Sportstar, May 18, 2013 Issue
Suresh Raina is already a highly successful one-day cricketer and it might not be an exaggeration to call him an IPL legend, the short history of the competition notwithstanding, writes N. Sudarshan in our cover story. Also: Cricket - The de Villiers way; Tennis - Another Sania on the horizon?; Football - Germany showing the way. Poster: P. V. SINDHU
Sportstar, May 11, 2013 Issue
One of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s many great traits is that he doesn’t make an effort to be what he is. Dhoni’s icy-cool avatar could have well been a golden cage, a hard-to-escape image trap, writes Arun Venugopal in our cover story. Also: Cricket - Interview with Viv Richards; Badminton - And now, an IBL; Football - All about individual brilliance. Poster: SHANE WATSON
Sportstar, May 04, 2013 Issue
He was born for cricket, the magical maestro, the “Sachin! Sachin!” refrain echoing at every turf that he has graced in the past 23 years. There is also a clamour for him to retire. He will, some day, but cricket will never gain another Sachin Tendulkar, who is now 40 years old, writes Vijay Lokapally in our cover story. Also: Cricket - Interview with Dale Steyn; Motor Sports - Hard road for a champion rider; Football - A self-sustaining model. Poster: AMIT MISHRA
Sportstar, April 27, 2013 Issue
Chris Gayle’s belligerence is something that is perhaps intrinsic to the cricketing gene pool across the West Indian islands. For the Caribbean batsmen, denting bill-boards and threatening distant clouds with pulsating shots is something as innate as their calypso and rum-punch, writes K. C. Vijaya Kumar in our cover story. Also: Cricket - Men of mettle; Football - Will it be Germany's year this time? ; Phil Neville : Not finished yet. Poster: VIRAT KOHLI
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