Respect for the game sets Dhoni apart

Earning the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is truly a great achievement for MS Dhoni as he truly deserves the cheers. He is indeed a right choice after Sachin Tendulkar for the honour as he has consistently churned out good results. Such a constant display of good results can certainly not be a fluke and Dhoni has seeped into the hearts of many with his game. Fearless yet sharp witted, his salient trait remains the fact that he trusts himself as much as he trusts his team, it is the mark of a great captain.

Yuvraj a match winner with his class

India have a chance to take the lead in the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka if the team plays to its strength. Gambhir’s presence is crucial to the team composition and he would be pivotal in giving India a good start in the bating department. S Badrinath is another player who must be kept in the playing eleven for his brilliant match temperament, a feat that he proved in the last match.

It is time for the seniors to hang up their boots

India’s crushing defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the first Test has again raised several questions. While the entire team put up a spineless performance, the onus was more on the senior pros who were expected to live up to the peoples’ expectations and reverse the fortunes of Team India on the Lankan soil.

The stuff leaders are made of

Maninder Singh

A team comprising 11 supermen won the World Cup and I presume they will keep doing the same for some more years to come. Australia’s third consecutive win did reflect that cricket is nothing but a game of collective effort. Still, it is the captain of the team who guides the ship to the shores, to the final glory.

Alien support staff failed Team India

Maninder Singh

Indian cricket team’s fitness has been doubtful since the time they started their tour to South Africa just before the World Cup. The training regime in the form of military drills, rock climbing and Tai Chi sessions did not raise the fitness level of the Indian squad.

It’s New Zealand’s turn!

Maninder Singh

There is hardly any other law than the ‘law of averages’ that has such an impact on the game of cricket. Geniuses get affected by the law and sometimes even lesser mortals get benefited by it. Now perhaps it’s the turn of a country, which is understated, under-rated to see the better side of this very important law of cricket.