New Delhi: Numbers alone can never define a legend called Sachin Tendulkar. Yet it`s difficult to do away with number crunchers when you talk of a legend whose only competitor over the years has been he himself. 2010 will definitely be an year which will be etched in the memories of cricket crazy Indians for …
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Dubai: Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, along with Virender Sehwag, on Wednesday found a place in the list of players nominated for an ICC online poll to pick the all-time greatest team as part of one-day cricket`s 40th anniversary celebrations. The retired Sourav Ganguly is also part of the list of openers, from which only …
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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting should take inspiration from Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in order to resurrect his fading batting form, a noted cricket columnist has said. Ponting, who has posted scores of 10, 51, 0 and nine for an average of 23.3 in the first two Tests, managed only 12 runs in Australia’s first …
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Centurion: Despite standing on the threshhold of history, champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar seemed unfazed by the media attention and the anticipation around his 50th Test century. “I believe it is destiny. When it is destined to happen it will happen. I am not thinking too much about it. My focus is on preparation,” Tendulkar said. …
Johannesburg: South Africa captain Graeme Smith had termed Sachin Tendulkar as “great ambassador of the game” and said his desire to become a cricketer got wings after watching the Indian batting maestro during his childhood. Smith was a 11-year-old kid when Tendulkar first toured the Rainbow nation following the country’s readmission to the international fold …
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JOHANNESBURG: India captain MS Dhoni downplayed the role of batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar on Monday ahead of a three-Test series against South Africa. Much of the media hype before the first Test from Thursday at Centurion Park centres on the showdown between Tendulkar, seeking his 50th Test ton, and South Africa pace ace Dale Steyn. …
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LONDON: Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s record-breaking ODI double century has found a place in the Time magazine’s top 10 sports moments of the year. “Certain sports milestones seem simply unreachable: In cricket, it’s the one-day double-hundred: no man had ever produced 200 runs for his team during a one-day international match,” ‘The Time’ said. …
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Johannesburg: The mind games have started ahead of the India-South Africa Test series with Proteas star batsman A B de Villiers saying that there would be a question mark on the visitors’ number one ranking if they falter in the three-match series starting December 16. “There’s been this feeling and stats show it, that their …
India are playing too much cricket resulting in injuries to their pacers and that could hurt the team’s chances in next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup on the subcontinent, feels former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram. Akram said the upcoming South African tour just before the World Cup in February has been ill-timed and will only …
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Cape Town: The Indian cricket team suffered an injury scare as Sachin Tendulkar escaped unhurt after he was hit on the helmet by a rising delivery from fast bowler Umesh Yadav during pre-series training at coach Gary Kirsten’s academy here. A delivery from the uncapped right-arm paceman caught Tendulkar by surprise as it hit the …
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