The unfortunate incident in Multan in 2004, where Rahul Dravid, who was leading the Indian team in the absence of injured regular skipper Sourav Ganguly, declared the innings with Sachin Tendulkar stranded at 194 not out, is etched in the memories of cricket fans as a rare moment of tension between two legends of the…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has been steadily closing in on several records held by Sachin Tendulkar, and he has already surpassed some of them. While Kohli may not have broken every one of Tendulkar’s records yet, he has set new benchmarks and is widely seen as a player who could challenge some of Tendulkar’s major…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar scored 51 Test centuries in his illustrious career, the most by any player in Test cricket history. These hundreds spanned a career of 24 years, from 1989 to 2013, in which Sachin became a legend in cricket.Tendulkar’s first Test century came against England on August 14, 1990, at…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli, a renowned cricketer who started his career during Sachin Tendulkar‘s era, has retired from T20 International cricket after leading India to victory in the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in Barbados. Kohli‘s cricket journey earned him a massive following, not only for his on-field performances but also for his appearance, as…
In a surprising and lesser-known chapter of cricket history, Sachin Tendulkar, who would go on to become one of India’s most celebrated cricketers, briefly fielded for Pakistan during a festival match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.Tendulkar was just a 15-year-old prodigy, not yet the cricketing legend he would later become. The incident took place…
NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday admitted that he was afraid of militants while visiting Jammu and Kashmir’s Lal Chowk during his tenure as home minister.During the launch of his memoir ‘Five Decades in Politics,’ Shinde recalled his tour in the valley and said that he was advised to give a…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legends Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar share a deep bond of mutual respect and admiration. As two of India’s greatest cricketing legends, their relationship transcends generations.Sunil Gavaskar, who was Tendulkar’s idol growing up, recognized Sachin’s potential early in his career. Gavaskar often praised Tendulkar’s batting skills, discipline, and work ethic, seeing…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar‘s performances against Pakistan are legendary and form a crucial part of his illustrious cricketing career. The matches against Pakistan often carried extra weight due to the intense rivalry between the two nations and Tendulkar played some of his most memorable innings against Pakistan across formats.One of those memorable…
NEW DELHI: Musheer Khan, the younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan, has been setting new standards in fielding, with his latest moment of brilliance coming in a Duleep Trophy match between India A and India B at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.Musheer’s remarkable athleticism was on full display when he ran out Akash Deep with an…
Sachin Tendulkar has often termed his knock against Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup match at Centurion as one of the best of his career considering the enormity of the occasion and the opposition.A bowling line-up comprising Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar can run through any opposition, and that’s what Akhtar targeted —…
