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- ↑ Lee song bowls over Indians Archived January 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine : BrettLee.net Retrieved 20 January 2007.
- ↑ Lee Bowls Bollywood Over : NineMSN.com Retrieved 20 January 2007.
