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Captain, wicketkeeper, batsman, star

R Kaushik of Deccan Herald meets Tatenda Taibu , the Zimbabwe captain, and finds out what goes on within the mind of a 22-year-old leading a weak side

The Surfer
25-Feb-2013
R Kaushik of Deccan Herald meets Tatenda Taibu, the Zimbabwe captain, and finds out what goes on within the mind of a 22-year-old leading a weak side. While talking about off-field pressures, Taibu says:
Obviously, you just try and control the controllables and forget about what you can't control. If you try and control things that you can't control, your mind will have excess things to worry about.
Read on here.
Also check out Cricinfo's interview with another African captain - Graeme Smith talks to Nagraj Gollapudi.
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Dancing in the dark

G Rajaraman of Outlook magazine traces a tale that has developed into Bollywood masala - involving a bar girl, betting and cricketers

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25-Feb-2013
G Rajaraman of Outlook magazine traces a tale that has developed into Bollywood masala - involving a bar girl, betting and cricketers. But are the cops anywhere close to the right trail?
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Passing judgment

Umpires have come a long way since Mike Selvey’s county days

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25-Feb-2013
Umpires have come a long way since Mike Selvey’s county days. In The Guardian he looks at the current elite panel, and stops briefly to analyse Duncan Fletcher’s defining off-field moment.
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Numbers and humans

Harsha Bhogle comments in The Indian Express on the nineties made by Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid yesterday :

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25-Feb-2013
Harsha Bhogle comments in The Indian Express on the nineties made by Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid yesterday:
These nineties often draw unreasonable comments for it is what has been achieved rather than what has been missed that is often of the essence. Centuries are happy landmarks, they are indicators of good batsmanship but we worship them too much for they can sometimes become an exercise in self-indulgence.
Indeed. And yet, the difference between 102 and 100 will always be far less than that between 100 and 98. They're only numbers, but we're only human.
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Winds of change

The Super Series squads have signalled a shift in Australia’s thinking but Malcolm Conn writes in The Australian the selectors shot the wrong man by dropping Damien Martyn from the Test team.

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25-Feb-2013
The Super Series squads have signalled a shift in Australia’s thinking but Malcolm Conn writes in The Australian the selectors shot the wrong man by dropping Damien Martyn from the Test team.
Brad Hodge is Martyn’s replacement but The Age’s Mark Fuller reports his Test debut is likely to depend on whether Shane Watson or Stuart MacGill are picked for the six-day match.
See the squads here and look at Peter English's view.
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Oh captain, my captain

In a candid interview in The Sportstar , Sourav Ganguly chats with S Ram Mahesh about his batting form, captaincy, Indian cricket and more

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25-Feb-2013
In a candid interview in The Sportstar, Sourav Ganguly chats with S Ram Mahesh about his batting form, captaincy, Indian cricket and more. In one part he says:
When you play for a span of 10-11 years, it's not going to be the same standards that you have set for yourself. I am pretty much sure that it's my performances before this because of which my standards have been set pretty high which I have not been able to match.
Read the whole thing here.
Also read Rohit Brijnath's article in The Hindu where he offers a long-term solution for Indian cricket - reshaping a culture that is out of date.
Cricinfo's Sambit Bal has his own thoughts on the matter. Read on here.
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No "thanks, for the memories"

Rohan Connolly of The Age is not joining the England’s-win-was-great-for-cricket tribe

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25-Feb-2013
Rohan Connolly of The Age is not joining the England’s-win-was-great-for-cricket tribe. He loves the Australian team and can’t wait for 2006-07.
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Waiting in the wings

"The future's bright," says England bowling coach Troy Cooley of the emerging English pace bowlers who are waiting in the wings

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25-Feb-2013
"The future's bright," says England bowling coach Troy Cooley of the emerging English pace bowlers who are waiting in the wings. Paul Weaver spoke to Cooley for The Guardian, as the ECB gear up keep the conveyor belt of English bowling talent well-greased, and his article also spotlights some of the current crop who could be appearing for their country in future, as nominated by England Under-19 coach Andy Pick. Read about them here.
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