He wasn’t available for two consecutive T20 World Cups in 2009 and 2010. India failed in both. Many feel it is his performance at the top of the order that has taken India to pole position in Test cricket. Virender Sehwag, without a doubt, will hold the key to India’s chances in World Cup 2011. Here’s what he had to say in an hour of cricket adda at his New Delhi home
17 February 2011Chances are, this will be a spinners’ tournament, given the pitches and playing conditions in the Subcontinent. If that’s the case, India’s fortunes might well revolve around Harbhajan Singh’s spinning fingers. His thoughts on the subject
16 February 2011“I remain accountable for all spends I am sanctioning.”
30 July 2010Mohun Bagan’s 1911 IFA Shield victory was much more than a sporting milestone, it gave a colonised nation spine and pride.
22 July 2010Geoff Marsh will coach Pune’s IPL team. The man who believes that too much of anything—including money—is bad, recalls how a simple work ethic turned the struggling Australian team into a world-class team.
08 July 2010The author visits pubs at Oxford to catch the euphoria and the heartbreak of the English football-crazy fan.
28 June 2010The investment World Cup 2010 may not yield many tangible benefits. The money, too, could’ve been better spent. So, why are the South Africans so excited about the Cup?
02 June 2010Without the tri-colour in play, does it really matter who wins or loses an IPL game? Is playing in the IPL worth jeopardising a player’s fitness and prospects for international matches?
25 March 2010Remember the fakeIPLplayer blog? It’s back as a book and it’s witty, engrossing and often rings quite true.
10 March 2010It’s time to stop comparing Sachin with other cricketers. He’s among the greatest sportsmen of all time. Cricket is just the game he plays.
04 March 2010CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
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