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Breaking Views | 7-minute read
Breaking ViewsThis weekend marks 50 years since Sunil Gavaskar made his test debut in the West Indies. It was a year that changed Indian cricket like no other.
In his death, Maradona underlined the fact that he continued to remain an emotion in an Indian province, 16,500 km away from his birthplace and the city where he was laid to rest.
Diego Maradona, the prodigal Son of God, who was God for us mere mortals, ruled the world with his left leg. And probably got just one help from God, that goal against England where the referee erred.
At the post-match press conference, Novak Djokovic beautifully summed up why champions constantly evolve: In the greatest of defeats, you learn the greatest of lessons.
MS Dhoni was a nation’s hero who cut across age, social and regional boundaries. A true symbol of India’s democracy, in his own unique way, retired on August 15, without a fuss or controversy.
We will remain your fans forever, Dhoni. We are used to seeing you finish with a bang, and can't bear to see you walk out with a whimper.
Three consecutive Olympic gold medals don’t come easy and in Balbir Singh Senior’s case, the gold medal was adorned with three hat-tricks, making it that much more special.
Chuni Goswami would come home as a footballer, have dinner and get up the next morning as a cricketer. It came naturally to him.
Every cricketer has faced the wrath of the social media police for not coming out in the open and stating if they have donated and how much they have donated.
The cricket community today would rather be silent on matters of national importance than make statements they don't fully subscribe to.
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