
The Pakistanis are here. Shoaib Malik will be wanting to do what Inzamam did two years ago. India will look to deny him, writes
Kadambari Murali.

Shahid Afridi in an exclusive webchat on hindustantimes.com, answers questions about life, cricket and the rest. Read excerpts from our interesting session with the Pakistani cricketer.
Be it batting or bowling, I always look to attack from the start and putt pressure on the opponent, claimes Praveen while talking to HT.

Just two days after being
MoM in the T20 match, Gautam Gambhir is back at nets. In an exclusive chat with
HT, the southpaw opens up on cricket, his attitude to life and his fascination for Bhagat Singh.

His form and fitness have been eratic. On the field, he is a fiery orator. At home, they call him The Believer.
HT travels to Ikhar on a journey of discovery.

Spin wizard Shane Warne hopes to play a big part in creating an Australian spin dynasty by considering a job with the Cricket Board to nurture fresh talent.
An additional fielder will be allowed outside the fielding circle during the second or third Powerplays, writes
Akshay Sawai.
A one-dayer isn’t half as exciting as Twenty20, writes
Akshay Sawai.
Leadership to me is about managing people, working with them and working for them, getting them to work best in the manner they know best, writes
Sachin Tendulkar.

In a front page story of a magazine, Jemima was named as the "other woman" in Warne's life and the cause of the latest split from his ex-wife Simone Callahan.

MS Dhoni multi-tasks in first ODI as skipper, while former captain Rahul Dravid chills, reports
Akshay Sawai.
Ironically, the tournament is won by a country that had shunned the short version fearing it would sideline the lucrative one-day internationals.
The Pakistani fans appreciated the young team for its fighting spirit and the struggle it put up until the last over.
Kamal Siddiqi tells us more...

India’s inexperienced bunch, unacquainted with fear and high on MSD, brings back memories of that win of 1983, writes
Pradeep Magazine.

Indian cricket, now in its 75th year of Test status, has thrown up a wealth of memorabilia, finds
Anupam Pratihary.