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Richie Benaud: Legendary leg-spinner, useful batsman, great captain and voice of cricket

October 5, 2019

Born October 6, 1930, Richie Benaud was a great leg-spinner, a trend setting all-rounder and one of the most successful captains, who later became the voice of cricket. Arunabha Sengupta pays tribute to the most influential cricket personality since the Second World War on the great man’s birthday.

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