India have to deal with the pressure

Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, tells Pradeep Magazine in the Hindustan Times that the Indian team should embrace the pressure in the upcoming World Cup and not get overwhelmed by it. He also says that MS Dhoni is the right choice as leader because he "takes risks" and "backs his players".

I believe pressure is what you bring on to yourself. I didn't bring any pressure on myself. I always thought of a playing as an opportunity... rather than something that brought on pressure. I have always looked at life and sports that way.

As a skipper you cannot just do things in the typical stereotyped manner. And MS Dhoni also has got a very good team. There is no doubt about that, and that is the reason why India are favourites for this World Cup.

In the same newspaper, Khurram Habib charts Gautam Gambhir's evolution from a shy boy from a sheltered background into a batting powerhouse.

Cricket became such a fixation for the shy, introverted boy that he even gave up his beloved paranthas to meet the demands of his nutrition plan.