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VOL.30 :: NO.09 :: Mar. 03, 2007
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The February 24 issue of Sportstar — having the Cover Story, `Back in the Fast Lane,' with an in-depth analysis of Zaheer Khan's recent bowling performances together with other articles based on cricket — is really a treasure trove to ...
South Africa has been labelled a `choker' in the past. And not without reason since the side has snatched defeats from the jaws of victory in the World Cup. However, indications are that post `Wanderers' 435' the South Africans have turned more resilient, writes S. Dinakar. Australia's list of woes Phrases such as "lack of confidence" and "looking to bounce back strongly" are those not usually associated with Australia. The team's recent travails have not been helped by a spate of injuries. With every creak and groan perceived as ... COMMENT 
Critics expect them to falterSouth Africa has the team but does it have the nerve and the power of personality to win the World Cup? Until the deed has been done the sceptics will remain quizzical, writes Peter Roebuck.
`Doubles helped improve my game' Sania Mirza's current form is encouraging. By her own admission she is playing her best tennis now. And the turning point of her success this season has been Doha. "I started winning a lot more after that," she says in a chat with Nandita Sridhar. SONY ERICSSON INTERNATIONAL 
Shvedova's great surgeThe Russian entered the tournament as a replacement and walked out the winner. She came in ranked outside the top-100, but now finds herself on the ascent, writes Nandita Sridhar. 
From the sidelinesYaroslava Shvedova became a firm believer in destiny after her Bangalore triumph. "I never thought I would be playing in this event, let alone winning it," said the wide-eyed Russian teenager, who was a picture of pure joy after her title ...
An erect fellow who does not easily bend, John Buchanan has been accused of resting players when they should play, playing players who should rest, and over-training everyone, which is an absurdity considering it presumes the senior players in the Australian team bow to the coach's every syllable, writes Rohit Brijnath.
When `Kapil's Devils' ruled the worldThe victory against West Indies in the second of the three-match one-day series at Berbice, Guyana, followed by the 34-run win at Old Trafford in the group fixture of the World Cup gave India the self-belief. And what followed was a miracle. G. Viswanath looks back at the great triumph of 1983. NOSTALGIA 
That night... June 25, 1983What a wonderful day, and night, that was! Few days in the entire history of Indian sport can match that. The final itself wasn't an epic. But the result was, writes Nirmal Shekar. INTERVIEW/KAPIL DEV Clive Lloyd's dismissal was the key Kapil Dev, India's World Cup winning captain, goes down memory lane to 1983, the epoch-making year, in a chat with Vijay Lokapally. INDIA/ THE HIGHS AND LOWS 
1983 was no flukeThe first two editions of the World Cup, in 1975 and 1979 in England, were a learning experience for India, and a hard one at that. The team has evolved in one-day cricket since, writes S. Dinakar. INDIA V PAKISTAN 
The thrill of the contestsDespite the India-Pakistan match in the 2007 World Cup being a one-off, bereft of the continuum of a full tour, it's likely it would be mediated by the context set in 2004, advanced in subsequent tours, writes S. Ram Mahesh.
A minnow turns championUntil last season, Himachal Pradesh was just another team to be pushed over, but not any more. The team, which won the trophy in the Plate Division, is all set to take on stiffer challenges in the Elite next season. Vijay Lokapally reports.
Do managers understand? You just wonder whether managers, even the most celebrated of them, become so immersed in the tactics of the game that they can no longer see the wood for the trees.
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