Being sons of sportstars: Boon or bane?
When Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar requested the media to leave his son Arjun alone and allow him to play cricket without any pressure, it opened a case of sons of famous fathers being th
Will Sachin Tendulkar ever retire?
After Tendulkar scored his100th international hundred on March16, 2012, in the one-day international (ODI) against a weak Bangladesh side, following his poor performance of not having scored a single
Lin's contributions to badminton is similar to Bradman's in cricket
With each passing year, regardless of whether he participates in international events or not, the fact that Lin Dan is the greatest badminton player ever is only becoming more and more apparent.His r
Virat Kohli is the Don Bradman of ODI cricket: Arun Lal
In the last five years, Kohli has turned into the leading ODI batsman. What Kohli is doing is nothing short of extraordinary. He knows how to build an innings. He doesn't go after the leather from th
Who's greatest? Sachin or Bradman
Who is greatest batsmen of all time? Is it Sachin Tendulkar or Don Bradman? That's the question which has been uppermost on the minds of cricket fans all over the world. Sachin has been the run machi
1877-2013: Ashes and its journey in cricket
The first series dates back to 1877 when England, the inventors of the game were up against the Aussies in a series which was named Ashes afterwards when the former lost a one-off test match in the y
Cricket is now bereft of its halo
It isn’t cricket—that is an Englishman’s expression for what is not fair play.
Cricket was one game invested with a kind of halo. Bereft of that halo, it has been sent into wilderness after the emerg
Clarke 'numb' as press hails masterly Ricky Ponting
Australian captain Michael Clarke Friday said Ricky Ponting calling it quits had left him "numb" as the press paid tribute to a batsman they described as the best since Donald Bradman.
Ponting, who t
A lot of hard work remains to win the Test: Swann
Off-spinner Graeme Swann, who on Saturday became only the 14th Englishman to claim 200 wickets in Test cricket, feels his team had a lot of tough work left to do before thinking about a win in the ong
Don Bradman continues to be the biggest draw in Australia
“If Australia were to become a republic, who do you think could be its face?” asks Douglas Hocking, my guide from the New South Wales tourism office as we drive along the scenic Grand Pacific Road fro