under Akshay Sawai

The Making of a Champion

Father Yograj Singh pushed Yuvraj hard as a child. Do Yuvraj’s star turns for India make a case for pushy parenting?

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31 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
How to Impress Your Future Pa-in-law

Just hold forth on Powerplay

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24 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
The Voice of a Captain

Mahendra Singh Dhoni might well think his duties off the field are more demanding. He does well, considering

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16 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
The Curious Case of Sudhir Gautam

Here’s the fabled Indian cricket fan. He has his own following, and is now the subject of a film

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10 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
Harder to Get than Salman’s Accent

There are more knots and loops in the rules of cricket today than the game itself

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10 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
The Advantage of Going Dutch

The unlikely partnership between the Netherlands cricket team and Amul butter

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10 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
The rust is not yet history

When a match is dull, it is not just the spectators who get bored. You also see it in the body language of the fielders. They drag themselves around.

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10 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
A dithering performance

India’s win over Ireland was like an easy paper in an examination that you fail to fully capitalise on. This was a scoring subject, as they say. India could have blazed their way to 90 marks on 100. They would have to be happy with about 75. The strongest batting line-up in the competition had to chase 208 against Ireland. They made it close. Only the start and the end was comfortable, giving India the somewhat deceptively commanding victory margin of five wickets and four spare overs.

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7 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
Perks of the Job

Watching, er, hearing Yuvraj in full flow, and a chance encounter with an autorickshaw driver who starred in Johnny Mera Naam

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4 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
No Country for Spectators

The average sports fan with no ‘connections’ has it rough in India. But he is also a lout, tempting trouble

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4 Mar 2011 | BY Akshay Sawai
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