| Sachin is a very, very special batsman in my book: Akram Posted: 21 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST 
Following is an exclusive column by former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram who pays tribute to Sachin Tendulkar on scoring 50 Test centuries. New Delhi: When Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989, it was clear to me and a lot of my illustrious teammates ...  |
| Amitabh Bachchan unhappy due to “Sachin vs Sir Don” debate Posted: 21 Dec 2010 08:30 AM PST 
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan writes in his blog that he is very proud of Sachin Tendulkar for being the first cricketer to score 50 Test centuries, but is annoyed at constant attempts by the media to compare him with legends like Don Bradman. “Why must there be a debate or ...  |
| Sachin beats Sir Don in a conducted poll Posted: 21 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST 
Sachin Tendulkar scoring a historic 50th Test ton has re-ignited the debate on who is the greatest batsman of all time, Sachin or Don Bradman, and a poll commissioned by an Australian newspaper saw the Indian icon as runaway winner over Don Bradman. In an online poll conducted by the ...  |
| ICC Suspends Shane Shillingford Of West Indies for suspect action Posted: 21 Dec 2010 07:30 AM PST 
The International Cricket Council today confirmed that an independent test had found the bowling action of the West Indies’ off-spinner Shane Shillingford to be illegal and, as such, the player has been suspended from bowling in international cricket. As per what ICC media release says, one complete analysis of his ...  |
| Sachin Tendulkar represents human excellence Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:55 AM PST 
Sachin Tendulkar’s feat of becoming the first cricketer in history to score 50 Test centuries “needs to be seen at par with efforts in any field to push the frontiers of human excellence”, a leading Pakistani daily said on Tuesday. “Putting Sachin Tendulkar’s latest feat in a strictly cricketing context ...  |
| Sachin Tendulkar moves closer to top spot in ICC rankings Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:21 AM PST 
Indian batsman batsman Sachin Tendulkar has closed in on Kumar Sangakkara at the top of the ICC test rankings and can overtake the Sri Lankan captain with a good showing in the remaining two tests against South Africa. Tendulkar now has an excellent opportunity to overtake Sangakkara in top spot, ...  |
| Pakistani players ignored again for IPL Posted: 21 Dec 2010 02:45 AM PST 
Pakistan’s cricketers will continue to miss out on the Indian Premier League bonanza after none of them were included in the auction for next year’s money-spinning event, organisers said on Tuesday. No Pakistani featured in a list of 416 players whose services will be auctioned in Bangalore on January 8-9 ...  |
| Tendulkar returns in ODI Squad for series against SA Posted: 21 Dec 2010 02:30 AM PST 
Uttar Pradesh leg-spinner Piyush Chawla was a surprise inclusion in the Indian squad that will take on South Africa in the one-off Twenty20 and five match ODI series that starts on January 9. Apart from Chawla, regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, senior-most player Sachin Tendulkar, dashing opener Virender Sehwag and ...  |
| Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2010-11 Schedule Posted: 20 Dec 2010 10:34 PM PST 
Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2010/11 Fixture Thu Dec 23 01:00 GMT | 14:00 local | 06:30 IST Auckland v Pakistanis Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Sun Dec 26 01:00 GMT | 14:00 local | 06:30 IST 1st T20I - New Zealand v Pakistan Eden Park, Auckland Tue Dec 28 D/N 06:00 ...  |
| Zaheer fit to play in 2nd Test against South Africa Posted: 20 Dec 2010 10:20 PM PST 
Indian pace bowling head Zaheer Khan has been declared fit and is likely to play in the 2nd test starting on 26 December at Durban. Zaheer missed the first test at centurion, which India lost by an inning and 25 runs, due to the hamstring injury. India team felt the ...  |
| ICC to hold teleconference with suspended Pak trio’s lawyers Posted: 20 Dec 2010 10:02 PM PST 
The International Cricket Council will hold a teleconference on Tuesday with the lawyers of the three suspended Pakistani players, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir. The decision to have the teleconference was taken after Butt through his UK-based lawyer, Yasin Patel requested the ICC to postpone the full hearing ...  |
| Gilchrist, Lara in top bracket for IPL 4 auctions Posted: 20 Dec 2010 09:58 PM PST 
Legendary West Indian batsman Brian Lara, dashing Australian wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist are among overseas players who have been put in the top bracket base price for the upcoming auctions of the fourth edition of Indian Premier League. As per information received, Mitchell Johnson, Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting’s name ...  |
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