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India wanted it the most

There's no holding MS Dhoni back when the situation demands nerves of steel writes Ian Chappell in the Hindustan Times

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

The best World Cup since 1992

Looking back at the World Cup in the Observer , Vic Marks writes that while the tournament has had its imperfections, the thrills and spills have reminded us of the virtues of the 50-over game

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Much more than captaincy

Michael Clarke faces a greater challenge than any of the 42 Test captains before him, writes David Sygall in the Sunday Herald

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

A chance for both captains

MS Dhoni may not have done much with the bat in the tournament, and he may have received criticism for some of his decisions, but if India win against Sri Lanka in Mumbai, this will be remembered as Dhoni's World cup, Siddhartha Vaidyanathan writes

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Genius versus legend

Sachin Tendulkur and Muttiah Muralitharan, that’s what the World Cup has come down to in the end says Ron Reed, writing in the Daily Telegraph

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

A battle of wile and wit

Gary Kirsten, MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar are an excellent trio of leaders, says Duncan Fletcher, writing in the Guardian , who India will owe a lot to should they triumph in this World Cup.

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Genetic Powerplay and Yuvraj Singh

With four Man-of-the-Match awards in India's six wins in the World Cup, Yuvraj Singh has arguably been India's most crucial player in the tournament

25-Feb-2013•Nitin Sundar

South Africa's problems run deeper

There's been a great deal written about South Africa's troublesome history when it comes to high-pressure situations in the aftermath of the spluttering quarter-final loss to New Zealand, a great deal of it critical

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Tough entree for tasty main course

India may have scraped and scratched their way to the World Cup final, writes Peter Roebuck in the Sydney Morning Herald , but sometimes even the best and most attractive teams have to win ugly

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Do Indians really love cricket?

Do Indians really love cricket, questions Aakar Patel in Mint

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

How the World Cup is shaping young minds

Nikhil M Ghanekar from the Tehelka magazine spends a day with 13-year-old Sarfaraz Khan, who is considered a cricketing prodigy right now pitches of the Azad Maidan in Mumbai, to find out what sort of imapct the ongoing World Cup is having on the

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Ponting can do a Tendulkar

Writing in the Telegraph , Michael Vaughan predicts that Ricky Ponting's decision to step down from captaincy could herald a second wind in his career, much like Sachin Tendulkar's resurgence in the last few years.

25-Feb-2013•Nitin Sundar

A decent show from New Zealand

Looking back at New Zealand's performance in the World Cup Logan Savory Logan in the Southland Times writes that though New Zealand lost in the semi-final, they got the tactics and attitude right during the majority of their World Cup games,

25-Feb-2013•Nitin Sundar

Murali and Malinga can unhinge India

Looking ahead to the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday, Geoffrey Boycott in The Telegraph writes that while India are not a team that play well under pressure he believes they are capable of handling the hype to become the

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Ordinary bowling attack will hurt Clarke's captaincy

Expectations from Michael Clarke's captaincy should be tempered because he has ordinary bowlers and will not be able to play the way he wants, writes Robert Craddock in the Courier Mail

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dilshan: We want to give Murali a great farewell

Sri Lanka opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan tells BBC Sport that going into the World Cup final, the confidence in the Sri Lankan team is high and they have one agenda: to give Muttiah Muralitharan a great farewell by winning the World Cup.

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

An innings of substance, not style

Sachin Tendulkar may have led a charmed life in the key innings he played for India that helped them beat Pakistan in the World Cup semi-final in Mohali writes Andy Bull in the Guardian

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Ponting: A cricketer's cricketer

Ricky Ponting, in his column in the Australian writes that while his journey as captain has changed his life, he is looking forward to the next chapter of his playing career where he expects to adapt quickly to not being captain.

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Cut out the clichés and hype

An editorial in the Indian Express states that while it easy to look at sporting encounters between India and Pakistan through the lens of political and social confrontation, succumbing to that temptation can create for us the febrile

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Tendulkar and the ‘clutch’ question

On the eve of the semi-final between India and Pakistan, Siddhartha Vaidyanathan analyses the question that fans and critics of Sachin Tendulkar spend endless hours debating: Has Tendulkar failed to seize the moments that matter most?

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

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