NEW DELHI: The 1999 Kolkata Test between India and Pakistan remains one of the most iconic—and controversial—matches in cricket history due to the controversial run-out of India’s hero Sachin Tendulkar involving Shoaib Akhtar.The Test was initially scheduled to be the third and final match of the series between India and Pakistan. However, it was later…
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…
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 —…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar not only perfected the upper cut shot off fast bowlers, he also made it quite popular.Be it off searing pace deliveries by Brett Lee in Test matches in Australia or by Shoaib Akhtar in the 2003 ODI World Cup clash in Centurion, Tendulkar played the upper cut shot…
NEW DELHI: Young pace sensation Mayank Yadav has become the talk of the town after delivering two stunning match-winning performances in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).There is hardly anyone left from the cricketing circle who has not lauded the young bowler for his sheer pace and accuracy. Mayank, who firmly established himself as a…
