The Young India

Kartikey Sehgal

Critics who point out that Sachin Tendulkar is ‘selfish’ in his desire to want to continue are spot on, except that this quality of selfishness is what we ought to emulate and instill in our self. Or rather not. That’s how we are naturally.

Deriving from Darwin’s theory of evolution – whose ardent proponents hold intra-special instead of inter-special competition as more relevant – intra-racial competition is more important to us than inter-racial competition. That is, we compete and fight more with people …

Kartikey Sehgal

Women’s interest in cricket is a sudden development, propelled mostly by the advertisements projecting cricketers as demigods. In the year 2003, model and actress Mandira Bedi became popular for hosting a cricket-discussion program during the World Cup cricket matches.

Her immense popularity had little to do with her knowledge about cricket and more with the plunging necklines of her saris and the unavoidable amount of cleavage on exhibit.

Kartikey Sehgal writes that Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have played masterful innings in the ongoing IPL tournament.

Kartikey Sehgal writes that 20-20 cricket is not really a game for young guns and that it requires experience and innovation.