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Taking a knock

When the pandemic forced a suspension of international cricket in March 2020, Indian men’s coach Ravi Shastri declared the enforced break was a godsend for his team, who were running on empty after 10 months on the road.

This was their schedule: from May to July 2019, they participated in the World Cup in England and Wales; in

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