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Shoaib Akhtar- A spoilt bratIf he plays he makes news and if he doesn't, he makes more news. That is Shoaib Akhtar. His dramatic pull out from the Test squad to India has opened a can of worms.Ever since he signaled his arrival Australian streak not tedious but worth admiringWith Aussies back to their winning ways after that brief hiccup in India has many wondering if the Aussies winning non-stop is boring. Instead of viewing it that way look at it as a lesson of what perseverance can do. Fill the gap to fill the big gapThere is much talk about the widening gap between Australia and other Test teams. Is that something so terrifying as to blame all other teams as being lax in keeping up with the leader?Australia make us wonder if the Nayan Mongia: forlorn figure of Indian cricketNayan Mongia has remained very much a forlorn figure of Indian cricket for the past few years. The manner in which the veteran gloveman was "forced" to take his final bow from all forms of cricket has been quite a bitter Miandad's tirade against Woolmer most unfair!Javed Miandad has been a great servant of Pakistan cricket. As a player in his salad days, he literally wore the Pakistani colours on his sleeves. Highly passionate and someone who never flinches taking on his opposition players as far as Rahul Dravid - Have bat, will travel!Three cheers to Rahul Dravid for becoming the fourth batsman in Test Cricket to score centuries against all Test playing countries. For the record, Gary Kirsten got there first, Steve Waugh second, and Sachin Tendulkar third. What makes Rahul's Chucking, Sehwag, Biomechanics and SociologyI am not familiar with Sociology. But, I am curious to know which theory in that subject will explain the chucking controversy in cricket.To understand chucking controversy, one will have to go to the early periods of the game. Don't make Team India infalliblesBeginning with the final frontier convincingly going to the Aussies and then the technical knock out at Eden Gardens from Pakistan, the Indian team is going from upset to upset. This in turn is making many an Indian fan upset over Woolmer doing wonders to Pakistan's fortunesBob Woolmer's induction as coach of the Pakistan team has done wonders to their never-ending topsy-turvy fortunes. The tech-savvy South African coach, who has carved a niche for his man-management skills, seems to have brought about a metamorphosis in the side
