For Hrithik, a Man who knows Cricket

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  1. 2. Two words; Coach of Pune Warriors India, only person to win the ODI World Cup as player and coach, and father to Australia’s current T20I skipper.
  2. 5. The trophy contested between India and England, named after a prince who lost an eye.
  3. 6. Two words; Deep mid-wicket zone where big slogs often land, ironically named for farmland
  4. 11. Two words; Former holder of the most runs scored in a single Test over, until Jasprit Bumrah overtook him in 2022.
  5. 12. Two words; At 19, became the first non-Yorkshire-born player to represent the county
  6. 13. Two words; Delhi Capitals player whose only Test 50+ score is a stunning triple-hundred.
  7. 14. Two words; The only one we believe in
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  1. 1. Whose flamboyant style is an adaptation stemming from his rheumatoid arthritis?
  2. 3. With the most international catches, the player's first name is commonly shortened as DPMD but typically he uses just the M.
  3. 4. Two words; The only cricketer to claim a T20I wicket on his very first zeroth ball.
  4. 7. Kuldeep Yadav is India’s lone exponent of this left-arm wrist-spin style.
  5. 8. It has a bigger name but we call it ______; once part of the Nawab of Arcot’s palace.
  6. 9. The rumored “third delivery” teased by Saeed Ajmal.
  7. 10. A former Indian captain whose name graces a domestic one-day trophy, also shared by the batsman (his rival) with the second-highest first-class average in history.
  8. 11. Surname of a trusty CSK middle-order batter in the IPL’s early years shared by a holy pilgrimage site’s name