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VOL.31 :: NO.07 :: Feb. 16, 2008
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The 6ft-4in tall Ishant Sharma has a high-arm action which makes a batsman’s job harder. As a result, he is able to extract bounce. It’s the combination of pace, line and bounce that transforms the Delhi lad into such an exciting bowler, writes S. Dinakar.
Ishant is the toast On a lively MCG pitch, Ishant Sharma & Co. exposed Australia’s vulnerability against swing and seam, writes S. Dinakar. CB SERIES 
Bracken's lively spellIt was Bracken who walked away with the Man of the Match award for his five for 47. He deserved the award on a night of joy for the Aussies. S. Dinakar reports. CB SERIES Gambhir's masterly hundred Gautam Gambhir has been through the rough road. His shot-making ability was never in question, shot selection was. He has taken the hard knocks, spent frustrating time on the sidelines. ... AUSTRALIA TOUR DIARY Ishant is the man Former Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz is impressed with the young Indian pace attack. “Ishant (Sharma), he is very good. He’s got pace, bowls a great line, can move the ball both ways,” he says. Over to S. Dinakar. FEATURE On-field maladies We should expect all international sportsmen to set good behavioural standards and bring in laws full of common sense to remedy falling standards and maintain the spirit of cricket, writes Bob Simpson.
Gilchrist & Lee are role models Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee epitomise what sportsmanship is all about and mind you, they do it without compromising either on their aggression or efficacy.
It's Petroleum all the wayThe manner in which Sharath Kamal went about decimating the field, it appeared as if there was nobody capable of challenging him. Amitabha Das Sharma reports.
'Every time I play in India, there is some problem'“There were times when I felt that one has to handle these kind of things when someone achieves something in sport. But, it is not all that easy any more,” said Sania Mirza of her decision to skip Bangalore Open. V. V. Subramanyam reports.
There's still room for progressThe five-Test series against Belgium brought into focus the improvements made by the Indian team under the guidance of Carvalho, writes K. Keerthivasan. All set for Beijing The Belgian hockey team, under the able guidance of former Australian midfielder Adam Commens, 33, has matured into a cohesive unit. The victory against Germany in the 2007 European Nations Cup for the third place has rejuvenated the team ...
Railways rule the roost But for the mess created by the officials, the National Championship could have been one of the finest staged in recent times, writes S. Sabanayakan.
Bend it like RonaldoPractice makes perfect and it is no surprise to know that Ronaldo is constantly out half an hour at a time on the training field, perfecting those kicks.
Breaking new groundFor the first time in the history of the National carrom championship, both the men’s and women’s singles winners pocketed Rs. one lakh each. Advt Links: • Deutsches Ceeduu Web • Send Gift to India • Flowers to All Over India • Nascar Diecasts • Computer Terms & Definitions • Sportshop • IQ Tests, Liebestests und andere Quizzes • Sportreisen zu allen Sportevents • Used Cars • Domain • blog tools • Projectors • USB Adapters • Soccer balls, goal & accessories
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