Lets make it Simple!!!

                        USA spends one third of its GDP on Sports. Even communist China has Olympic schools to groom prospects right from childhood. Ethiopia's name has not much been heard by world except when an athlete from this country lean for groping gold in their neck standing 'No. 1' of the sweet woodspot. Iran, Kazhakstan, Cuba and many other smaller nations have consistently been spotting a decent place in medals tally. It looks like India is devoid of talents. Is it so? A Big No!!! Then what is happening with us?'. We usually feel like, 'Sports governance is declining', 'Cricket has killed all other sports', 'Non-Cricket sports are not much popular', 'Government is not concerned about sportsmanship', 'Indian parents place sports as a last choice for their children', '40% in the nation are poor and sleep daily in hunger, Can they ever dream of sports?', 'World class infra-led US can be a nightmare for Indian ...

                 Cricket had its origin with a Test match in 1844 between USA and Canada. Compared with other two formats - ODI (since 1971) and T20 (since 2005), test format has its indispensable 175 years of history and contribution to cricket. Heated debates prevail over silent cornering of this important format by T20 (even ODIs face that now). Test format have long been accused since last decade of being boredom, contracting lesser audience and among all, no glamour in its essence anymore (comment of a common fan!). Is test format losing its shine really ? I dont think so !! It has been beautifully sculpted in last two to three years by players across globe. It has started breaking all the accusations. A reflection of it was ICC's plans for Test championship (A World cup in Test Matches). I believe more than to save the format, it is to acknowledge its evolution to Cricket. It has developed all in-built features and ready to compete wit...

                                Dhoni - the word's power has been growing day by day since his entry into cricket in 2004. As he entered the ground with a long hair, no fan would have expected him to have contributed this much to cricket. When Indian team was long devoid of a Batsman-Wicket keeper on likes of Gilchrist, Dhoni proved his entry scoring 148 against Pakistan and 183 against Srilanka. When India was devoid of a Captain after 2007 worst world cup exit, Dhoni filled the heels with 2007 T20 World cup triumph. When India lost matches by 50 to 60 runs everytime, Dhoni decided to become Batsman-Wicket keeper (cum) Finisher on likes of Bevan and Hussey. Is it not a miracle in world cricket where one man adding each role to his cadre one by one whenever team needs it badly. I look to unveil some of such Dhoni's miracles both as a fan and an admirer. He acted not against traditions in cricket but added v...