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May 17 2009, Sreelata Yellamrazu

The Hyderabad Deccan Chargers pulled a heart stopping victory that left the KKR captain, Brendon McCullum fuming in the IPL 2 season’s business end in South Africa.
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Fourth from the left, Sally Bell, Mother of the late actor Heath Ledger, fifth from the left, Kate Ledger, sister, Kim Ledger, right, father, second from the right, Iness Ledger, wife of Kim Ledger, and unidentified extended family members of the late...