Beijing 2008
Aug 17 2008, Sreelata Yellamrazu

The questions and the comparisons are never too far away. With sports that rarely cross paths, the debates get bigger still. There is a lesser chance of finding Michael Phelps holding a bat than of finding Tendulkar in the same pool as...

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