“Well,what a magnificent stroke. Straight over the top of extra cover; the seventh six of the innings. One can’t help but think he’s just started to warm up.” This is how Matthew Hayden,while commentating, summed up one of the cut shots played by Rohit Sharma during his eye-catching 209 run knock against the Ausies. Any…
Year 2013 will go down the history of Indian cricket as one of the turning points in its history. The year saw the exit of legendary Indian player Sachin Tendulkar from the center stage of International cricket. Sachin Tendulkar was and is the greatest icon and the best ever sporting ambassador that the country has…
As the calendar year 2013 neared the end, I for one couldn’t help but feel that this particular year has seen a lot of great sportspersons hang up their boots and their exits from the sporting arena have left the Sports Cosmos poorer. May be I am exaggerating it a bit, as most of these…
Jacques Kallis will retire from tests after the Kingsmead Test. The timing of the announcement came as a bit of a shock this Christmas day. The snowflakes (it is a white Christmas in my part of the world) brought back memories of watching him bat in the winter Tests in SA over the years, notably…
Nelson Mandela: “What is your philosophy on leadership? How do you inspire your team to do their best?” Francois Pienaar: “By example. I’ve always thought to lead by example, sir.” Nelson Mandela: “Well, that is right. That is exactly right. But how do we get them to be better then they think they can be?…
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