In a light blue terrycot half-sleeve shirt, silk rank braid on his shoulders and collar tags of an Indian Air Force (IAF) group captain – that is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the cricketing wonder of India, in his new innings and uniform. Read the rest of this entry »
Sachin Tendulkar, in a startling disclosure, said Thursday that in his 21 years of international career no bookie has ever approached an Indian cricketer. Tendulkar’s statement comes as a big surprise as his second captain Mohammad Azharuddin was banned for life for match-fixing in 2000. Read the rest of this entry »
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have been nominated in three categories for the Internatonal Cricket Council (ICC) Awards 2010 to be held in Bangalore Oct 6. Read the rest of this entry »
Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman kept alive India’s hopes for a win in the third and final cricket Test with their unfinished 83-run stand in the second innings against Sri Lanka at the P. Sara Oval here Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
The senior selection committee Saturday decided to rest Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh and recalled Yuvraj Singh in the 15-member Indian cricket squad for the tri-series in Sri Lanka, involving New Zealand as the third team, starting Aug 10.
The selectors also rested Gautam Gambhir, who missed the second Test in Sri Lanka due to a knee injury. Read the rest of this entry »
Sachin Tendulkar hit his fifth double cetury and test debutant Suresh Raina scored a ton as India made 589 for five and closed in on Sri Lanka’s mammoth first innings score of 642 for four declared, at tea on the fourth day of the second cricket Test here Thursday.
Tendulkar was unbeaten on 202 and put on 256 runs with Raina (120) for the fifth wicket that saw India sailing to safe shores at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Read the rest of this entry »
Who is the best suitable candidate for the Brand Ambassedor of 2010 Commonwealth Games – Sachin Tendulkar or Saina Nehwal? While the question is haunting for a long time for both the Ministry of Sports and Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games the former Indian skipper of Indian Cricket Team Md. Azharuddin is not in a fix in this regard.
He prefers Saina over Tendulkar without any hitch in this regard. Talking to fachcha.com during a function of restaurant chain in New Delhi on Wednesday night former Indian Captain and MP Azharuddin said “He would prefer Saina as she has done excellent job in her field”. Though, he did not comment about the biggest icon of Indian Cricket, Tendulkar, in this regard but extended clear support for Hyderabadi girl in this regard.
“I do not know what Commonwealth people are doing and what exactly they want. It is not my concern. But if it is question of preference I would prefer Saina”, Azhar replied when asked about his preference between Tendulkar and Saina. The Indian ace shuttler Saina has recently won three Grand Prix championships in three consecutive weeks and become No. 2 player in the world in the field of Badminton.