Editor's Note: The global coronavirus outbreak has brought all sporting action to an indefinite halt. While empty stadiums and non-existent sports news make for an unusually grim sight, we take it as an opportunity to look back, and - to paraphrase poet William Henry Davies - stand and stare. In this latest series 'My Favourite Match', our writers recall the sporting encounters that affected their younger selves the most, and in many cases, helped them fall in love with the sport altogether. Happy Reading! I am talking about 2007, the year I struggled in studies like Indian batsmen struggled on bowling tracks abroad. It was a terrible year for me and Indian cricket, both. Earlier in the year, I had somehow battled through tenth board exams. The board exams were a difficult time and Rahul Dravid's men made it even worse with that one-week sojourn in West Indies. There were exams and then there was a cricket World Cup happening at the same time. The timings were terr...
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