http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports Best of Indian Sports Sun, 30 Jul 2006 02:49:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 West Indies batting maestro Brian Lara would have been stunned had Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene broken his world record for the highest individual score yesterday. More so since Lara had picked out Indian opener Virender Sehwag to beat his record 400 not out against England, in a recent chat in Dubai. ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/lara-would-have-been-stunned/ Indian captain Rahul Dravid Saturday said the squad's three-day secret training at the Pegasus Institute for Excellence, about 65 km from here, would help players in the long run. Addressing a press conference, a day after the players returned from the institute to resume their conditioning camp for next month's ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/secret-stint-to-help-cricketers-dravid/ Gavaskar has questioned the rationale behind asking players to indulge in activities like rock-climbing and termed as ‘naïve’ all the talk about getting the players to bond. The team members other that coach and captain Rahul Dravid, are real unhappy in wasting time with activities that is just useless. According to ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/indian-cricket-squad-unhappy-with-indian-new-training-camp-that-gives-more-importance-to-rock-climbing-and-team-bonding/ After three days of sweat and secrecy, Rahul Dravid and his men were back on the familiar terrain of flashbulbs and autograph hunters. The skipper was a visibly pleased man as he spoke to the media at length about the closed-door training stint at the Pegasus Centre besides dwelling on ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/secret-mission-was-a-challenging-one/ Security for cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, superstar Amitabh Bachchan and other prominent personalities has been stepped up following intelligence reports that they could be targets of terrorists, police said on Saturday. Tendulkar, who was enjoying an 'X' category security cover, has now been provided one-step up 'Y' category security, they said. It ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/security-for-tendulkar-amitabh-stepped-up/ Then captain of the national team, a scholarship lured him to swap bat for books but Grenada Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell remains loyal to his first love and his list of cricket greats includes batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. Dr. Mitchell — also the chairman of the CARICOM Prime Minister's ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/tendulkar-ranks-among-the-all-time-greats/ Twenty to go... This is how the Indian team would be looking at their one-day cricket from now on. Twenty matches to go before the World Cup.. And when that time comes to play that first World Cup game, India should feel that they have looked at all the options ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/new-criteria-for-selection-county-performance/ Zaheer Khan had an average outing for Worcestershire and the Team India discard grabbed just one wicket even though his side tightened its grip on the Division Two Liverpool Victoria County Championship match against Derbyshire. Derbyshire's decision to bat first saw the side reaching 351 after losing all their wickets ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/zaheer-gets-one-wicket-worcs-get-edge-over-derbyshire/ Twenty to go... This is how the Indian team would be looking at its one-day cricket from now on. Twenty matches to go before the World Cup. And when the time comes to play that first World Cup game, India should feel that it has looked at all the available ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/selectors-keeping-the-doors-open/ Sourav Ganguly's criticism should not be reduced to a drawing room debate. When any cricketer raises a pertinent point or highlights a problem, it should be considered in all seriousness. And when somebody as successful as Ganguly alleges that the administrators are playing with the careers of cricketers, it's a ... http://www.sportsindia.in/indian-sports/index.php/india/2006/07/30/is-it-fair-for-ganguly-to-criticise-dalmiya-yes/