Teams that come out on top in long-duration tournaments almost inevitably have a standout bowler to thank for their success. If India are to be that team this World Cup, Zaheer Khan might well be their man. Coming after the highly successful series in South Africa, Zaheer looks good to strike it big. We spoke to him as he was readying for the campaign
16 February 2011Out of form and out of favour, Yuvraj Singh has been training furiously to make a comeback into the team. It’s been a rough time, but in an exclusive interview to Open, Yuvraj says he’s glad for the break after all.
25 June 2010Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards would love to be India’s batting coach and teach the players how to face the short ball, and more importantly, summon courage.
20 May 2010Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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