Keeper Of Lost Faiths

Ironic as it may sound, Flower was strongly influenced by the defensive technique of an Indian batsman. In making a slow century in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test in Harare in 1992, Sanjay Manjrekar made Flower sit up and take note.

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(G Rajaraman is Senior Editor, www.espnstar.com)

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