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Singh Dhoni is India’s beacon of calm” plus 3 more- Mahendra Singh Dhoni is India’s beacon of calm - Five of the best: Football’s goalscoring goalkeepers - Tim Henman says no to Andy Murray coaching role - Luiz Felipe Scolari reveals Didier Drogba conflict Mahendra Singh Dhoni is India’s beacon of calm Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PDT Throughout the chaos of India's World Cup semi-final victory over Pakistan, Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood as a beacon of calm. The man who has led India to their third World Cup final and first since 2003 is arguably the most laid back man on the sub-continent. Cricket's quazi-religious status in India creates a level of frenzy which is arguably unmatched anywhere in sport. Speaking after the match, Dhoni bemoaned the number of VIPs in the team hotel that prevented him from having his breakfast. Both Prime Ministers were present. This was serious. Those who survive in such a pressured atmosphere have an innate ability to detach themselves from the chaotic nature of their job in order to succeed. Sachin Tendulkar, the man with 99 international centuries, has dealt with this better than anyone else through a mixture of bloody mindedness and self imposed isolationism. The same skills that make Tendulkar the finest batsman since Don Bradman are the same which allow him to detach himself from the public glare. They do not however, make for great captaincy material and the Little Master's flirtations with leading his country have been brief and surly. The same can be said for his fine contemporary Rahul Dravid, whose intelligence and clam decorum might have made him a successful captain in a less intense environment. Sourav Ganguly, who captained India in 2003, achieved his success with an air of uncompromising autocracy, aloofness and self-assuredness which polarised opinion. It is difficult to imagine him denied his breakfast on the morning of a World Cup semi-final. But Dhoni has surpassed Ganguly, if not statistically, as India's most prolific captain. They are number one in the world Test rankings and have a superb chance of lifting the World Cup on home soil against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Dhoni has been in poor form with the bat during this tournament but his captaincy has been exceptional. Some have questioned his preference to bat first when his side's strength lies very much with its batting, but he has handled a limited bowling attack with aplomb. Above all though, it is his air of focus and tranquillity filters down through his side from his position behind the stumps. If India go one better than 2003 and win their second title then Dhoni's status will be elevated even further than its current stratospheric height. Chances are he will barely notice. Five of the best: Football’s goalscoring goalkeepers Posted: 30 Mar 2011 12:04 PM PDT Brazilian Rogério Ceni became the first goalkeeper in the world to net 100 goals when he scored São Paulo’s winner in their 2-1 victory over Corinthians last weekend. In tribute to the 37-year-old free-kick and penalty specialist, The Sport Review casts an eye over some of football’s other clinical shot-stoppers. 1) José Luis Chilavert was thrown into the limelight in the lead-up to the 2002 World Cup when his four goals helped Paraguay qualify for the tournament. He previously held the record (62) for the most professional goals scored by a keeper before being overtaken by Ceni. 2) René Higuita, the man whose scorpion-kick stunned English fans at Wembley, was something of a free-kick expert, and he scored eight goals in 68 appearances for Colombia. He was also famous for his daring dribbles, which sadly didn’t always go to plan. 3) Hans-Jörg Butt has netted over 30 spot-kicks during his career at various German clubs and scored against Juventus—the first of three against the Italian side—in Bayer Leverkusen's run to 2002 Champions League final. But although he may possess deadly accuracy from 12 yards, over-celebrating can be costly, very costly. 4) Peter Schmeichel scored 10 goals in his 22-year career. The Denmark international netted an equaliser to make it 2-2 in the dying moments of Manchester United’s Uefa Cup clash against Rotor Volgograd at Old Trafford in 1995, but Sir Alex Ferguson’s men crashed out on away goals. This overhead kick sadly didn’t count – is the United legend the first goalkeeper to have been caught offside? 5) Paul Robinson is the most prolific English goalkeeper still plying his trade with two goals in 400 games. The first, an injury-time equaliser for Leeds United against Swindon Town in the League Cup, where his side eventually won on penalties. The second, for Tottenham Hotspur against Watford in the Premier League, was more spectacular – but a tad less deliberate. Tim Henman says no to Andy Murray coaching role Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:54 AM PDT Former British No1 Tim Henman says he is not looking to become Andy Murray’s coach after the Scot split with part-time coaching consultant Alex Corretja on Tuesday. Murray, who has not had a permanent coach since parting company with Miles Maclagan last July, is on the hunt for a new mentor ahead of the clay-court season. Henman, 36, says he does not want to be considered this time but refused to rule out working with the Scot in future as the current British No1 bids to land his first Grand Slam title. “I’m a great supporter of Andy and wouldn’t rule out coaching at some time in the future, but not now,” Henman told the Daily Mail. Australian coaches Darren Cahill, Bob Brett and Roger Rasheed have all been linked with the role and it is understood that Murray wants to land a new coach before he returns to ATP Tour action in Barcelona on 18 April. Murray revealed the news of his split with Corretja on his website on Tuesday. He said: “I've had a really good relationship with Alex over the past three years. “I have learned so much from being around him and I want to thank him for his hard work, enthusiasm, dedication and support.” Corretja added: "Helping Andy has been a great experience for me, he's got great talent and can be one of the best on any surface. “I am very thankful to him for his confidence and trust during this time and also to his family, and the rest of Andy's team." Murray has suffered a disastrous slump in form since his defeat by Novak Djokovic in January’s Australian Open final and has not won a singles match for two months. The 23-year-old’s latest setback came at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, where he lost to qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets last Friday. Luiz Felipe Scolari reveals Didier Drogba conflict Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:00 AM PDT Luiz Felipe Scolari has admitted he struggled to control the Chelsea dressing room and wanted to sell Didier Drogba after lifting the lid on his difficult spell in charge of the Blues. The 62-year-old Brazilian manager, now at Brazilian side Palmeiras, said there was disharmony amongst the team during his seven-month stint at Stamford Bridge during the 2008-09 season. Scolari, who was replaced by Guus Hiddink in February 2009 after a poor string of results, revealed he found it difficult to control Drogba and admitted he fell out with the Ivory Coast forward during his time in London. “I didn’t leave Chelsea because of sabotage from the players, but it is true that it was difficult to control the dressing room,” said Scolari. “In the dressing room at Chelsea, there were many big stars and good players but their behaviour was very different.” “Drogba believed he was the star in the squad and I did have conflicts with him. That was my first problem because [Nicolas] Anelka did well in his absence and scored many goals. “When Drogba came back he wanted to go straight back into the team but I said no.” Scolari, who led Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002, also revealed he tried to bring both Robinho and Adriano to Stamford Bridge. “I wanted Robinho, but it wasn’t possible,” admitted Scolari. “I also wanted Abramovich to change Drogba for Adriano at Inter, because it was easier to control him than Drogba.” And the former Chelsea boss claims Michael Ballack became “jealous” of midfield rival Deco after he brought the Portugal international to west London in 2008. “Ballack wanted to be one of the owners of the dressing room and the relationship with the German was not easy,” he said. “He seemed jealous of Deco, did not want his arrival and I had to explain that I was the coach and it was up to me. He added: “I wanted Deco to work it out with Ballack, but it wasn’t possible. 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