International Cricket Council is now planning to split one day matches into two innings of 25 overs each, an idea mooted by the Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar earlier this month. In order to spice up the one-day format, Tendulkar had proposed that every team should play two innings of 25 overs each and ICC [...]
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has topped the list of world’s 10 top earning cricketers compiled by Forbes, which also features four other players from the sub-continent — Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly. Raking in USD 10 million, Dhoni is at the top of the chart followed by Tendulkar at the [...]
Former Indian batsman Vinod Kambli has denied making statements against his old friend Sachin Tendulkar or the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on a TV reality show. “I can never say anything against Sachin. We have been friends since childhood and I never blamed him for anything. Most people don’t know how [...]
Former captain Sachin Tendulkar has thrown his support behind India, saying that they are ‘well balanced’ and will go on to retain their ICC World Twenty20 crown in England next month. Twenty20 World Cup Schedule Tendulkar, who does not play Twenty20 International cricket although he captains Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians, said that [...]
Sachin Tendulkar turned 36 on Friday and said he still feels like a boy of 16. The right-hander, bracketed in the same league with the legendary Don Bradman, is currently leading the Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League in South Africa. “I feel like 16. I think it’s the good wishes and blessings [...]
The second edition of Indian Premier League, beginning here Saturday, has been insured for USD 286 million, more than double the amount — USD 125 million — spent last season, owing to terror threats. Besides, the whopping sum for overall insurance for the tournament, India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has attracted [...]
Indian batting stalwart Sachin Tendulkar credits coach Gary Kirsten with helping the team become a force in world cricket again. India won their first Test series on New Zealand soil in four decades this week, their third successive Test series victory since defeating top-ranked Australia in November. “The secret to this success is the players [...]
Sachin Tendulkar and four other victorious Indian teammates returned to Mumbai in the wee hours on Thursday and thanked the countrymen, saying the entire nation supported the team in its quest of creating history in New Zealand. “It’s an achievement. Everyone is happy. The entire country has supported us. It was victory after 41 years,” [...]
Rated the greatest batsman ever by legendary all-rounder Richard Hadlee, star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar said the accolade was a pleasant surprise for him, coming from a player of such unquestionable credentials. Hadlee recently rated Tendulkar even higher than Don Bradman, considering the Indian’s staggering success in both the long and short formats of the [...]
Gautam Gambhir ended the series as the leading Indian batsman with 445 runs at 89.00 with two hundreds and one fifty. Gambhir has now aggregated 2,271 runs from 25 Tests. This is the highest run-aggregate by any Indian batsman after exactly 25 Tests. Gambhir bettered little master Sunil Gavaskar’s record. He has now aggregated 300 [...]
Sachin Tendulkar may not boast a Bradmanesque average but his ability to adjust to all formats of the game makes him the greatest batsman ever, legendary New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee believes. Hadlee, who was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame on Friday, was in absolute awe of the Indian run-machine and [...]
Team Owner: Nita Ambani, Reliance Industries Pvt. Ltd. 2008 Record: Fifth Coach: Lalchand Rajput Squad: Sachin Tendulkar (ICON & captain), Jean-Paul Duminy, Mohammed Ashraful, Shikhar Dhawan, Saurabh Tiwary, Ajinkya Rahane, Jaydev Shah, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ryan McLaren, Dwayne Bravo, Graham Napier, Kyle Mills, Abhishek Nayyar, Luke Ronchi (wicket-keeper), Pinal Shah, Yogesh Takawale, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, [...]
After putting India in an advantageous position with his 42nd Test ton, Sachin Tendulkar on Friday hoped for a favourable outcome but said there would be no let up in intensity. “It is always a good feeling to be in a position that we are in. I think we are in a strong position now [...]
India’s star batsman Sachin Tendulkar is unlikely to play in the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday. Tendulkar had missed the fourth ODI in Hamilton on Wednesday due to an abdominal injury. The batting maestro was hit in the stomach from a delivery by Ian O’Brien during his majestic knock [...]
India are set to recall record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar as they head into a one-day series against New Zealand this week looking to bounce back from two Twenty20 defeats. Tendulkar, who sat out the Twenty20 games, was brought on the tour specifically for the one-day internationals and Tests and Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is [...]
The wax statue of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds Museum in April, the first Indian sportsperson to be featured in one of London’s famous tourist attraction. Tendulkar will join the likes of filmstars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan and former prime ministers Indira Gandhi, Rajiv [...]
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik will play in Friday’s International Masters Game, the curtain-raiser to the Twenty20 International between India and New Zealand at Westpac Stadium here. The duo, who are not in India’s Twenty20 squad, were drafted into the New Zealand and Australian Masters’ teams respectively after discussions with the New [...]
The Indian board faces an embarrassing situation after letting Sachin Tendulkar appear for a Masters Twenty20 match in Wellington on Friday where he will play alongside Hamish Marshall, the former New Zealand batsman who featured in the unauthorised ICL last year. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed in a press release that Tendulkar will turn out [...]
Sachin Tendulkar, who has toured New Zealand six times, has said the toughest task for India will be to adjust to the harsh local conditions. Tendulkar was confident that the seniors in the squad would help the younger players adjust, but he has ruled himself out of contention for the two Twenty20 internationals in New [...]
Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne is surely impressed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team’s surge in international cricket but believes India could realise their No. 1 dream only if Sachin Tendulkar keeps himself fit. Warne also refused to believe that it was the best-ever Indian team so far despite its recent victories against Australia and England. [...]