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The Legend of Laxman

Akshay Sawai

It takes a connoisseur, not a statistician, to get a measure of his stature as a batsman

‘I knew Mary would come hard at me’

In conversation with Niccola Adams, Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Geeta Phogat and Lord Sebastian Coe

Footwork Is for Sissies

The rules of the game, according to Virender Sehwag

‘Now the media wants me’

In conversation with Vijay Kumar, Mary Kom, Joydeep Karmakar and Saina Nehwal

When You Can Smell Fear in Your Opponents

How Vijender Singh and his compatriots from Bhiwani came to earn our faith—and fear

‘Beijing was hard. I’m glad I can forget it now’

In conversation with Gagan Narang, Stanislav Lapidus and Michael Nobbs

Epics in the Making

The two greatest champion-challenger encounters

‘London is just the beginning’

In conversation with LN Mittal, Vijender Singh, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza

Games and the City

How all that publicity ends up exposing the underbelly of superevent host cities

India’s Top Bets for London

This contingent might bring home India’s richest haul of Olympic medals ever

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