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Welcome to the series where we present to you a moment, a game in history that has shaped the way this sport has been played, in our weekly segment ‘Throwback Thursday’. This week, we revisit one of the great IPL finals of all time, Dwayne Smith’s blitzkrieg that blew a …

On February 20, 2008, at the first auction in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings made arguably the largest purchase in the history of the competition, taking home Suresh Raina for $ 650,000. But what if the franchise had decided to bypass the flamboyant southpaw? …