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Golden bat or ball: does cricket need an equivalent to the Ballon d’Or? | Taha Hashim

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 b…

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