Batting for Afghanistan
They say that impartiality is one of the keys to being a good reporter. You should have the ability to step back from the subject however close to your heart and be able to ask questions, observe their faults and if necessary be critical.
But I've got to say the hardest I've ever been tested in my features with Inside Sport in terms of impartiality has been with the Afghan cricket team.
They are hand on heart the most open and accommodating group of sportsmen that you'll ever meet.
In a previous life I won four gold medals at the Olympics between 1992 and 2004 and I now work at the BBC. Whilst I was part of the Beijing team for the BBC in the summer of 2008, my primary role is as reporter for 
