As I see it

For past week, we have witnessed the petulance of Indian Cricketers over the issue of signing WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) contract . The issue being the 'whereabouts " clause of the contract which specifies that players must notify WADA of their whereabouts for 90 days in advance when not playing(between tournaments)..... This has been interpreted as invasion of privacy by Indian Cricketers and hence they have refused to sign the contract, supported by BCCI(undoubtedly the wealthiest Cricket Board in the world and hence a powerful body). To be fair, other athletes like Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal also have reservations about the WADA contract, but they have signed the contract nevertheless. All other cricket boards have also signed the contract, Indian Cricket Players being the exception. So ,are their concerns genuine or yet another tantrum (considered to be one of the perks of Superstardom in India) , considering the fact that other Indian players like Saina N...

A few months back , I had read a book "Talent is Never Enough" by John C. Maxwell. The author says that being talented is a wonderful thing for an individual but not necessarily the only criteria for being successful . Talent must be complemeted by a host of other qualities like, diligence, perseverance, hunger to learn (Teachability), etc.One of these qualities, Teachability, caught my attention and after pondering over it, I wrote down my thoughts(which came in form of an article)....I am sharing my thoughts here...... Let's begin with what dictionary says about Teachability............. Teachability n. of Teachable Teachable adj. Able and willing to learn We all know about Leoranado da Vinci , yes, the guy of "The da Vinci Code " . Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Polymath, being a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer ( is anything left that he wasn't, I dou...

Dravid's selection in Indian Cricket ODI squad for Champions' Trophy is a good news for Dravid Fans. But some questions have been raised on his selection e.g. isn't it a regressive step or doesn't this show lack of confidence in the team that has won so many ODIs in the last months or is it because of a South Indian Chief Selector for the team. etc... Rahul Dravid is a great player in all the formats of the game. Yes,even in T20 as demonstrated in recently concluded IPL I can see few people shaking their heads and saying it hurts India's chances to build a young team. But let's consider Indian Team's recent performances. Apart from the dismal performance in T20 World Cup, where the Indian batsmen's vulnerability against risisng balls was exposed, the recently concluded ODI series in WI (which by the way India won) also showed how the Indian Team struggled to bat the entire 50 overs. We have a very young team,with enthusiastic players and most of them lo...

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