Writer's block

Two of my favourite cricket writers are Harsha Bhogle and Peter Roebuck. Recently they wrote about two cricketers who are leading their respective countries very successfully in ODI's and look ready to accept the challenge of taking on the Australians.

Both MS Dhoni and Kevin Pietersen have taken non-traditional approaches to the game. Neither of them had any experience captaining at any level before they were thrust into the job. So far their captaincy is still in the honeymoon phase and they have led from the front with their batting. Both of them have won the only Test match they have captained, ironically against the same South Africans (KP scored a century, TOO)!

Here is Peter Roebuck on the long path taken by Pietersen, where the slights against him are more imagined than real, but have been used by him to fuel his intense desire to succeed.

Harsha Bhogle celebrates the transformation of Dhoni from a dasher to a finisher.

*sigh* I have talked about Dhoni as a finisher from the time Greg Chappell was the coach but perceptions will remain perceptions. Mind you, I wrote about this aspect of Dhoni's ability as far back as February, 2006!!.