Solution to Cricket Crossword 5
Guys n Gals - while the FFC2 contenders fight it out for the top jobs, I expect everyone to be hooked on to who's doing how. Shall we do justice to their efforts by giving less time to ourselves and more time to them.
I suggest that Cricket Crossword series take a break for sometime - let the IPL Fever go up, stay there and come down!
I am always around - so do feel free to get in touch with me if you have "strong" objections to this :) 
Meanwhile, take a look at solutions to Cricket Crossword 5 - you may discover some interestin trivia!
ACROSS:
1. SANGEETA—Shock therapy (8) 4. VISWANATH—For having scored his first century, his captain scared the #### out of him by getting him kidnapped in a forest (9)
Pataudi' Tiger's Tale relates an anecdote where Pataudi and his teammates went on a shikaar and played with the little boy, Viswanath posing as kidnappers. Vishy probably cried and pleaded with them t be released, telling them who he was and that he had recently scored a century! (I was recounting from the book I read more than 25 years back. Excuse me if details are not specific.)
6. ILLINGWORTH—Shrewdest captain ever for England (11)
9. DURRANI—One of the earliest Indian big hitters on celluloid (7)
11. WARNE—No peace in the North-East, in short for this man - dangerous on field, scandalous off field! (5)
15. CHAPPEL—Could mean any of the three siblings (7)
17. HANSIE—The most respected, mysterious cricketer in the history of cricket who is famous for his phone calls (6)
18. BOYCOTT—Mention Shilpa Shetty and his eyes almost pop out! (7)
20. VENKAT—After a long spell of bowling, he decided to stand closer to the wicket (6)
21. CARDUS—Legendary cricket writer (6)
1A & 5D. AZHAR & SANGEETA Electric shocks can be musical too (5,8)
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2. ANSHUMAN—In an era of no helmets, he had the guts to take the hits from West Indian pacemen and score 81 (8)
3. GREIG—6 ft 7 in tall cricketer who is now a commentator (5)
7. SUNNYDAYS—If it's Stary Nights for Shobhaa De, what was it for this legend? (6,6)
8. MERCHANT—His casting vote changed the fortunes of Indian cricket
10. REDPATH—Australian cricketer on a dangerous road (7)
12. ONEMOREOVER—Another six balls by an offspinner (3,4,4)
13. TIGERSTALE—The story of a King with an apostrophe(6,4)
14. GIBBS—First to cross the record of a man who told no lies (5)
16. MANDIRA—In the temple of cricket commentators, this face was a tonic to many eyes (7)
19. TAYLOR—This tailor, it sounds, can only unstitch the seams (6)
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