<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Arjun Hemmady"><item><title>Roadmap for the Indian cricket team</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/roadmap-for-the-indian-cricket-team/</link><pubDate>February 1, 2022, 7:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/affb26a5_7700_P_4_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Team India slumped to yet another defeat in the Tour of South Africa. The tour which started with so much promise, was supposed to be the first time that India would win a Test Series in South Africa. After winning the First Test at Centurion, man...</excerpt></item><item><title>ANIL KUMBLE: THE UNDERRATED LEGEND</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/roadmap-for-the-indian-cricket-team/</link><pubDate>February 1, 2022, 7:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/affb26a5_7700_P_4_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Determined, driven, dignified, and intense, Anil Kumble is one of the greatest cricketers India has produced. Tall and lanky, he had a long runup and the aggression of a fast bowler. His will to win was unsurpassed and the batsmen knew that there ...</excerpt></item><item><title>UNSUNG HERO: Gautam Gambhir’s three memorable innings</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/roadmap-for-the-indian-cricket-team/</link><pubDate>February 1, 2022, 7:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/affb26a5_7700_P_4_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Doughty, determined, passionate and feisty, Gautam Gambhir has played a pivotal (and sometimes overshadowed) role in some of India’s greatest victories. We now know him as a Member of Parliament of the Bharatiya Janata Party, but back in the day G...</excerpt></item><item><title>Dhoni: India’s relatable idol</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/roadmap-for-the-indian-cricket-team/</link><pubDate>February 1, 2022, 7:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/affb26a5_7700_P_4_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>It started with a run out on 23 December 2004 and ended the same way on 10 July 2019. But what happened between these two events is spectacular. Born in Ranchi on 7 July 1981, M.S. Dhoni climbed the ladder to become one of the most admired cricket...</excerpt></item><item><title>Nothing sincere in foreign cricketers praising India</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/nothing-sincere-in-foreign-cricketers-praising-india/</link><pubDate>July 17, 2020, 5:29 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sports-1-4.png</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>We Indians should not go overboard and blindly ‘support’ the foreign players because their loyalty lies with their own country.</excerpt></item><item><title>TEAM DYNAMICS: SHOULD TEAMMATES BE FRIENDS?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/roadmap-for-the-indian-cricket-team/</link><pubDate>February 1, 2022, 7:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/affb26a5_7700_P_4_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>After India’s exit in the semifinals of last year’s World Cup, reports emerged about an alleged rift between two of Team India’s star performers &amp;#8212; Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma and Captain Virat Kohli. It is said that Rohit had unfollowed Virat ...</excerpt></item><item><title>Depression among players is cricket’s dark secret</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/depression-among-players-is-crickets-dark-secret/</link><pubDate>June 12, 2020, 3:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Depression-300x169.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Glenn Maxwell has just taken a short break to deal with mental health issues. And the support he received from Cricket Australia was heartwarming</excerpt></item><item><title>Wasim Akram: a rare genius</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/wasim-akram-a-rare-genius/</link><pubDate>June 3, 2020, 3:40 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Wasim-Akram-300x169.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Irrespective of his nationality, Wasim Akram has traits— both professional and personal—that command respect and deserve admiration. A tribute on his 54th birthday.</excerpt></item><item><title>Ravi Shastri: Indian cricket’s go-to guy</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/ravi-shastri-indian-crickets-go-to-guy/</link><pubDate>May 30, 2020, 5:12 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/30-May-3-300x169.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>During his playing days, Ravi Shastri was a player with limited talent. But what he lacked in talent, he made up with determination and hard work.</excerpt></item><item><title>Time for split captaincy and split coaching</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/time-for-split-captaincy-and-split-coaching/</link><pubDate>May 21, 2020, 4:50 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-design-16-300x169.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Virat Kohli has been playing nonstop cricket for several years and some fear the additional strain of captaincy may cause him to get burnt out.</excerpt></item><item><title>Zaheer: Ideal candidate for next bowling coach</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/zaheer-ideal-candidate-for-next-bowling-coach/</link><pubDate>May 16, 2020, 2:17 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/zaheer-300x169.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>While his views in the studios as an analyst and commentator are insightful, Zaheer Khan’s true place is in the Indian dressing room.</excerpt></item><item><title>Australia’s rocky road to Number One</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/roadmap-for-the-indian-cricket-team/</link><pubDate>February 1, 2022, 7:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/affb26a5_7700_P_4_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>India’s 42-month reign at the top of the ICC Test Cricket rankings has come to an end with Australia becoming the Number One ranked team. However, this has raised a few eyebrows in the cricketing fraternity with some questioning the logic behind t...</excerpt></item><item><title>Resumption of cricket: What it may look like</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/roadmap-for-the-indian-cricket-team/</link><pubDate>February 1, 2022, 7:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/affb26a5_7700_P_4_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>After about a month and a half of lockdown, India is looking to open up, but there is no indication as to when live sports will recommence in India. However, in Germany, the Bundesliga League will be restarting on 16 May, with the intention of com...</excerpt></item><item><title>Potential effects of lockdown on cricketers</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/potential-effects-of-lockdown-on-cricketers/</link><pubDate>May 4, 2020, 2:18 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lead-300x169.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>We must not rush our cricketers into international tournaments; they must first play a full season of domestic cricket and only then restart playing for the national team.</excerpt></item><item><title>Legalised ball tampering: Cricket’s open book exam</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/legalised-ball-tampering-crickets-open-book-exam/</link><pubDate>April 27, 2020, 7:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/balls-300x169.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>While legalising ball tampering may appear to be straightforward, it seems to have raised a few pertinent questions which need answering.While legalising ball tampering may appear to be straightforward, it seems to have raised a few pertinent ques...</excerpt></item><item><title>Sachin: An Emotion</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/sachin-an-emotion/</link><pubDate>April 25, 2020, 8:09 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Sachin-Emotion-300x169.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>As the Master Blaster turns 47, his impact on our lives cannot be replicated even when his record of 100 international centuries may probably be broken.</excerpt></item><item><title>IPL 2020, unlucky number  13: What’s at stake</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/roadmap-for-the-indian-cricket-team/</link><pubDate>February 1, 2022, 7:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/affb26a5_7700_P_4_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>IPL…the potent concoction of cricket and glamour that keeps 1.3 billion of us enthralled and enamoured. With the IPL on, the summer heat gets relegated to the background as we tune in at 8 pm every night to watch our favourite cricketers slug it o...</excerpt></item></author></feed>