Posts tagged sachin tendulkar
Sachin is sincerity personified: Kapil
Feb 26th
Such is Sachin Tendulkar’s dedication and sincerity, the Little Master is a cut above contemporaries and other modern day greats, feels former India skipper Kapil Dev. “What can I say about Sachin Tendulkar? His brightness can only be compared to the sun. I have no words to describe a genius like him,” was Kapil’s way of ...
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Dec 26th
Sachin Tendulkar has been rested while Rohit Sharma has been recalled for the tri-series cricket tournament in Bangladesh starting January 4. Leg spinner Amit Mishra and pacer Ashok Dinda were also included in the 16-member squad while pacers Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar and left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha were left out. Mishra has been out of favour ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sachin steers India home
Dec 23rd
Having watched the Sri Lankans go through the grind of two tight chases, India’s batsmen must have sensed at the break the need to finish things off with plenty to spare. The fact that they had only 240 to get helped, as did the fact that Sachin Tendulkar seemed determined not to give up his ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sachin, Jadeja star in India’s win at Cuttack
Dec 22nd
Cuttack: A sparkling innings of 96 runs from batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and valuable contributions from stand in skipper Sehwag, Yuvraj and Karthik saw India beat Lanka at Cuttack and take a 2-1 lead in the five match ODI series. Tendulkar-Karthik’s 70-run unbeaten stand ensured that India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets after spinner Ravindra Jadeja ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Tendulkar takes India to thumping win
Dec 22nd
CUTTACK: There were predictions of runs aplenty, but the wicket at the Barabati Stadium followed its more traditional role of offering turn. The Indian spinners exploited the conditions perfectly to trigger a collapse and restrict Sri Lanka to 239 in the third ODI at the Barabati Stadium here on Monday. Sachin Tendulkar’s classy unbeaten 96 then helped ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Balance and variety took India to No.1 – Kris Srikkanth
Dec 8th
Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of the BCCI's selection panel, has attributed India's climb to the top of the Test rankings to their balance and depth with both bat and ball, and their ability to finish off games after gaining the advantage. Srikkanth said India's batting line-up was the best around, and had displayed a tendency to ...
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...‘Sachin, don’t quit till you are convinced’
Nov 13th
The first Test between India and Pakistan in Karachi, which began on November 1989, was memorable for some Indian players. It was Kapil Dev's 100th Test, making him the first bowler to then play so many matches. Mohammad Azharuddin stepped in for Raman Lamba and sealed a near permanent spot in the Test side. On the ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...20 years on, Sachin stays hungry for more
Nov 9th
Relaxing in his hotel room in Guwahati not quite 24 hours after he single-handedly held the cricketing world in thrall, Sachin Tendulkar was excited and thoughtful by turn as he chatted about cricket and life. But if his knock caught his detractors on the wrong foot, the man himself - all of 36 and an ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Twelve-year-old Sarfaraz breaks Harris record with 439
Nov 5th
Twelve-year-old Sarfaraz Khan was batting on 235 when stumps were drawn in his Harris Shield match on Monday evening. He spent a sleepless night, wondering if he could go past the 346 runs Sachin Tendulkar had scored in Mumbai's inter-school cricket competition 21 years ago. Sarfaraz's father, Naushad Khan, is a local coach who has trained ...
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Dhoni most powerful brand ambassador
Oct 8th
Despite all the recent setbacks and criticism MS Dhoni's charisma continues to rule, according to a research as the Indian skipper has topped the all-India power list when it comes to celebrity brand endorsements. According to the second round of the CelebTrack findings, a joint endeavour between Percept Talent Management (PTM) and Hansa Research, Dhoni has ...
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ODI format under microscope ahead of Champions Trophy
Sep 19th
The one-day ICC Champions Trophy starts on Tuesday in South Africa with the future of the 50-over format under the microscope. World stars past and present and officials have joined a fierce debate as the overwhelming success of the Indian Premier League-led Twenty20 version has left many querying the role of the ODI in an overcrowded ...
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The impact of Flintoff’s decision on international cricket
Sep 18th
Andrew Flintoff said he is quitting Test cricket so as to prolong his injury-ravaged international career for England, and to be available to do duty for the country in one-day and Twenty20 internationals. However, as a result of his decision to retire from Test cricket, Flintoff was only eligible for an incremental contract from the ...
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Indian team leaves for ICC Champions Trophy
Sep 18th
High on confidence after their the tri-series triumph in Sri Lanka, the Indian team on Friday left to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in South Africa from September 22. The team left by the Dubai-bound flight from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai and from Dubai they will be taking a ...
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Sehwag returns to action in Irani Cup
Sep 17th
Opener Virender Sehwag will return to action in the Irani Cup, where he will lead Rest of India against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai in the October 1 to 5 match in Nagpur. Sehwag, who missed the just-concluded tri-series in Sri Lanka due to a shoulder injury, sustained during the Indian Premier League, will have S Badrinath ...
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WI can tweak Trophy squad if row settled: ICC
Sep 17th
West Indies will be given up until the latest possible moment to make changes to its Champions Trophy squad as the board tries to resolve a contracts dispute with leading players, cricket's ruling body said on Wednesday. The Caribbean body was forced to select a weakened squad for the premier one-day event starting in South Africa ...
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Vintage Tendulkar comes to the fore
Sep 15th
Once in a lifetime perhaps, you come across a rare breed of cricketer. A man who really means it when he says milestones mean nothing to him because he’s the yardstick by which everyone else is measured. A man who doesn’t care about the record books because he’s already comprehensively stamped his authority on them. ...
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Form and history favour Team India
Sep 11th
That the Indians managed to be at the Premadasa Stadium within two hours of their arrival at the hotel on Wednesday evening was some achievement — not least because they were dealing with both a small media army that had staked out the mellow-lit, marble-floored lobby hours in advance and Colombo’s thickest traffic of office-goers ...
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ODI top spot is the team’s focus: Kirsten
Sep 10th
It's the start of a new season and the top spot in the ODI rankings is up for grabs. Team India coach Gary Kirsten is well aware of the pressure of expectations as the Men in Blue get ready to start their tri-series campaign in Sri Lanka on Friday. There are issues like Virender Sehwag's absence ...
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India eye number one ranking in Sri Lanka
Sep 9th
Coach Gary Kirsten said Wednesday India needed to be consistent in the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka to become the world's best one-day team. India, who have won five successive bilateral series, will top the one-day rankings if they beat both Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the league stage and also win the final on ...
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My fight is against system, insists Sehwag
Sep 5th
Even without a bat in hand, Virender Sehwag has been making waves of late. His revolt against the Delhi cricket association is over, but it did raise some concerns about the state of the domestic game in India. In his first TV interview since the controversy broke, Sehwag spoke to CNN-IBN Associate Cricket Editor. Virender Sehwag: ...
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Kapil does not favour tinkering ODI format
Sep 5th
Former India captain Kapil Dev does not favour tinkering with the format of one-day cricket, as has been suggested by former and current players. Asked about Sachin Tendulkar's new idea that 50-over cricket be spilt into four innings of 25 overs, Kapil said he was all for keeping the original format. "I don't think you can have ...
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West Indies unearth ‘next Tendulkar’
Sep 2nd
If former player Keith Arthurton is to be believed, West Indies has unearthed the next Sachin Tendulkar in a seven-year-old hailing from Hannah Estate in Tortola. Arthurton conducted a three-day coaching clinic this weekend on the islands of Tortola and Virgin Gorda and he had no doubt whatsoever that he has seen the next Tendulkar ...
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Hughes turns to Tendulkar after Ashes disappointment
Aug 31st
Dumped Australia opener Phillip Hughes has set up a date with Sachin Tendulkar where he hopes to learn from the Indian stalwart's experiences following his own Ashes meltdown. The 20-year-old left-hander lost his spot to all-rounder Shane Watson after the second test at Lord's. Australia lost the series 2-1. "I'll chew his ear off. I've got questions ...
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Cricket in changing times, and how it affects us
Aug 18th
In the introduction to the book Out of the Box - Watching the Game we Love, a compilation of weekly columns in The Indian Express by commentator Harsha Bhogle, Sachin Tendulkar writes: "The first time I met Harsha was when he interviewed me for a sports magazine when I was 14. I vividly remember that ...
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With hope in their eyes, ‘miniature’ Sachins face the ball
May 30th
The elegance with which 'Master blaster' Sachin Tendulkar has silenced his critics about his batting prowess in the Twenty20 version of the game, has earned him a large fan following among the budding cricketers. His performance in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) has won the hearts of many youngsters. If you visit Guru Gobind ...
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Sachin Tendulkar says, Love to Play T 20 For India
Apr 15th
Having opted out of the World Twenty20 in South Africa, Sachin Tendulkar has steadfastly stayed away from this format of the game when it comes to playing for the country. At a promotional event here on Tuesday, the maestro said he would have loved to play Twenty20 cricket for India but did not wish to upset ...
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