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In spite of a career stretching over a decade, Laishram Sarita Devi had never quite been in the limelight as much as her fellow boxer M.C. Mary Kom. Such was the story until the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, where she lost the semi-final bout, which many, including she, believed she had won. Sarita protested against the judges’ decision in the most public way possible – by refusing to accept her bronze medal. She was punished for this ...
Currently ranked World No. 1 in women s doubles, Sania Mirza became an instant sensation when she won the Wimbledon Championships girls doubles title at the age of sixteen. From 2003 until her retirement from the singles circuit in 2012, she was ranked by the Women s Tennis Association as India s top player, both in singles and doubles. A six-time Grand Slam champion, she notched up an incredible forty-one consecutive wins with her doubles partner, Martina ...
This is the definitive story of Pakistan cricket, of its struggles from being an urban, exclusive sport to becoming a national, uniting game in a vast, disparate country, as well as its most democratic pursuit. It is a story told through its cricketers, administrators, patrons and benefactors and its many characters.
Along the way, through its headiest moments, through its many upheavals, it recreates some of its most famous and infamous contests, tours ...
The book contains the secrets of success, and it applies as much to most forms of life’s endeavour as it does to sport When you understand that pressure is part and parcel of your life and that there are things you can do to control Wit, you will face up to it in a positive way and use it to your advantage.’ – Rahul Dravid
Rudi Webster, a doctor who has done pioneering work in the field of sports psychology, draws up a fail-safe recipe for ...
On 2 April 2011 after twenty eight years the Cricket World Cup returned to India when Dhoni’s boys beat SriLanka in a nail-biting finish that ended in a shower of champagne and confetti. They had started the tournament as favourites but in the early stages the Indian team had appeared shaky barely holding their own against even the less fancied teams. Then came the turning point Pakistan beat Australia ending their decade-long supremacy in one-day cricket ...