When Sachin Tendulkar scored his 99th international ton in Nagpur against South Africa during the World Cup, no cricket follower in India believed that he has to wait till 2012 to see the Little Master complete this statistical landmark. But now that has become a reality.....
When Sachin Tendulkar scored his 99th international ton in Nagpur against South Africa during the World Cup, no cricket follower in India believed that he has to wait till 2012 to see the Little Master complete this statistical landmark. But now that has become a reality.....
SYDNEY: A definite tinge of green on the SCG track was not really surprising, but the Indian team was tight-lipped about the 22-yard surface that holds the key to the second Test and the series against Australia....
SYDNEY: A definite tinge of green on the SCG track was not really surprising, but the Indian team was tight-lipped about the 22-yard surface that holds the key to the second Test and the series against Australia....
Having once again come up short in his attempt to notch up his milestone 100th hundred in the first Test against Australia in Melbourne, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar will be now setting his sights on the Sydney Cricket Ground, where he has plundered runs on his previous four tours starting from the 1991-92 visit....
Having once again come up short in his attempt to notch up his milestone 100th hundred in the first Test against Australia in Melbourne, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar will be now setting his sights on the Sydney Cricket Ground, where he has plundered runs on his previous four tours starting from the 1991-92 visit....
MELBOURNE: India and Australia reacted differently, albeit on predictable lines, the day after the first Test ended prematurely at the MCG on Thursday with the home team emerging victorious by 122 runs....
MELBOURNE: India and Australia reacted differently, albeit on predictable lines, the day after the first Test ended prematurely at the MCG on Thursday with the home team emerging victorious by 122 runs....
In a year with many centuries and individual contributions of brilliance, we pick ten innings that really stood out.
Jacques Kallis – 161 v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town
On the second day of the first Test of the year, an in-form Jacques Kallis provided the innings of the three-match series. With the series leveled coming into the Cape Town Test, Kallis was called on to steer South Africa out of early trouble at 34 for 2 in difficult conditions. Having scored 81 on the opening day, Kallis weathered a testing new-ball passage en route to his 39th century. The next highest score was 47....
In a year with many centuries and individual contributions of brilliance, we pick ten innings that really stood out.
Jacques Kallis – 161 v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town
On the second day of the first Test of the year, an in-form Jacques Kallis provided the innings of the three-match series. With the series leveled coming into the Cape Town Test, Kallis was called on to steer South Africa out of early trouble at 34 for 2 in difficult conditions. Having scored 81 on the opening day, Kallis weathered a testing new-ball passage en route to his 39th century. The next highest score was 47....
SYDNEY: Australia cricket coach Mickey Arthur has thrown down the gauntlet to India's famed batsmen by claiming that they have "chinks in their armour" and his team's young pace attack has inflicted "psychological blows" on them for the remainder of the ongoing Test series.....
SYDNEY: Australia cricket coach Mickey Arthur has thrown down the gauntlet to India's famed batsmen by claiming that they have "chinks in their armour" and his team's young pace attack has inflicted "psychological blows" on them for the remainder of the ongoing Test series.....
MUMBAI: Having moved into his "dream house", ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has now secured his five-storey Bandra residence with a staggering Rs 100 crore insurance cover, one of the biggest insurance deals by an individual....
MUMBAI: Having moved into his "dream house", ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has now secured his five-storey Bandra residence with a staggering Rs 100 crore insurance cover, one of the biggest insurance deals by an individual....
Melbourne: Paceman Ryan Harris has been added to Australia's 12-man squad for the second Test against India, joining the 11 that beat the visitors by 122 runs in the first match.
Harris, who is working his way back from a hip injury, will give Australia the option of a four-man pace attack. He replaces left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who was 12th man in Melbourne....
Melbourne: Paceman Ryan Harris has been added to Australia's 12-man squad for the second Test against India, joining the 11 that beat the visitors by 122 runs in the first match.
Harris, who is working his way back from a hip injury, will give Australia the option of a four-man pace attack. He replaces left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who was 12th man in Melbourne....
MELBOURNE: James Pattinson, the 21-year-old paceman, delivered the sucker punch as Australia knocked India cold at the MCG on Thursday, winning the Boxing Day Test by a comfortable 122-run margin with well over a day to spare...
MELBOURNE: James Pattinson, the 21-year-old paceman, delivered the sucker punch as Australia knocked India cold at the MCG on Thursday, winning the Boxing Day Test by a comfortable 122-run margin with well over a day to spare...
