Not out yet: Chris Gayle and MS Dhoni rage against the dying of the light | Andy Bull


They may have differing styles but the veteran West Indies opener and India wicketkeeper are proving their class and their longevity in recent innings

Even after four hundred-and-some years cricket still has its mysteries, like whether the weather really causes swing, exactly what happened to the ball Garry Sobers hit for that sixth six, and quite why so many of the best players seem to end up advertising hair transplants. You can make a great team of these, say, off the top of my head (and theirs), Graham Gooch and Virender Sehwag, Michael Vaughan, Ricky Ponting, Martin Crowe, Jacques Kallis, Sourav Ganguly, Greg Matthews, Shane Warne, Darren Gough, and Doug ‘the rug’ Bollinger. It’s a symbiotic relationship. The cricketers get one sort of plug and the hair studios another.

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