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VOL.26 :: NO.49 :: Dec. 06 - 12, 2003
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.26 :: NO.49 :: Dec. 06 - 12, 2003 |
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WHEN an icon consciously fades into history the moment triggers a mood of introspection as one tries to analyse its impact.
Waugh at the pinnacle, Ganguly climbing gamelySteve Waugh's reputation as a captain has been awesome. True, he did not conquer the Indian team in India but then that should not go against his great quality of having led Australia to some stirring triumphs all over the cricketing world. But skipper Sourav Ganguly's stock as captain has suffered on occasions. writes VIJAY LOKAPALLY.
Gary Sobers acknowledges in his autobiography that a trip to Australia is essential for a cricketer to mature.
History of Australia and its cricketAUSTRALIA is an island continent located southeast of Asia and forming, with the nearby island of Tasmania, the Commonwealth of Australia, a self-governing member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 
Indian player profilesHighest FC score: 37 for India A v South Africa `A' at Bloemfontein, 2001-02. Best FC bowing (in an innings): 7-42 for Tamil Nadu v Rajasthan at Jaipur, 2003-04. Best FC bowing (in a match): 11-51 for Tamil Nadu v ...
"I have no regrets whatsoever"THE image of a skinny fast bowler from Mysore making waves with his pace is vivid. Word had spread fast on the domestic circuit, later in international cricket too, that India had at last found a bowler who could support Kapil Dev. Well, Kapil ...
'I was always honest with my talent'After given a rather emotional — there were misty eyes and affectionate hugs — farewell by the Indian team, before his home crowd in Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium on November 12, Javagal Srinath spoke to The Sportstar about his e ventful career with the Indian team, that began down under in 1991-92.
THE SPORTSTAR spoke to some eminent members of the cricketing fraternity after Javagal Srinath's retirement.
A simple soul WHEN Javagal Srinath bid adieu to the game recently, it marked the end of an illustrious career.
Sachin & Leander: role modelsIT is fashionable to project sporting heroes as role models who shape the minds of kids, inspire and motivate them. This powerful and popular theory suggests that success and the relentless pursuit of excellence of some individuals spurs millions ...
Who was the real winner?WHILE the West Indies obviously beat Zimbabwe in the recent two-Test contest in Zimbabwe, the question raised here in Jamaica, where I am coaching at present, is who was the real winner?
OUT of 2,065 one-day internationals played before the Sri Lanka-England series only 62 have been declared no results.
The daredevil cab driversThe game is never playable and it is wrong to schedule the match in the middle of the monsoon. Why start now when no one-dayer has been played in Colombo in November for 20 years?
TO the extent that Rajdeep Sardesai 24x7 broke the news on TV, this column can't ignore it.
THE first Test of temperament is on. On the one ground in Australia where spinners have traditionally prospered as the Test match progresses.
Agassi calls for tennis 'commissioner'Andre Agassi has said tennis will suffer unless a single ruling body is brought in to govern the game. Speaking at the Masters Cup, Agassi said that there are too many people looking after their "own agendas" rather than the good of the game. ... 
Lehmann hoping to play in DecemberInjured Australian batsman Darren Lehmann is hoping to play for South Australia in a four-day game against Queensland. Lehmann tore an Achilles' tendon in the recent Test series against Zimbabwe and has been wearing a protective boot to hasten ... 
Kepler Wessels cleared of charges A disciplinary committee cleared former South Africa cricket captain Kepler Wessels of accusations that he made racist remarks, news reports said. The Eastern Province Cricket Board, for whom Wessels now coaches, said they had received a ... 
Dean Jones off to a marathon walkAustralian cricketer Dean Jones and his wife Jane set off for the 1,115km walk on November 24 to raise funds for the Bone Marrow Donor Institute. "We've been married 17 years — it's the first I've actually been with her for 30 days in a ...
Humpy toys with the oppositionSOMETIMES everything would fall into place. Like a Satyajit Ray classic on celluloid. Like a Mark Waugh hundred on a lazy afternoon at the SCG. Like a Madan Mohan composition rendered by the evergreen Lata Mangeshkar.
FIFTEEN victims in 11 days. Koneru Humpy turned a serial killer last month at Kozhikode. Her incredible show at the National women's `A' chess championship — 15 wins in her first 16 games, 11 wins on the trot and 16 points from 17 rounds ...
Italy: still in denial ITALIAN football, alas, remains in denial. And hurling crude criticism at myself, the equivalent of killing the messenger, is no solution.
A talented lass from UzbekistanAKGUL AMANMURADOVA towered above the competition during two weeks on the International Tennis Federation's Women's Circuit, winning back-to-back singles titles at the $25,000 Mumbai event and the $10,000 Pune tournament.
Strange are the ways of media Finally, after 37 long years, England won a world championship.
Some days watching sport goes beyond pleasure and becomes a privilege.
Wilkinson grabs glory for England At the end of the longest game of the longest World Cup ever, the spoils go to England and Jonny Wilkinson.
These England players are world champions, but they have yet to start behaving like superstars, and pray God they never will. |
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