Champion' Yuvraj has set an example, says Sachin Tendulkar

As Yuvraj Singh prepares to start his second innings in international cricket after his successful battle with cancer, Sachin Tendulkar says the "champion" has set a great example for not just fellow sportspersons but all those suffering from the disease. "He's undergone those tough treatments and those tough sessions and he's back in the Indian cricket team. So he's set a great example not only for the sportsman to follow but for a common man suffering...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar at nets a Day Before The 2nd Test VS NZ in Bangalore

 India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has cautioned his teammates from taking New Zealand lightly and said the visiting team's pacers would look to exploit the overcast conditions during the second Test match, starting here on Friday."New Zealand is a good bowling side and will come up with good bowling plan by exploiting the overcast conditions at Chinnaswamy stadium. The first spell will be really crucial for both sides," Dhoni told reporters...

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Sachin Tendulkar rules out retirement for now

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday indicated that he would not retire for now. "As long as there is a reason to wake up with a reason in the morning, it makes sense in continuing (playing cricket). The day I don't enjoy wielding bat in my hands, I will think otherwise. But that moment hasn't come as yet. When I will get that feeling, I will confirm on that," he said after receiving the Test Cricketer of 2011 at an awards function. His...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar at Castrol Awards 2012

Former India captain, coach, manager and Chairman of the Selection Committee, Ajit Wadekar is set to be awarded the Castrol Lifetime Achievement Award at the Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence for 2011. The award ceremony is to be held at Bangalore on August 29, 2012.Present India under-19 skipper Unmukt Chand will be awarded the Castrol junior Cricketer of the year, 2011.Apart from that the other awards are – Castrol Indian Cricketer of the...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar at Nets August 29,2012 Bangalore

A buoyant India will bank on their spin twins to sweep the short series against struggling New Zealand when the second and final Test starts in Bangalore on Friday.Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 12 wickets and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha six as India underlined their supremacy on home soil by winning the first Test in Hyderabad by an innings and 115 runs.India (from):Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar,...

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Session With Sachin Tendulkar Helped us Win World Cup – Unmukt Chand

India’s Under-19 cricket captain, Unmukt Chand on Tuesday revealed that the session with batting prodigy, Sachin Tendulkar before leaving for Australia helped his side win the World Cup. “We had a half-an-hour session with him before leaving. The session was helpful,” Chand told media persons on the sidelines of a function organised by the BCCI to felicitate the Under-19 squad. “He told what we would face there and how we need to tackle it. He...

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I don't think anyone can play Straight Drive better than Sachin : Viru

He is perceived to be a fearless batsman but the flamboyant Virender Sehwag says he feels "nervous" and has butterflies in his tummy whenever he faces the first ball but never shows it to the bowler. "Every time when I go to the crease and prepare to face the first ball, I'm nervous and there are butterflies in my tummy. I never show it because if the bowler senses it, he'll come hard at me and try to put me under pressure," Sehwag said. "I have...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar Arrives In Bangalore For 2nd Test VS NZ

Members of the Indian and New Zealand cricket teams on Tuesday arrived in the city to play the second Test scheduled from August 31 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.The members of both the teams arrived in a special plane at Bangalore International Airport from Hyderabad around 3.15 pm.The teams drove straight to a private hotel and would rest for the day and commence practice from on Wednesday, according Karnataka State Cricket Association officials.The...

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I worship Sachin Tendulkar: Virat Kohli

Sachin Tendulkar sees a shadow of himself in Virat Kohli but the young Indian batsman says he literally worships the iconic cricketer and matching his feats would be nothing short of "mission impossible" for him.Kohli is the fastest to score 1000 and then 3000 ODI runs and has been India's most prolific scorer this year with five centuries which led to many comparing him with Tendulkar.Tendulkar himself considers Kohli a worthy challenger to his...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar Celebrating India's 1st Test Victory VS NZ | Hyderabad

Having raised visions of a stirring fightback, New Zealand imploded for the second time in as many days to slump to an embarrassing innings and 115-run humbling in the first Test against India.Through Brendon McCullum, playing out of character with emphasis on occupation of the crease rather than flamboyant stroke-making, and Kane Williamson, the impressive right-hand bat who once again showed great gumption and applicationFrom there on, the procession...

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Picture Gallery : Sachin Tendulkar During Day 3 of India's 1st Test VS NZ | Hyderabad

After asking New Zealand to follow on, India picked up the wicket of Martin Guptill before rain forced the third day's play to be abandoned just before 3pm. New Zealand were on 41 for one, still 238 runs behind India's first-innings score of 438. New Zealand began their second innings extremely cautiously, with Brendon McCullum being the picture of restraint against spin and pace.© PTI© PTI© Getty Images© Getty Ima...

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Picture Gallery : Sachin Tendulkar During Day 2 of India's 1st Test VS NZ | Hyderabad

New Zealand’s worst fears came true at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. It was only a day two surface and there was neither diabolical turn nor dramatic bounce, but at the first hint of turn, New Zealand’s fragile top order came unstuck to firmly propel India into the driver’s seat in the first Test.            India might have been disappointed at not adding a few more to their final tally, but Ashwin...

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Picture Gallery : Sachin Tendulkar During Day 1 of India's 1st Test VS NZ | Hyderabad

Sehwag's dismissal typically robbed India of momentum. Sachin Tendulkar, extremely cautious, was content to hold his end up, though Pujara occasionally livened up proceedings with excellent cuts both against the pacers and Jeetan Patel, whose offspin was at best steady.The innings reached a flashpoint with Tendulkar's dismissal, by Boult. The left-arm paceman brought one back into Tendulkar and breached his defences to hit off and middle. Tendulkar...

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