Pradeep Magazine

Whether we like it or not, the phrase ‘this is not cricket’ even today means ‘you are not being honest and straight’. Well, maybe it doesn’t mean that any more, maybe it all changed once commercialism took strong roots in the sport. Pradeep Magazine writes.

All his life, Sachin Tendulkar has remained an inscrutable creature and all we know about him is what he does on the cricket field. Pradeep Magazine writes.

IPL’s popularity is dwindling because it’s taking a toll on the players. Pradeep Magazine writes.

With supporters beginning to question its validity, is Brand IPL strong enough to survive, asks Pradeep Magazine. Declining viewership |  The list | Know the team

Braveheart Yuvraj Singh is looking forward to reclaiming his life as his treatment enters last phase. Pradeep Magazine writes.
Yuvi: Survivor of all odds  | Yuvi stays in touch 

Rahul Dravid has called time on his illustrious career spanning 16 years. The ‘Wall’ of Indian cricket will always be remembered for his technical virtuosity, intense concentration and team spirit. Pradeep Magazine writes.

They say | Player to legend, a journey worth remembering | A picture of dignity and calmness

Rahul Dravid is a man given to contemplation and impulsive decisions have no place in his life. Six months ago the Oval Test, where India suffered its fourth consecutive loss of the series, could have been his last.

Virat Kohli is too precious a talent and needs careful handling himself instead of being asked to take care of others. Pradeep Magazine writes.

MS Dhoni, the quintessential one-day cricketer and its supreme leader, is also in many ways symptomatic of the crisis the game is facing today. Pradeep Magazine writes. Dhoni the skipper | The biggest win

Are sportspersons mere commodities whose brand-value we all en-cash, even if it has tragic connotations? When the likes of Tendulkar are scoring runs, they make news, when they are not, they still make news. Pradeep Magazine writes. High spirits

We fret, fume and fulminate against a "good for nothing" India team, its ageing and now lusterless stars and write Test cricket's epitaph. Pradeep Magazine writes.

India's loss in the first Test at the MCG will raise a question mark again on the ability of the "golden generation" to recreate the form of its magical past. Pradeep Magazine writes.

In a faraway land, where the Indian team will show the world whether or not they still belong to top echelons, Rahul Dravid spoke like no Indian cricketer ever has. Pradeep Magazine writes.

Virender Sehwag has an amateur's heart, a gambler's instinct and a desire to succeed that would embarrass even a ruthless, mean professional. Pradeep Magazine writes.

The tall and energetic Umesh Yadav, with his muscular build, a fluid run-up and easy, rippling action, generates pace that makes him the most promising fast bowler India has seen in years. Pradeep Magazine writes. Know Umesh Yadav