The success that Sri Lanka accomplished in the 1996 World Cup owes more to his abilities to get the best out of his players than anything else.
Though one gets the lingering feeling that he had not always been destiny’s favourite child on the cricket field, it is certain that Dravid, the person, has carved out a niche for himself in the hearts of Indian public by his dignified conduct.
The South African players came out of the semifinal defeat with their heads held high.
Maxwell played the innings of his life to take Australia to the last four of the World Cup against heavy odds.
It requires considerable fortitude and grit on the part of the players to black out the humiliation faced and walk back to the field with their heads held high.
In a time when Mammon and his ilk are dominating the game, he was a rare moral compass.
Without doubt, India defeating the West Indies in the 1983 final would rank as the biggest ever.
Though the performances of the home side gives cause for a good amount of cheer, it is too early to get into the celebratory mode as there are five more weeks to go before the final.
The tally of 100-plus medals in the Games appears impressive and brings forth plenty of cheer. However, this should not make us blind to the fact that we are still way behind international standards in most events.
It is imperative the sides to preserve their energies and peak at the correct time to stand a chance of making it to the final.
Siraj’s performance in the Asia Cup final attained the status of a great spell not solely on account of the four wickets taken in the second over, but because he sustained his hostility and incisiveness to scalp more important wickets in the overs that followed.
'Sultan' lays bare some of the foibles that marked Akram's life while attempting to brush under the carpet the remaining ones.