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India's crisis champs and their process

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Just a day after India won the ODI World Cup in 2011, I interviewed Paddy Upton, the team's mental conditioning coach, and asked him who were the men for a crisis in the squad; t... Read More


Crisis point: The men who ace it and their methods

India, Feb. 27 -- Just a day after India won the ODI World Cup in 2011, I interviewed Paddy Upton, the team's mental conditioning coach, and asked him who were the men for a crisis in the squad; the p... Read More


What T20 leagues teach us and what they don't

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- For much of the year, T20 is about the leagues. They grow the sport, help the players level up and give fans a regular cricket calendar. International cricket tries to match up w... Read More


What T20 leagues teach us and what they don't

India, Feb. 26 -- For much of the year, T20 is about the leagues. They grow the sport, help the players level up and give fans a regular cricket calendar. International cricket tries to match up with... Read More


Spin trap: New twist on an old strategy

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Normally, the first six overs of a T20 game are a cue for madness. Field restrictions are in place, the hard new ball flies off the bat and the openers, with all the wickets in h... Read More


New ball spin: A new twist on an old strategy

India, Feb. 23 -- Normally, the first six overs of a T20 game are a cue for madness. Field restrictions are in place, the hard new ball flies off the bat and the openers, with all the wickets in hand,... Read More


A question of fairness: ICC's World Cup format needs some formatting

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- For the first time in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup, the number of participating teams was pushed up to 20. This is a great sign for cricket's global aspirations -more tea... Read More


ICC's World Cup format needs some formatting

India, Feb. 22 -- For the first time in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup, the number of participating teams was pushed up to 20. This is a great sign for cricket's global aspirations-more teams, g... Read More


Are all-format batters going extinct?

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- There was a time, not very long ago, when no matter the format India were playing, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were effervescent and ever-present. They could lord it over five d... Read More


Are all-format batters going extinct?

India, Feb. 20 -- There was a time, not very long ago, when no matter the format India were playing, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were effervescent and ever-present. They could lord it over five days ... Read More