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Golden bat or ball: does cricket need an equivalent to the Ballon d’Or? | Taha Hashim
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Football is obsessed by its annual award, but cricket seems less enthusiastic about crowning its own best player in the world It’s time for the Ballon d’Or because it’s always time for the Ballon d’Or. Once the golden ball is presented at the London Palladium this month to Harry Kane/Lamine…
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Golden bat or ball: does cricket need an equivalent to the Ballon d’Or? | Taha Hashim
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