Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar was resplendent. His colourful innings came appropriately on the day of the festival of colours. His talent for free flowing aggression, somewhat underemployed in the world of one-day cricket till today when his promotion as opener was a tactical move thrust upon the side, found a perfect medium on a warm afternoon at the Eden Park. The Sunday was as close to an Indian summer's day New Zealand is likely to see in this part of the year and the home side's

It was eight years ago, on this very day, that Sachin Tendulkar got to a landmark that might not ever be broken in international cricket. March 16, 2012, was the day when Tendulkar scored his last ODI and international century, thereby getting to hundred international centuries.  It was in the 2012 Asia Cup when Sachin scored his last and final international ton. He scored 114 against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, in Dhaka. He had already scored 51 hundreds in Test cricket

People saw Shafali Verma for the very first time in Indian cricket circle at the Women's T20 exhibition match that was played at the end of IPL 2019 last year. Playing for the Velocity, she displayed immense potential to make it big in international cricket and today she is India's biggest hope towards their target of lifting their maiden Women's World T20 2020 title. Finally playing in Indian colours, Verma is aiming to fulfill her father's dream of playing for India. She is

The International Cricket Council has trolled US President Donald Trump who is on a visit to India. Trump is invited by Indian PM Narendra Modi on the occasion of unveiling arguably, the world's largest cricket stadium in Motera. His trip is being named as "Namaste Trump". ICC trolls Donald Trump has been trending everywhere after the US President mispronounced Sachin Tendulkar's name. While addressing the crowd of over one lakh at the Motera stadium, Trump spoke about Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. "This

It was on this very day 10 years ago that God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar achieved something in Gwalior that was never expected to happen in ODI cricket. He became the first batsman to score an ODI double hundred. It was also an unbeaten knock from the Little Master. Back then, getting to this feat was considered impossible, but it was Tendulkar who made it possible. Since Sachin Tendulkar's trendsetting 200, five more players have reached that milestone in ODI internationals. Rohit Sharma,

Sachin Tendulkar carried on their shoulders by Indian cricketers after the 2011 World Cup triumph is a moment that is still fresh in the memories of several fans of the Indian cricket team. On Monday in Berlin, Tendulkar's this very moment was awarded the Laureus Sporting Moment Award in the last 20 years. Tendulkar won his one and only world cup for India in his sixth appearance in the marquee event. He was a part of the Indian cricket team which reached the

The Kiwi U-19 team displayed yet another "Spirit of Cricket" Act in their U19 fixture against West Indies at Willowmoore Park in South Africa on Wednesday. Doing this, they followed the footsteps of Kane Williamson who himself set an example of the same in the 2019 World Cup final against England which was won by the latter. The Windies middle-order batsman Kirk McKenzie suffered severe cramps in his leg and was forced to retire hurt on 99. But soon he returned in the

Australia recently was hugely affected by a bushfire attack causing grievous injury to the animals and the humans living in and around the area. The bushfires consumed nearly 18 million acres of land, causing thousands to evacuate and killing potentially millions of animals. The Australian state of New South Wales, where both Sydney and Canberra are located, declared a state of emergency this week, as worsening weather conditions could lead to even greater fire danger. The Bushfire Cricket Bash will be played to

Four-time IPL champions added six players to their already strong squad and in the process has strengthened it even more. They roped in Sherfane Rutherford and Trent Boult from Delhi Capitals in the pre-auction transfer window and bolstered the power in the bowling and batting departments. Historically, MI are late starters in the tournament. However, with this squad things are likely to change. With so many superstars in the team choosing an ideal predicted line-up is difficult.  In this article, we will continue

After the Christmas celebrations, Test cricket resumes in the international calendar with four teams playing Boxing Day Tests. Australia is currently playing the second Test match against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and South Africa will play England in the first Test at the Supersport Park in Centurion. It has a rich history and tradition one which has given Australian cricket an identity that it has today. With the boxing day hosting two Test matches in different parts of the world,

The game of cricket has seen teams dominating the game over a period of time. The West Indies of the 1980's was an unbeatable force with Clive Lloyd leading a bunch of matchwinning cricketers. Such was their dominance that they had already won two 50-over World Cups before even entering the decade. Australia team was another team that started dominating from the late nineties and continued it till almost 2008. In the meantime, the team won three World Cup, two alone under Ricky

Cricket has been enriched by several spectacular batsmen down the ages. Although it cannot be called a batsman’s game, there is ample fodder for the imagination, going by the legendary batting greats who have rallied their way to more than 10,000 runs in one-day international matches or ODIs. 14 players have scored 10,000 or more runs in ODIs globally. Here is a list of these players- Sachin Tendulkar: The Little Master was the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs in 259 innings in

Sachin Tendulkar is a name that needs no introduction.  He is arguably one of the most celebrated and greatest cricket icons the game has ever known. Precise strokes, perfect balance and genius movement is what defined him. Though he did not have a signature shot, he made all the orthodox shots his own, by improvising them in a way that only he could. Tendulkar’s game had no visible signs of weakness. Be it tuning his technique according to the situation or playing both

The much-awaited India-Australia Test series is all set to begin in a few days. The teams have shared a rich Test history and over the years have been involved in some truly memorable contests. Here is a look at five of the most unforgettable Tests between India and Australia. The Eden Gardens miracle; Kolkata, 2001 There simply cannot be a better Test epic than this. It had everything: hat-trick by a young Harbhajan Singh; India almost down and out after their first innings