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A country of one billion now has one academy conceptualised by its football body. To say that it's a drop in the ocean would be understating the obvious. Dhiman Sarkar writes.

Against the Knight Riders, Sehwag and Warner were reunited as openers. The two belong to the see-ball-hit-shot school of batting and are not known to waste time at the crease. Amrit Mathur writes.

Kings XI skipper Adam Gilchrist thinks the IPL is becoming a league of 'haves' and 'have-nots'. Aakash Chopra writes.

We came so close against the Mumbai Indians but the manner in which we lost was heartbreaking. Stephen Fleming writes.

Far too much of the Formula 1 media these days is headline-based and that often leads to people being led astray. Joe Saward writes.

Indian cricket is lucky to have two brilliant talents in Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron. Kevin Pietersen writes.

From the two back-to-back wins against the Rajasthan Royals, some memories stand out. In the home game, the Daredevils barely crossed the line to win a game which, actually, the Royals refused to win. Amrit mathur writes.

It’s fair to say that we are all looking at the points table. There is nothing wrong in it as long as you forget about it the moment you look away. Jacques Kallis writes.

Barring the Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers, who are perched at their respective ends of the spectrum, the remaining teams have not shown signs of settling down. Mark Waugh writes.

It was a hard fought win against the Deccan Chargers. Nothing is coming easy for us but we are pleased with the outcome. Stephen Fleming writes.

After a dramatic slide in the rankings following two Ashes beatings and a lost series in India, Australia are once again on the rise. Ian Chappell writes.

Formula 1's second attempt to go to the stock markets is anything but a done deal. Joe Saward writes.

Michael Clarke is quickly establishing a well-deserved reputation for brave and aggressive captaincy. His entertaining approach is based on one premise; try to win the match from the opening delivery. Ian Chappell writes.

While most players have an elaborate pre-match routine, Sourav Ganguly prefers to keep his simple and uncomplicated. Amrit Mathur writes.

I've been twirling a particular cricket ball at home since Saturday night's Pune Warriors-Delhi Daredevils match at the Kotla. Indrajit Hazra writes.