Seniors are the blue chip stocks, sure to deliver

If India’s success at Twenty20 is an argument for phasing out seniors, then it is a flawed one writes Harsha Bhogle in the Indian Express.

Sambit Bal and Anand Vasu have also written on the similar issue in Cricinfo.

Indians revere victory more and love sports less. Their loyalties shift with success. It was once hockey; it is cricket now, says Prafull Goradia in the Pioneer.

Check out S Anand's encounter with Joginder Sharma in Tehelka magazine.

In his column in indiainteracts.com R Mohan talks of Indian captaincy being a poisoned chalice.

A cricketer at the helm must feel a Middle East peace broker stands a better chance of succeeding in bringing factions together in the West Bank. It can be an exasperating experience just to handle the destabilisation process that begins the moment a new captain gets through his honeymoon period with his team, the media and the bigwigs of the BCCI.

Newpostindia reports that Australian actor cum producer Brendan Cowell is heading for India to make a feature film about the funny side of cricket. Meanwhile the Screen magazine talks of a South African film crew set to land in Mumbai to shoot the final schedule of Hansie, the movie.