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The way to go YuviYuvraj Singh should capitalise on Sourav Ganguly’s retirement to fill the No. 6 slot in the Indian Test team. Given his natural rate of scoring, he could potentially work well with the tail, writes Nandita Sridhar.
Yuvraj sizzles After Sehwag and Gambhir had laid a solid foundation, Yuvraj blazed away in the first India-England one-dayer. K. C. Vijaya Kumar reports. TOUR DIARY 
Pietersen is a hitYuvraj Singh’s back injury comes in for scrutiny in the British media. Did he gain unfair advantage by employing a runner, is the question. But England skipper Kevin Pietersen nips a potential controversy in the bud, saying “You got to trust the man and I am not going to create a storm over it.” Over to K. C. Vijaya Kumar. FOCUS India played meaner, tougher S. Ram Mahesh takes a look at the just concluded Test series between India and Australia and lists out 10 points that made the difference between the winner and the loser. APPRECIATION 
He played for the love of the gameSourav Ganguly had high ambitions and he fulfilled them in style. He did not take things lying down and commanded a position in the team as a matter of right. A century on debut at Lord’s in 1996 was an early indication of his awesome talent and with time he grew into a legend, writes Vijay Lokapally. SOURAV GANGULY AS CAPTAIN 
He led from the frontWinning matches was his priority and that was his greatest gift to Indian cricket. On the strength of sheer statistics, Ganguly ranks above the rest as India’s most successful captain, writes Vijay Lokapally. COMMENT 
The game is in better shapeIn the past, India succeeded despite itself. In those days a cricketer was either brilliant or broke, backed or bankrupt. Now a youngster can break through from remote outposts and domestic players can earn a living, writes Peter Roebuck. FOCUS/GRAEME HICK Keeping himself active Graeme Hick, who played 65 Tests between 1991 and 2001, scored 3383 runs with six centuries. He believes that the Boards must look at various innovations to keep the interest in Test cricket alive. Over to V. V. Subrahmanyam.
An eventful timeTeam India was served well by all its members and it will be very hard to give credit to any one particular individual for the triumph. However, young Ishant Sharma was outstanding right through as was Zaheer Khan and they both dispelled the general notion that spinners would do the maximum damage against the Australians.
On right trackThe best of Chetan Anand’s performances on the European Circuit came at the Bitburger Grand Prix, where he became the first Indian male player to win a GP tournament. By V. V. Subrahmanyam.
‘It’s awesome’ After his play-off victory in the HSBC Champions event recently, Sergio Garcia has jumped to a career-best rank of No. 2 in the world. He now has only Tiger Woods to topple, writes Lawrence Donegan.
‘I am a very spiritual person’ Nikolay Davydenko, nicknamed the ‘Iron Man’, has made the most of the packed ATP schedule, performing consistently enough to claim the No. 3 spot (before Novak Djokovic took over). In an email interview with Nandita Sridhar, the Russian, who has confirmed his participation in the 2009 Chennai Open, speaks about the match-fixing controversy, his second visit to Chennai and his performances in 2008. MASTERS CUP It’s all about mental strength Novak Djokovic, who won the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai, has set his sights on Federer’s World No. 2 spot, writes Steve Bierley. MASTERS CUP Andy Murray’s big leap Mike Maclagan, Andy Murray’s coach, is confident there is much more to come from the player. The biggest change he has noticed this year, other than Murray’s physical improvement, is subtle: “I think he’s found his game style, he’s pretty clear on that,” he says. By Steve Bierley.
Jose Bosingwa has caught the eye with his speed, skill, fitness and strength and is now widely regarded as one of the best full-backs in the business, writes Andy Hampson. 
Class actRicardo Carvalho has never been afraid of expressing himself on — or off — the pitch and the 30-year-old Chelsea star has bounced back from a minor spat with Jose Mourinho to become one of the finest defenders in the Barclays English Premier League. By Andy Hampson. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Anelka is Chelsea’s hero The 3-0 defeat of West Brom was Chelsea’s 10th successive victory on the road in the league, equalling the record Tottenham set in 1959. By Stuart James.
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