Hundred_and_Ninety_Nine",
  "headline": "Two Hundred and Ninety-Nine",
  "sub": "Martin Crowe, 1962 to 2016 · the 299 at Wellington, 17 Test hundreds, and the 1992 World Cup innings by innings.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "",
  "player": "MD Crowe"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Bishan_Singh_Bedi_Twelve_Overs_Six_Runs",
  "headline": "Twelve Overs, Six Runs",
  "sub": "Bishan Singh Bedi, 1946 to 2023 · 266 Test wickets, the 1975 World Cup spell of 12-8-6-1, and the record Test by Test.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/bs-bedi.webp",
  "player": "BS Bedi"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Graham_Thorpe_Sixty_Four_in_the_Dark",
  "headline": "Sixty-Four in the Dark",
  "sub": "Graham Thorpe, 1969 to 2024 · a hundred on debut, 64 not out in the Karachi dusk, 100 Tests, and all 179 innings.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/venues/kennington-oval-london-640.webp",
  "player": "GP Thorpe"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Rod_Marsh_Caught_Marsh_Bowled_Lillee",
  "headline": "Caught Marsh, Bowled Lillee",
  "sub": "Rod Marsh, 1947 to 2022 · 96 Tests behind the stumps, three hundreds, and 150 innings in order.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/rw-marsh.webp",
  "player": "RW Marsh"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Andrew_Symonds_Eighty_Six_for_Four",
  "headline": "Eighty-Six for Four",
  "sub": "Andrew Symonds, 1975 to 2022 · 143 not out from 86 for 4 at the 2003 World Cup, two World Cups won, and all 161 one-day innings.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/a-symonds.webp",
  "player": "A Symonds"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Dean_Jones_Two_Hundred_and_Ten",
  "headline": "Two Hundred and Ten",
  "sub": "Dean Jones, 1961 to 2020 · the 210 in the tied Test at Madras, 3,631 Test runs at 46.55, 6,068 one-day runs, a World Cup, and all 89 Test innings.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/venues/chepauk-chennai.png",
  "player": "DM Jones"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Runako_Morton_Ninety_Not_Out",
  "headline": "Ninety Not Out",
  "sub": "Runako Morton, 1978 to 2012 · from Nevis to 56 one-day internationals, 110 not out against New Zealand and 90 not out that beat Australia.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "",
  "player": "RS Morton"
 },
 {
  "slug": "David_Bairstow_Twenty_One_Not_Out",
  "headline": "Twenty-One Not Out",
  "sub": "David Bairstow, 1951 to 1998 · 21 seasons behind the stumps for Yorkshire, four Tests and 21 one-day internationals, and the ninth-wicket stand that beat Australia.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "",
  "player": "DL Bairstow"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Bob_Willis_Eight_for_Forty_Three",
  "headline": "Eight for Forty-Three",
  "sub": "Bob Willis, 1949 to 2019 · Headingley 1981, 325 Test wickets, 18 Tests as captain, and the record Test by Test.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/rgd-willis.webp",
  "player": "RGD Willis"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Robin_Smith_One_Hundred_and_Sixty_Seven_Not_Out",
  "headline": "One Hundred and Sixty-Seven Not Out",
  "sub": "Robin Smith, 1963 to 2025 · 62 Tests, nine hundreds, and the 167 not out against Australia that stood as England's highest one-day score for 23 years.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/venues/kingsmead-durban.png",
  "player": "RA Smith"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Ian_Redpath_Three_in_His_Last_Four",
  "headline": "Three in His Last Four",
  "sub": "Ian Redpath, 1941 to 2024 · 66 Tests, an opener by trade, 4,737 runs at 43.45, and three hundreds in his last four Tests.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/ir-redpath.webp",
  "player": "IR Redpath"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Bob_Simpson_Three_Hundred_and_Eleven",
  "headline": "Three Hundred and Eleven",
  "sub": "Bob Simpson, 1936 to 2025 · a first Test hundred of 311, 39 Tests as captain in two spells, 1964 to 1968 and 1977-78, and the coach of the 1987 World Cup side.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/rb-simpson.webp",
  "player": "RB Simpson"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Yashpal_Sharma_Eighty_Nine_in_Manchester",
  "headline": "Eighty-Nine in Manchester",
  "sub": "Yashpal Sharma, 1954 to 2021 · 89 in India's first match of the 1983 World Cup, 61 in the semi-final, and the Cup, innings by innings.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "",
  "player": "Yashpal Sharma"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Hero_Of_The_Lords",
  "headline": "Hero of the Lord's",
  "sub": "Ajinkya Rahane has retired. India's complete honours board at Lord's, 1952 to 2026, and the innings that put him on it.",
  "tag": "Innings",
  "thumb": "/avatars/am-rahane.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Virat_Kohli_Fastest_Season_2026",
  "headline": "The Fastest Kohli Ever Showed Up in Season 19",
  "sub": "IPL 2026 · the quickest scoring season of his career, broken down delivery by delivery.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/v-kohli.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Vaibhav_Suryavanshi_The_237_Season",
  "headline": "The Season That Broke the Chart",
  "sub": "Vaibhav Suryavanshi, IPL 2026 · the teenager whose numbers needed a new axis.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/v-suryavanshi.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "KL_Rahul_152_The_Loneliest_Hundred",
  "headline": "The Loneliest 152",
  "sub": "KL Rahul, Delhi vs Punjab · a hundred carried almost alone.",
  "tag": "Innings",
  "thumb": "/avatars/kl-rahul.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "MS_Dhoni_The_Curve_That_Ran_Backwards",
  "headline": "The Curve That Ran Backwards",
  "sub": "MS Dhoni · the career arc that bent the wrong way and still worked.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/ms-dhoni.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "MS_Dhoni_Four_Speeds_One_Ending",
  "headline": "Four Speeds, One Ending",
  "sub": "MS Dhoni across four formats, one unmistakable finish.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/ms-dhoni.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Rohit_Sharma_The_Hitman_Hit_Harder_For_India",
  "headline": "Three Formats, One Hitman",
  "sub": "Rohit Sharma · why the India numbers hit harder than the franchise ones.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/rg-sharma.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Sehwag_The_Original_Suryavanshi",
  "headline": "Sehwag Was the Suryavanshi of His Time",
  "sub": "Then and now · two fearless openers, one lineage.",
  "tag": "Era",
  "thumb": "/avatars/v-sehwag.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Bhuvneshwar_Kumar_Everyone_Bled",
  "headline": "Everyone Bled. He Didn't.",
  "sub": "Bhuvneshwar Kumar, IPL 2026 · control in a season of carnage.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/b-kumar.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Krunal_Pandya_The_Other_Pandya",
  "headline": "The Other Pandya",
  "sub": "Krunal Pandya · the unsung control artist, by the numbers.",
  "tag": "Player",
  "thumb": "/avatars/kh-pandya.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "Mumbai_Indians_The_Empire_That_Forgot_To_Bowl",
  "headline": "The Empire That Forgot How to Bowl",
  "sub": "Mumbai Indians · anatomy of a fall.",
  "tag": "Team",
  "thumb": "/avatars/venues/wankhede-mumbai-640.webp"
 },
 {
  "slug": "The_Toss_Myth_Coin_Flip",
  "headline": "The Toss Is a Coin Flip. The Choice Is Not.",
  "sub": "What the IPL data really says about batting first vs chasing.",
  "tag": "Analysis",
  "thumb": "/avatars/reads/the-toss-coin-flip-1280.webp"
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]