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Coming into the national side on the back of a 1000-run domestic season, Vijay Bharadwaj was supposed to be Indian cricket's next big thing � a cultured middle-order batsman who could bowl testing offspin. His debut series � the LG Cup at Nairobi in 1999-2000 � suggested that there was substance behind the hype, as he took 10 wickets at 12.2 and scored 65 runs without being dismissed. But he was a peripheral presence in the one-dayers and Tests against New Zealand, and a disappointing tour of Australia saw him become yesterday's news. Consistent performances at domestic level have pitchforked him back into contention even as Nairobi disappears in the rear-view mirror. Dileep Premachandran

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