Dhoni’s seeming willingness to settle for a good home record and a mediocre one overseas has not gone down well with a fan-base that has grown used to seeing a team that is capable of holding its own on overseas tours. Time for Kohli to step in?
Sammy is too nice a man to admit it, but the win must have been all the sweeter because of the criticism he has endured since taking over as captain in 2010, having played just eight Tests.
Is the BCCI over-paying the Indian cricket team selectors a tad much given some of their recent decisions and lack of accountability?
Barcelona cannot depend on Messi forever. What if they need to dip into the market to buy another striker? Edinson Cavani or Radamel Falcao won't want to play out wide, or warm the bench while 'El Mesias' is ploughing a lone furrow in attack.
Why isn’t Cricket a religion, while Sachinism is? Cricket is not because cricket lovers don’t have enough faith in it. Sachin Tendulkar, on the other hand, is untouchable; in and outside India. He is immaculate. He is revered.
It all started when Samuel Eto'o moved from Inter Milan, one of Italy's most prestigious clubs, to join Anzhi Makhachkala in southern Russia, a club who's name we hadn't even heard of, let alone pronounce successfully.
Sehwag's Test record is splendid, his ODI is so-so but his T20 is simply poor. The answer to that mystery is perhaps simpler than one might imagine.
When it comes to the shortest version of the game, rankings and reputations don’t mean much. Therefore, don’t blindly bet your house on Dhoni’s men, or Sehwag, to deliver.
It’s no coincidence that Dhoni, like Azhar, comes across as a relaxed fellow. However, India cannot afford to regress into the 90’s.
A meticulous collector of records is Tendulkar waiting for another perfect round number before he calls it day?
When it comes to cricket, and politics, Indians are provincial and fail to see the big picture. A team coach cannot be like that.
If we really love Tendulkar, we should do what young Virat Kohli said (after India won the World Cup) and free him from the burden of our expectations.
If he is really serious about playing on for India – the greatest honour any cricketer can dream of – then he needs to play cricket – one-day, Ranji – cricket. No ads, no politics, no hairstyles.
With the transfer window officially slamming shut last Friday, here are six Arsenal players who, for one reason or the other, failed to break into the Gunners' first team despite boasting either a wealth of experience, immense potential or indefatigable loyalty.
In 2009, Giancarlo Fisichella performed brilliantly to finish in second place, thus giving Force India not only its first championship points but also its best result so far.
Firstpost bloggers VJ Raghunath and S Giridhar say on the basis of purity of action alone they are unable to rate Murali and Harbhajan above Laker and Prasanna.
This is how a resume of a Freelance Cricketer would look like. Of course, laced with lots of humour.
These are the role models that show anything is possible. They hold up a mirror to the rest of us who sit on our asses tweeting all day and make us look thoroughly lazy and feel rightly guilty.
Gary Kirsten has now coached two sides to the summit of the ICC Test rankings. Duncan Fletcher, on the other hand, has been part of three whitewashes.
With Liverpool playing Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United in quick succession, Rodgers will have to figure out his best side quickly or risk the club ending up in mid-table obscurity.
India has consistently under-performed at the highest level. But medalling at the Olympics, and other such luxuries, ought to be the least of our concerns.
So predictable has the yearly exodus become that fans of rival clubs now tell Gooners that new Captain Thomas Vermaelen will be on his way out next season.
Laxman was the world’s most gorgeous batsman to watch and more than ably filled the huge void left by one of the game’s other touch artists I unabashedly admired for the sheer beauty he brought to the craft of batting: Mohammed Azharuddin.
What happens when a football club's supply of money dries up? What if their wealthy investors decide to stop investing millions in one of Europe's lesser lights? Portsmouth, Rangers and Malaga are finding out.
The only form of cricket that deserves to be at the Olympics is the longest, most testing version of it.
Both Sumit and Vikas can either learn from their experiences at the Olympics and scale new heights or fall victim to the situation.
In order to match the best, Gopichand has adopted the same philosophy of strict regimentation the Chinese, Koreans or the Japanese follow. The results have just started to show.
Badminton pundits and Saina by her own admission, feel that a lot of other players have better technique. And to blunt this advantage that others may have, over the years Saina worked really hard at fitness to outlast and outclass her opponents.
If there is one thing Indian officials are good at, it is being officious and expressing outrage over faux controversies. Why don't our officials lose sleep over our poor performance instead?
Our women archers qualified a year before the Olympics began and they also knew that the event would be held at Lord's in windy conditions. Why didn't the Archery Federation of India arrange special camps for them in countries having similar conditions.