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‘The Monk' turns on the heat
Murali Vijay's transformation from a correct and solid opening batsman to a marauder in Twenty20, who has not ignored the basics, reflects a cricketing mind that can find solutions to complex problems. He has changed gears without changing his game, writes S. Dinakar.

Typhoon Talk
COLUMN BY FRANK TYSON
The skills of Ponting
With the introduction of the one-day game and the 20/20 competitions, a monumental change has overtaken the face of cricket. The very shape of the game has been altered.

Cricket
INTERVIEW/STEVE WAUGH
‘No issue with day-night Tests'
“Test cricket needs some innovations, but they shouldn't tamper too much with the essence of the game,” says Steve Waugh in a chat with G. Viswanath.

Column
LONDON CALLING
The Strauss resting strategy
The England captain is not so much setting a new trend as using his commonsense to extend his career and show his team-mates the way to the future, writes Ted Corbett.

Tennis
ITF FUTURES
Grit and glory
The final was all about endurance and Nathan Thompson came out with flying colours. Amitabha Das Sharma reports.

Football
Delap's hands-on approach
To supposed purists, the Irishman's missile like throw-ins are an affront to the essence of football, but to Stoke fans they are simply a weapon to be exploited. By Richard Brown.
FEATURE
Wingers in vogue again
It should be emphasised that the two arguably best players in the world, who have indeed won that very title in successive years, are both wingers; Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, writes Brian Glanville.

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