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'Taking wickets should be a captain's top priority'

'Taking wickets should be a captain's top priority'

Ian Chappell, among the most respected of Australian captains, talks about where modern captains have their priorities skewed, leadership in general, and why he won't be writing a book on the subject

13-May-2010•Interview by Harsha Bhogle

'I'd have loved to play day-night Tests'

'I'd have loved to play day-night Tests'

Steve Waugh talks about Australia's next generation, tweaking the rules of one-day cricket, the "gritty" tag, and his philanthropic work

05-Apr-2010•Interview by Harsha Bhogle

'I want to score 30 Test hundreds'

'I want to score 30 Test hundreds'

Kumar Sangakkara talks about ambitions, captaincy, the roles he juggles in the team, the future of Test cricket, and what he plans to do after retirement

11-Mar-2010•Interview by Harsha Bhogle

'Quite tough to be a Test specialist'

'Quite tough to be a Test specialist'

In the first of a monthly series, Harsha Bhogle interviews VVS Laxman on the value of Test cricket, the quality of domestic cricket in India and England, his favourite shot and more

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