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From: mikef@dph1.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Blind Boy Grunt)
Subject: Who will open for Aus? (was Re: Mathew Heyden)
Summary: opening position in Aus team
Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 05:42:12 GMT

Given that Mark Taylor is assured of one opening position the selectors 
only need to decide who will get the other. I can see the following
options:

	(1) recall Geoff Marsh
	(2) open with David Boon
	(3) try a promising youngster ie Heyden
	(4) give another chance to either Veletta, Moody or Phillips

Given that the Australian selectors have been very conservative recently
in terms of: changing a winning side, altering the batting order, and 
giving opportunities to anyone younger than 25 without at least 5 years
of first class experience; I think it is highly unlikely that they will
go for the third option above. It seems to suggest further that the 
most likely option will be the recalling of Geoff Marsh, provided he 
shows adequate form in the early first class matches. If he shows very 
poor form, I think the selectors will probably go for option 4, 
although perhaps Moody would be a last resort here since he failed 
badly as an opener in SL and that he is committed to batting at no 4 for 
WA. I think the selectors would only choose option 2 as a last resort 
ie all other options excluded through lack of form or injury.

As for me, I would initially go for option 2 because I regard Taylor and 
Boon as the two best openers in Australia. I know that leaves a problem
at number 3 but I think that is less important than the choice of the 
opening pair. I regard the 4 most important positions in cricket to be
the two opening batsmen and the two opening bowlers. 

Any other opinions? 
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From: kumar@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU (V.R.Kumar)
Subject: Australian cricket season starts ......
Organization: CSIRO Division of Info Tech, Sydney, Australia
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 03:28:38 GMT

The cricket season in Australia has started.

Next month Australia will be playing 5 tests against the
test cricket world champions WEST INDIES. The Windies will
be touring. Australia will also be playing in the Bension and
Hedges World Series (One day Internationals) with the test
cricket worlds champs and the one day world champs (Pakistan).

I hope the Aussies prove their cricketing power once again.

Cheers,

Ramkumar

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From: sivap-m@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU (Muhunthan Sivapragasam)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: 6 sixers in an over
Date: 11 Oct 92 17:33:09 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Buffalo/Comp Sci
Originator: sivap-m@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU

Sobers, and Ravi Shastri are the only players to have hit 6 sixers in
a 6 ball over in first class cricket. However, 5-6 years back Zimbabwe
born Brian Davidson hit 39 runs ( 6 * 6 + 3 ) in a 7 ball ( I guess
1 noball ) over in a county game in England.
-- 
						S. Muhunthan,

	"The shortest distance between two people is a smile"
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From: venkat@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (mu)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Bill O'Reilly:  Test Stats
Date: 13 Oct 92 18:20:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: ut-emx.81611
Reply-To: venkat@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (mu)
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: venkat@doc.cc.utexas.edu


Bill "Tiger" O'Reilly
=====================

Born Dec. 20 1905, White Cliffs

Right-hand bat, Leg-break/googly bowler

Debut vs. South Africa, Adelaide 1931-32

Highest Score 56 n.o. vs. South Africa, Johannesburg 1935-36

Best Bowling 7-54 vs. England, Trent Bridge 1934

27 tests, 410 runs (av. 12.81)
144 wickets (av. 22.59), 5w/Inning 11 times, 10w/Match 3 times
7 catches

--------------------------

murari venkataraman
venkat@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
From: azhar@duke.cs.duke.edu (D. Salman [Quintessential] Azhar)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Australian cricket season starts ......
Date: 15 Oct 92 22:50:26 GMT
Organization: Duke University Computer Science Dept.; Durham, N.C.

In article <1992Oct15.141005.21957@dvorak.amd.com> kaushik@dvorak.amd.com (Kaushik Chhotani) writes:
>In article <1992Oct14.031854.8532@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU> kumar@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU (V.R.Kumar) writes:
>>India was not a favourite to win the 1983 world cup. But it was
>>not as lucky as Pakistan to win the world cup. Those who commented
>>that India won the 1983 world cup by fluke, ...

	   "Those", who commented that India won the 1983 world cup by
fluke, included our superhero Sunil Gavaskar. :-)

>>India proved it was not 
>>by winning the 1985 Mini World Cup by defeating all its opponents.

	   Sunil Gavaskar Esquire labelled that as "FLUKE 2".

>As far as I remember, we beat almost every team there was in the
>World cup tournament.

	   Sir, you have got your facts wrong, for India did not beat at
least 3 teams that it never played. :-)

> And as regards the Mini World Cup we proved
>that we were still the World Champions in the true sense.

	   Who should I listen to... Sunil Gavaskar or your majesty? :-)

>>Cheers,
>>Ramkumar
>Kaushik

   Salman [to avoid the confusion listen to Javed Miandad instead] Azhar

-- 
 I must, with emotional fire, burn or illume myself
 I must, with the heat of passion, melt or sublime myself
 I must, in flood of tears, drown or cleanse myself
 I must! I must! I must! For my people and myself -- D. Salman [Q] Azhar
From: tom@cs.su.oz.au (Thomas James Jones)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Aussie opening pair (was Re: Mathew Heyden)
Date: 13 Oct 92 06:57:18 GMT
Reply-To: tom@cs.su.oz.au
Organization: Basser Department of Computer Science

In article <1992Oct13.055209.12425@ucc.su.OZ.AU>, mikef@dph1.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Blind Boy Grunt) writes:
|> Given that Mark Taylor is assured of one opening position the selectors 
|> only need to decide who will get the other. I can see the following
|> options:
|> 
|> 	(1) recall Geoff Marsh
|> 	(2) open with David Boon
|> 	(3) try a promising youngster ie Heyden
|> 	(4) give another chance to either Veletta, Moody or Phillips
|> 
|> As for me, I would initially go for option 2 because I regard Taylor and 
|> Boon as the two best openers in Australia. I know that leaves a problem
|> at number 3 but I think that is less important than the choice of the 
|> opening pair. I regard the 4 most important positions in cricket to be
|> the two opening batsmen and the two opening bowlers. 
|> 
|> Any other opinions? 
|> -- 

	I agree with your openers.  Marsh is not quite WI standard,
	and at best has always been an ordinary opener (IMO).
	Dean Jones should be 4, AB 5, so as you suggest,
	we need a number 3.  I would suggest that Moody be given a chance
	at this position.  It would be unfair to crucify a newcomer
	against a WI quartet at #3, unless somebody very special 
	appears.

	tom


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From: mcbean@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: "We are the world " Team of 80's
Date: 8 Oct 92 12:49:44 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

In article <1992Oct7.120543.13354@mailhost.ocs.mq.edu.au>, s8921366@macgraw.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Paul English) writes:
> Richards always struck me as a captain who tended to let his talented team
> run itself, with little intervention.  This was the appropriate way to
> manage the team he had on most occassions, but he didn't seem to do more
> than rely on a special contribution from someone in his team if things
> weren't going well.  He could save a game when in trouble, but didn't seem
> to know how to turn a disadvantage into a possible win (though lack of
> practice may account for some of this :-) ).

I can't totally agree with this assessment.  On the one hand Richards is
supposed to be a domineering personality, yet he let's the team run with little
intervention.  What I would interpret it as, is that everybody knows what is
expected of them, and communication is done without histrionics.

If a batsman or a bowler turns in a special contribution, doesn't the
motivation given by the captain have anything to do with it?  The last series
against Australia, WI were bowled out for 120 or 130 odd and came storming back
to win the game.  Nothing to do with the captain I imagine!

> 
> Khan would be my pick as captain as he would try something imaginative to
> win a game if the chance was there, although to a foolhardy extent.  He
> also looked more in control on the field, and seemed to be able to get the
> best from his bowlers.  While it could be argued his more hands-on approach

I see... Khan seemed to get the best from his bowlers, but when Ambrose et al,
put in a devastating bowling performance on a placid pitch, Richards has
nothing to do with it.  As I said before, the impression has always been that
all you have to do with the WI team is let them loose on the field and they run
on automatic.   If you need any proof of what weak captaincy will do, look at
the performances in the World Cup and the one-off test against SA.

> would not be needed with this team, I think it makes him the better
> choice.

It would be a lot easier to be "hands-on" (diplo-speak for domineering) with
fellow team-mates who are in awe of you, than a team of world class players. 
For that reason I would select neither Imran nor Richards to lead a world team.

McBean
From: fkhan@daisy.ee.und.ac.za (Feroz Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Programme for Triangular Tournament with SA, WI and PAK.
Date: 8 Oct 1992 07:29:18 +0200
Organization: Dept. Elec. Eng., Univ. Natal, Durban, S. Africa
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: daisy.ee.und.ac.za
Keywords: South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies, Tournament

Annonced this week was a triangular tournament featuring South Africa, Pakistan
and the West Indies to be played int February 1993.

Following is the full program:

Feb  8 : West Indies  v Nicky Oppenheimer XI    (Halfway House)
Feb  9 : South Africa v Pakistan                (Kingsmead)
Feb 11 : South Africa v West Indies             (St George's Park)
Feb 13 : West Indies  v Pakistan                (Wanderers)
Feb 15 : South Africa v Pakistan                (Buffalo Park)
Feb 17 : South Africa v West Indies             (Newlands)
Feb 19 : West Indies  v Pakistan                (Kingsmead)
Feb 21 : South Africa v Pakistan                (Centurion Park)
Feb 23 : South Africa v West Indies             (Springbok Park)
Feb 25 : West Indies  v Pakistan                (Newlands)
Feb 27 : Final                                  (Wanderers)
Feb 28 : Second day for final if neccesary

A pretty hectic schedule with a match every second day.

All in all not a bad season if you are South African supporter with India
coming here at the end of this month and following their departure the
arrival of the West Indians and the Pakistanis for the triangular series.

Feroz
From: rpendse@velveeta.mfg.hou.compaq.com (Raju Pendse)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Batting Averages
Date: 7 Oct 92 21:18:41 GMT
Organization: Compaq Computer Corporation

As an addition to my previous post could the person posting the information 
also add Mohinder Amarnath also.

Thanks

Raju Pendse
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From: 5912ramasubr@vms.csd.mu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: stiffer over rates for SA Tour ??
Date: 16 Oct 1992 14:10:47 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 5912ramasubr@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsa.csd.mu.edu

In article <karnik.719176583@exa>, karnik@exa.cs.umn.edu (Neeran M. Karnik) writes:

	       [stuff deleted]
		
>	Well, all this talk comes to nought, since it is now clear that the
>required overrate is 15, not 21, for the Ind-SA series. Apparently, Ajit
>Wadekar made some mistake in interpreting the requirements..... What with 
>India playing four (or more?) "fast" bowlers, even 15 is going to be tough!


Round one to Ajit Wadekar for providing some pre-series discussions
in the net and to awake the Indian bowlers from slumber.

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N.Ramasubramanian          	    

Dept. of Mech. Engg.	        Listach for ROY
Marquette University       
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From: chalmers@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (David Chalmers)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: "We are the world " Team of 80's
Date: 7 Oct 92 19:26:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.BvrnBp.5Dn
Organization: Indiana University

In article <6OCT199219351704@zeus.tamu.edu> fdm0886@zeus.tamu.edu (Faraaz) writes:

>>11.Iqbal Qasim
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>I wish people would stop including players who never held a permanent position
>in their respective team sides!

Iqbal Qasim played 50 tests, and the only reason he didn't play more
is that he was around at the same time as Abdul Qadir (clear choice
for first XI spinner).  His figures are nearly as good as Qadir's --
in fact his average is better, although he didn't win as many matches
as Qadir did.

There weren't any truly great spinners in the 1980's.  If there's
anyone who's an obviously better choice for the 2nd best spinner,
I'd like to hear who that is.  Emburey?  Gak.  Edmonds?  Gak gak.
Higgs?  Come on.  Harper?  You're joking.  Dilip Doshi and Bruce
Yardley would be competitive here, but neither of these is obviously
better.  I notice that your suggested team includes Bishen Bedi,
which would be a terrific idea if Bedi's career hadn't ended in 1979.

-- 
Dave Chalmers                            (dave@cogsci.indiana.edu)      
Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition, Indiana University.
"It is not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable."
From: hstewar1@mozart.helios.nd.edu (hemsley stewart)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: World rankings
Date: 15 Oct 92 23:37:22 GMT
Reply-To: hstewar1@mozart.helios.nd.edu (hemsley stewart)
Organization: Univ. of Notre Dame

In article <92289.133258HH9679A@auvm.american.edu>, Howard E. Hill-Esbrand <HH9679A@auvm.american.edu> writes:
|> This is a totally unbiased and sane ranking of the
|> Test and 1 day international playing teams
|> Test Rankings
|> West Indies(shaky but still undefeated in a series since 80)
|> Pakistan(Without Imran and a declining Javed not as potent..even with Waqar)
|> Australia( Needs more bowlers than McDermott and Hughes)
|> England(Has not defeated the above teams in a series recently.OVERRATED)
|> India- New Zealand (even bet, no challenge to front runners may be able
|> to beat up on England on any given day)
|> Sri Lanka ( Still developing. Aravindra De Silva is a world class bat)
|> South Africa (Not enough recent matches. one test against WI is not
|> enough to judge.Good players - Wessels,Hudson,Pringle & Donald)
|> 
|> ODI
|> Pakistan
|> England
|> Australia
|> West Indies
|> New Zealand
|> India
|> Sri Lanka
|> South Africa -Again you cannot judge SA since They have only recently
|> re-entered the cricket fold playing 3 ODI against India,World Cup
|> and a ODI series against WI. Lots of promise though.

Finally!  Some one I can agree with.  Not that there haven't been reasonable suggestions from other people.  Certainly, no matter how shaky the West Indies have been recently, they are still undefeated in a test series since the loss to New Zealand in 1980.
Again, one always has to come back to the fact that Pakistan won the last World Cup with everyone there.  They are the champions till `95.  As to whether they are the best......reasonable people will disagree.
From: hstewar1@beethoven.helios.nd.edu (hemsley stewart)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: when is the first test..india v ZIMbabwe
Date: 16 Oct 92 15:38:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Oct16.153806.10605
Reply-To: hstewar1@beethoven.helios.nd.edu (hemsley stewart)
Organization: Univ. of Notre Dame

S. Ramachandran writes
|> Go W.V! Go Madras!
|> Madras and Mylapore is the place to be in!!
|> Hot Masala Dosai Rs. 5.00, Medhu Vadai Rs.3.75 and Filter Coffee 1.25..
|> Besh Besh Romba Nalla Irrukku!!!
|> Maan what am I doing In this F***HOLE!!
|> Stranger in a strange land...the loneliness of the long distance runner..
|> IRON MAIDEN RULES...! WHY COULDN'T I HAVE GONE TO GRAD SCHOOL IN ENG,AUSTRALIA
|> OR NZ OR JAMAICA!!BOO...HOOOO..HOOOOO(SOB..SOB)!!
|> 
|> ***** SIDD******
|> P.S: IF U MISS CRICKET AS BADLY AS I DO ..THEN F****ING SAY SO!!IT'LL ATLEAST
|> MAKE ME FEEL BETTER!!

	Only a fellow Cricket Lover starving in a North American university can understand the utter frustration of being caught in baseball (ugh) land.  I feel as if I've been forever separated from a deeply emotional part of my being.  All I have are sad memories of an exquisitely satisfying sport.  I've been in withdrawal for 4 years, and it hasn't gotten any better.
	Hope you feel better =:(
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From: aksimha@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Gerd Von Rundstedt)
Subject: Re: Some stats re the Indian team to tour SA/Zim
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:29:57 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

In article <GANESH.92Oct12094921@karp.albany.edu> ganesh@cs.albany.edu (Ganesh Murugesan) writes:
>In article <1992Oct11.215234.16265@uceng.UC.EDU> bnataraj@uceng.UC.EDU (Bhaskar Natarajan) writes:
>
>
>> >Are you sure Kapil Dev has 7 test hundreds ? I thought he had just 2...
>> >
>> >Mahesh.
>> 
>> 	And i tho't he had 4....
>> 
>> Bhaskar
>>
>
>Break Up of Kapil's Hundred's (that i remember)
>
>1. 126* against West Indies at Kanpur 1978-79
>2. 125* against WI at Port of Spain 1982-83
>3. 104  against Australia in Madras 1985-86 (Tied Test)
>4. 156* against Sri Lanka, Kanpur 1987 (Azar made 199 in this  match)



5. 116 against England 1990



>6.
>7.
>
>Can someone fill the rest !!
>-- 
>The only thing Fault tolerant about the internet is that its
>users are willing to tolerate its faults



 Arun
From: mcbean@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: "We are the world " Team of 80's
Date: 12 Oct 92 09:19:43 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

In article <Bvz8Cr.At4@comp.vuw.ac.nz>, John.Mcmullan@comp.vuw.ac.nz (John Michael McMullan) writes:
> [stuff about bowling partnerships deleted!]
> 
>>So Hadlee owes his wickets to Chatfield?   This is my last word on these so
>>called bowling partnerships.  Why is it that one-bowler teams never put
>>together a solid string of performances at test level, even when the one bowler
>>in question is returning very impressive figures?
> 
> [more stuff about bowling partnerships deleted!]
> 
>>He can hold his head high as a mediocre bowler who had the privelege of bowling
>>opposite a great bowler.
> 
>>McBean
> 
> NO. He can hold his head high as one of the world's most economical bowlers.
> In the 80s world of PACE he dominated with consistent line and length, and
> is a model for every young bowler today.

Dominated?  Ewan Chatfield?  I'm rolling at my terminal... You really made my
day with that comment.  I'm going to save this post....
From: warrier@acsu.buffalo.edu (Chandra C Warrier)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Re: Some stats re the Indian team to tour SA/Zim
Date: 12 Oct 92 16:06:35 GMT
Organization: UB

In article <GANESH.92Oct12094921@karp.albany.edu> ganesh@cs.albany.edu (Ganesh Murugesan) writes:
>In article <1992Oct11.215234.16265@uceng.UC.EDU> bnataraj@uceng.UC.EDU (Bhaskar Natarajan) writes:
>
>
>> >Are you sure Kapil Dev has 7 test hundreds ? I thought he had just 2...
>> >
>> >Mahesh.
>> 
>> 	And i tho't he had 4....
>> 
>> Bhaskar
>>
>
>Break Up of Kapil's Hundred's (that i remember)
>
>1. 126* against West Indies at Kanpur 1978-79
>2. 125* against WI at Port of Spain 1982-83
>3. 104  against Australia in Madras 1985-86 (Tied Test)
>4. 156* against Sri Lanka, Kanpur 1987 (Azar made 199 in this  match)
>5. 119  against England, Kanpur 1981     
>6.
>7.
>
>Can someone fill the rest !!
>-- 
>The only thing Fault tolerant about the internet is that its
>users are willing to tolerate its faults
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From: mikef@dph1.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Blind Boy Grunt)
Subject: Aussie opening pair (was Re: Mathew Heyden)
Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 05:52:09 GMT

Given that Mark Taylor is assured of one opening position the selectors 
only need to decide who will get the other. I can see the following
options:

	(1) recall Geoff Marsh
	(2) open with David Boon
	(3) try a promising youngster ie Heyden
	(4) give another chance to either Veletta, Moody or Phillips

Given that the Australian selectors have been very conservative recently
in terms of: changing a winning side, altering the batting order, and 
giving opportunities to anyone younger than 25 without at least 5 years
of first class experience; I think it is highly unlikely that they will
go for the third option above. It seems to suggest further that the 
most likely option will be the recalling of Geoff Marsh, provided he 
shows adequate form in the early first class matches. If he shows very 
poor form, I think the selectors will probably go for option 4, 
although perhaps Moody would be a last resort here since he failed 
badly as an opener in SL and that he is committed to batting at no 4 for 
WA. I think the selectors would only choose option 2 as a last resort 
ie all other options excluded through lack of form or injury.

As for me, I would initially go for option 2 because I regard Taylor and 
Boon as the two best openers in Australia. I know that leaves a problem
at number 3 but I think that is less important than the choice of the 
opening pair. I regard the 4 most important positions in cricket to be
the two opening batsmen and the two opening bowlers. 

Any other opinions? 
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From: mrangasw@lynx.cat.syr.edu (Muralidhar Rangaswamy)
Subject: Kapil's centuries
Organization: Syracuse University
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 16:50:02 EDT

Since there seems to be a lot of interest in the number of centuries Kapil
Dev has scored, here is my $0.02 worth. I think he scored centuries on 7
occasions as outlined below.
(1) vs WI at Delhi 1978-79
(2) vs England at Kanpur 1982
(3) vs WI at Port of Spain 1983
(4) vs Australia at Madras 1986
(5) vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur 1986
(6) vs WI at Madras 1988
(7) vs England in 1990

Muralidhar Rangaswamy
From: rpendse@velveeta.mfg.hou.compaq.com (Raju Pendse)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
Subject: Batting Averages
Date: 7 Oct 92 21:15:46 GMT
Organization: Compaq Computer Corporation

Could some one with all the information/stats post the batting stats for the
following players:

NAME---------       Debut Year  Tests INN NO  100s  50s  CATCHES  0s AVE.

AMRE
SHASTRI
TENDULKAR
MANJREKAR
AZHARUDIN
WV RAMAN
JADEJA
VENGSARKAR
GAVASKAR
ASHOK MANKAD
GR VISHWANATH
DURRANI
MAK PATAUDI
WADEKAR
SARDESAI
SRIKANTH
CHAUHAN

Also could you please post the total number of runs scored in test cricket.
I am trying to get a feel for the relative abilities of the present day
Indian batsmen as compared to the better ones of the years gone by, and I have
not included all the good old batsmen.

Thanks in advance.

Raju Pendse
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