Dhoni plays it straight

India’s captain brings an uncomplicated, honest approach to cricket Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a forthright, straightforward cricketer unburdened by the baggage that generally accompanies a man onto the field, thereby restricting his outlook. At once he is intelligent and simple, aggressive and canny, tough and respectful. He did not come to cricket as a youthful

Gambhir and Laxman put India in a commandable position

Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman’s knock of double hundreds have out India in command in third test at Delhi. Now Australia can only at best think of drawing the game, thus losing all hopes of winning the four match series against India. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Kumble could not have expected

Yuvraj and Dhoni win ICC Awards

The glittering ICC awards 2008 ceremony held in Dubai had great news for Indian cricket fans as Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and stylish southpaw Yuvraj Singh were awarded the ODI and the T20 performer of the year awards respectively. Shivnarine Chanderpaul was adjudged cricketer of the year at the award ceremony. Chanderpaul had been

Dhoni gets Rajiv Gandhi Khel ratna award

At a glittering ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on National sports day Mahendra Singh Dhoni became only the second cricketer to receive the highest sporting recognition of the country- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award from the President. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel ratna award instituted in the year 1991-1992 recognises sporting talent. It is definitely

Hang Bucknor and Benson!!

After the fourth day of the ongoing Sydney Test i was told by one of my friends that on the last day, the test match is interestingly poised with Australia having a slight edge. Given the present state of the game, the three possible results (An Aussie victory, a draw and an Indian victory) will