A look back at the key performers and passages of play which led to India's whitewash of Australia in the 2012-13 Border Gavaskar Trophy.
1st Test, Day 2: Tendulkar rolls back the years
Sachin Tendulkar walked to the crease in the sixth over of India's first innings with the scorecard reading 12 for 2, in reply to Australia's 380, and buckled down to take the score to 182 for 3 by stumps. The early loss of the openers brought to the crease Tendulkar and he proceeded to hit three superbly-timed fours before the over was up. Tendulkar's innings was an extension of the stroke-filled 140 he made in the recent Irani Trophy, and was peppered with some excellent boundaries square of the wicket on both sides. This was vintage Tendulkar, rolling his wrists to caress the ball around the ground and playing forward with a solidity not seen for some time. Tendulkar combined for solid partnerships of 93 with Cheteshwar Pujara and 77 with Virat Kohli as India finished the second day 198 in arrears of Australia, Tendulkar batting on 71.
A look back at the key performers and passages of play which led to India's whitewash of Australia in the 2012-13 Border Gavaskar Trophy.
1st Test, Day 2: Tendulkar rolls back the years
Sachin Tendulkar walked to the crease in the sixth over of India's first innings with the scorecard reading 12 for 2, in reply to Australia's 380, and buckled down to take the score to 182 for 3 by stumps. The early loss of the openers brought to the crease Tendulkar and he proceeded to hit three superbly-timed fours before the over was up. Tendulkar's innings was an extension of the stroke-filled 140 he made in the recent Irani Trophy, and was peppered with some excellent boundaries square of the wicket on both sides. This was vintage Tendulkar, rolling his wrists to caress the ball around the ground and playing forward with a solidity not seen for some time. Tendulkar combined for solid partnerships of 93 with Cheteshwar Pujara and 77 with Virat Kohli as India finished the second day 198 in arrears of Australia, Tendulkar batting on 71.
Sepang: Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel stormed to victory in a thrilling Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, leading a Red Bull one-two ahead of team mate Mark Webber in a race packed with intrigue, incident and plenty of bad blood. The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crossed the line in unison 12 seconds behind Vettel, while last year's winner Fernando Alonso crashed out on the second lap when his damaged front wing buckled under the Ferrari's chassis.
Sepang: Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel stormed to victory in a thrilling Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, leading a Red Bull one-two ahead of team mate Mark Webber in a race packed with intrigue, incident and plenty of bad blood. The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crossed the line in unison 12 seconds behind Vettel, while last year's winner Fernando Alonso crashed out on the second lap when his damaged front wing buckled under the Ferrari's chassis.
Miami: World number one Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Sunday. Serb Djokovic posted a 6-2, 6-4 victory over India's Somdev Devvarman and Sharapova turned back fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4, 6-2. Djokovic's win set up a clash with German Tommy Haas, who beat Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-2.
Miami: World number one Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Sunday. Serb Djokovic posted a 6-2, 6-4 victory over India's Somdev Devvarman and Sharapova turned back fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4, 6-2. Djokovic's win set up a clash with German Tommy Haas, who beat Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-2.
India helped atone for their whitewash in Australia last year by beating Australia 4-0, riding on the back of superlative performances from their young stars. Their crushing win inside three days in the fourth and final Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla was another example of how India's younger players have stood up in the face of adversity. Here's a look at how Sunday's six-wicket win panned out
India helped atone for their whitewash in Australia last year by beating Australia 4-0, riding on the back of superlative performances from their young stars. Their crushing win inside three days in the fourth and final Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla was another example of how India's younger players have stood up in the face of adversity. Here's a look at how Sunday's six-wicket win panned out
Vatican City: Pope Francis urged the West on Friday to intensify dialogue with Islam and appealed to the world to do more to combat poverty and protect the environment.
Speaking in Italian, the new pontiff said richer countries should fight what he called "the spiritual poverty of our times" by re-forging links with God.
"How many poor people there still are in the world! And what great suffering they have to endure!" he told the diplomats in the Vatican's frescoed Sala Regia.
Vatican City: Pope Francis urged the West on Friday to intensify dialogue with Islam and appealed to the world to do more to combat poverty and protect the environment.
Speaking in Italian, the new pontiff said richer countries should fight what he called "the spiritual poverty of our times" by re-forging links with God.
"How many poor people there still are in the world! And what great suffering they have to endure!" he told the diplomats in the Vatican's frescoed Sala Regia.
Nicosia: Cyprus is expected to make a dramatic U-turn on Saturday to avert the imminent threat of financial meltdown, having signalled it is willing to tax big savers in its stricken banks to clinch a bailout from the European Union.
The island's partners in the 17-nation euro zone scheduled a meeting for Sunday in Brussels, in a strong sign they believe a solution is near.
As hundreds of demonstrators faced off with riot police outside parliament late into Friday night, lawmakers inside voted to nationalise pension funds, pool state assets for a bond issue and peel good assets from bad in stricken banks.
Nicosia: Cyprus is expected to make a dramatic U-turn on Saturday to avert the imminent threat of financial meltdown, having signalled it is willing to tax big savers in its stricken banks to clinch a bailout from the European Union.
The island's partners in the 17-nation euro zone scheduled a meeting for Sunday in Brussels, in a strong sign they believe a solution is near.
As hundreds of demonstrators faced off with riot police outside parliament late into Friday night, lawmakers inside voted to nationalise pension funds, pool state assets for a bond issue and peel good assets from bad in stricken banks.
RAMALLAH (WEST BANK): Hours after Palestinian militants fired at least two rockets from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip that crashed into the Israeli border city of Sderot on Thursday, President Obama travelled to the West Bank city of Ramallah and renewed his call for a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians, saying that continued Israeli settlement-building did not advance the cause of peace.
RAMALLAH (WEST BANK): Hours after Palestinian militants fired at least two rockets from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip that crashed into the Israeli border city of Sderot on Thursday, President Obama travelled to the West Bank city of Ramallah and renewed his call for a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians, saying that continued Israeli settlement-building did not advance the cause of peace.
LONDON: On a day when the UN Human Rights Council adopted a US-sponsored resolution on human rights violation in Sri Lanka, another neighbour of India, Nepal, was rapped for passing a resolution that would allow the Himalayan kingdom to grant amnesties for violations.
LONDON: On a day when the UN Human Rights Council adopted a US-sponsored resolution on human rights violation in Sri Lanka, another neighbour of India, Nepal, was rapped for passing a resolution that would allow the Himalayan kingdom to grant amnesties for violations.
Srinagar: There are rising concerns that militancy seems to be staging a comeback after Afzal Guru's execution in Kashmir. Is this a deliberate strategy to divert attention from security forces who's focus is more on law and order?
On March 2, terrorists shot policemen from a close distance in Handwara, North Kashmir. On March 13, a fidayeen attack on a CRPF camp left five personnel dead in Bemina, Srinagar. On March 19, a teenage boy was shot dead by terrorists in Sopore. On March 21, an audacious attack on the BSF killed a soldier and wounded two others.
Srinagar: There are rising concerns that militancy seems to be staging a comeback after Afzal Guru's execution in Kashmir. Is this a deliberate strategy to divert attention from security forces who's focus is more on law and order?
On March 2, terrorists shot policemen from a close distance in Handwara, North Kashmir. On March 13, a fidayeen attack on a CRPF camp left five personnel dead in Bemina, Srinagar. On March 19, a teenage boy was shot dead by terrorists in Sopore. On March 21, an audacious attack on the BSF killed a soldier and wounded two others.
