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VOL.30 :: NO.17 :: Apr. 28, 2007
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He was specialBrian Charles Lara, who retired from international cricket, is one of the greatest batsmen of all time. West Indies has produced many wonderful cricketers, but this man was very special. Lara led an inexperienced team and was always under ...
Glenn McGrath retires from international cricket arguably as the greatest fast bowler in history not to have relied primarily on pace. Brian Lara's poignant fade-out is the latest evidence of the fact that few professional sportsmen are granted the privilege of leaving the game on their own terms; but McGrath appears to have earned that luxury in both forms of the game, writes Vijay Parthasarathy.
A legend bids a tearful goodbyeIt wasn't the exit he'd have liked, but Brian Lara received a rapturous ovation from the Barbados crowd. "Did I entertain?" he asked. The roars in answer resounded for minutes. A report by S. Ram Mahesh. SUPER EIGHT/SOUTH AFRICA-ENGLAND Exorcising the choker tag Neither side had played exceptional cricket though South Africa still was the fourth best side in the tournament: an indication if any of the quality on offer, writes S. Ram Mahesh. SUPER EIGHT/WEST INDIES-BANGLADESH Sarwan sets it up The 99-run win against Bangladesh was the West Indies' first Super Eight victory in a poor World Cup campaign that started in hope. S. Ram Mahesh reports. CARIBBEAN DIARY Celebrating a wicket Corey Collymore's wipe-your-face, at the fall of a wicket, is inspired by WWE wrestler John Cena's `You Can't See Me' gesture. Fidel Edwards and half-brother Pedro Collins do the same. A summary of events by S. Ram Mahesh.
A great entertainer One of the most enigmatic characters in world cricket, Brian Charles Lara's batting was intriguing, and at times obtrusive too. His style was unique, and he was a master of all conditions and a reliable match-winner, writes Vijay Lokapally. TRIBUTE TO BRIAN LARA Paeans to a genius Brian Lara, without doubt, enjoys an exalted status in world cricket. Some of the Indian cricketers, who played against him, doff their hats to the great West Indian, who recently announced his retirement. By Vijay Lokapally. 
What others saidAs far as the West Indies team is concerned, Brian Lara as a captain and all the comments that have been made, sometimes people don't look at the facts. The facts are that the West Indies in the last two-and-a-half years have had a tremendous ... Lara's highs He has the highest individual score in both first-class cricket (501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Birmingham in June 1994) and Test cricket (400 not out for the West Indies against England at St. John's in April 2004). His world ... The problem with Australian cricket ... The Australians know how to win but not how to attract attention. Rohit Brijnath takes a tongue-in-cheek look at why the best team in the world needs to learn from India. INDIAN TEAM ANALYSIS Who called the tune? Though Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, `rested' for the one-dayers, have been selected for the two-Test series against Bangladesh, pertinent questions remained unanswered, writes G. Viswanath. INTERVIEW/ANIL KUMBLE 
`I have given my 100 per cent, but...'With 337 wickets from 271 matches, Anil Kumble has been quite as impressive in the one-dayers as in the Tests. However, Kumble, the Test bowler, has always eclipsed Kumble, the one-day bowler. "That's because people have got used to me not being a part of the one-day squad, and that's what I didn't really like, that everyone has taken me for granted," counters the ace leg-spinner in a chat with K. C. Vijaya Kumar.
`It gives me that extra boost to work on the game'Viswanathan Anand remembers the moments that led to his crowning at Linares and how he felt on topping the ranking charts for the first time. An interview by Rakesh Rao.
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