Sachin Tendulkar to receive Order of Australia on November 6

Undoubtedly, it will be one of Sachin Tendulkar's most significant moments concerning the southern hemisphere country. Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the honour on a recent trip to New Delhi. Tendulkar has enjoyed a special relationship with Australia. At the Sydney Cricket Ground on India's 1991-92 tour, he became the youngest player to score a Test century in Australia. He followed that up with an amazing hundred in the final...

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BCCI Annual Awards: Sachin Tendulkar to be honoured

Virat Kohli, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar highlight the list of Indian cricketers who will be honoured during the Board of Control for Cricket in India's annual awards ceremony to be held in Mumbai on November 21, a BCCI media release said. Kohli will be presented with the Polly Umrigar Award for being India's top-cricketer in the 2011-12 season. With it, Kohli will have his name added with other stars who have received this honour previously...

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I am Confident of Sachin Scoring a Century Against England : John Wright

Wright also said that the great Sachin Tendulkar should be left alone to take a call on his cricketing career. "Great cricketers like Tendulkar know the pride they carry about representing India. Their awareness level is always high, that's why they are great. "I've full confidence that he would make the right timing about when and where to finish. But as long as he is there, he would be at full flow," Wright said with a smiling. Wright was also...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar Starts Training With Mumbai Ranji Team Mates

Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar will make a rare appearance in domestic four-day cricket to gain match practice ahead of the home Test series against England.Sachin Tendulkar was seen going through the paces at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday morning, in preparation for his first Ranji Trophy match in over 3 years.The 39-year-old, the world's leading scorer in both Test and one-day cricket, was named in a 13-man Mumbai squad for a four-day Ranji Trophy...

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Adam Gilchrist supports Sachin Tendulkar getting Membership of Order of Australia

Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist on Monday came out in support of Sachin Tendulkar being conferred the Membership of the Order of Australia, saying that the senior Indian batsman has helped in forging relations between the two countries. Gilchrist's former opening partner Matthew Hayden was upset at Tendulkar getting the award and had said that the honour should be exclusive to his countrymen. But, Gilchrist felt the honour was a recognition...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar & Arjun Tendulkar at Practise Session in Mumbai | OCT 28,2012

Record-breaking Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar will make a rare appearance in domestic four-day cricket next week to gain match practice ahead of the home Test series against England.The 39-year-old, the world's leading scorer in both Test and one-day cricket, was named Friday in a 13-man Mumbai squad for a four-day Ranji Trophy match against Railways starting in Mumbai on November 2.Tendulkar, whose last Ranji appearance was in 2009, struggled...

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Sachin Tendulkar to miss Indian GP this time & Start Training For Ranji Trophy

Veteran cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who waved the chequered flag at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, will miss the second edition of the Formula One race to play a Ranji match for his Mumbai team. It has been learnt that Tendulkar, who is a motorsports enthusiast, decided to prefer practising with the team in Mumbai than coming here. Tendulkar, who is going through a lean patch, is scheduled to play the first match of the new season against Railways...

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Sachin Tendulkar to Attend Indian GP 2012

As the country gears up for the second season of the Indian Grand Prix, Jaypee Sports International (JPSI), organisers and owners of the Greater Noida’s Buddh International Circuit (BIC), expect 70,000-75,000 viewers to watch the race on Sunday. This will be lower than last year, when an estimated 95,000 viewers watched the race but the organisers say it is in line with their expectations. Among them will be corporate honchos such as Richard Branson...

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Aussies have utmost respect for Sachin Tendulkar, says Mark Webber

The decision to confer Sachin Tendulkar with the 'Order of Australia' might not have gone down well Down Under, but the Australian F1 driver Mark Webber today said his country has "utmost respect" for the "incredible" Indian batsman. "Sachin Tendulkar has just been an incredible cricketer and one of the most amazing sportspersons the world has seen. Australians have utmost respect for him. The government, the people, everyone respects him," the...

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Sachin Tendulkar is our Greatest Kohinoor : Priyanka Chopra

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra sang praises for cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who is in line to bag the title of "India's Prime Icon". She called him the country's "greatest Kohinoor". "I think Sachin Tendulkar is our greatest Kohinoor. He is not just a sports personality anymore; he is an icon that every young person aspires to be because he proves that dreams can come true no matter where you are from and no matter what you do as long as you...

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Opening with Sachin Tendulkar a big achievement, says Dwayne Smith

Coming into Champions League T20 as the defending champions, Mumbai Indians might be leaving South Africa without a single win under their belt but for Dwayne Smith the experience has been fulfilling personally as he got a chance to open the batting with Sachin Tendulkar.   "At MI you open the batting with Sachin Tendulkar. From the time I was young, I've always admired him as a batsman and to open the batting with him is a big achievement...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar in Action vs Sydney Sixers

 Mumbai Indians skipper Harbhajan Singh said the defending champions paid the price for a slow start in their 12-run loss to Sydney Sixers in a Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 at Kingsmead on Monday.Mumbai Indians' disastrous campaign in the tournament came to an end with their third defeat in four matches as they failed to perform as a unit in high-pressure situations, thus ending on a winless note."This was a kind of a game...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar with fans in South Africa

Their title defence having ended early with a whimper, Mumbai Indians would look to salvage some of their battered reputation with at least a win when they take on Sydney Sixers in an inconsequential Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 here on Monday.Mumbai Indians came into the tournament as one of the favourites with a star-studded squad but they have failed to live up to their reputation, losing two matches and one game being abandoned...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar in Action VS Chennai Super Kings

 Lasith Malinga's five-wicket haul and Dinesh Karthik's whirlwind 74 went in vain as Chennai Super Kings eked out a narrow six-run win over Mumbai Indians in an inconsequential Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 on Saturday.Even before the first ball was bowled, the match was rendered a dead-rubber after Lions notched up a five-wicket victory over Yorkshire earlier today to become the second team from Group B to reach the semifinals,...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar in Action VS Yorkshire

Rain played spoilsport as the Champions League Twenty20 match between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Yorkshire was on Thursday called off just before the former team completed their innings on Thursday. Mumbai were 109 for five in the 15th over but captain Harbhajan Singh would not give up without a fight. He lifted Rafiq for two sixes from the three remaining balls after Rayudu's dismissal and then Pollard struck a six and two fours...

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Sachin Tendulkar to play for Mumbai in their Ranji opener

It looks like the stars are finally smiling on the Ranji Trophy. The Indian cricket board officials couldn’t have dreamed of a better opening for their premier domestic tournament than the one they will get on November 2, for they will have the entire star cast of Indian cricket lined up for the domestic tournament. If Mumbai will have Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane in their home game against Railways, Delhi will...

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Feel privileged, says Sachin Tendulkar on honour Down Under

Veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said it is a great honour to have been conferred with the membership of the Order of Australia. The decision to honour the cricketer was announced by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard during her visit to a cricket clinic here. The 39-year-old cricketer, in a statement, said that he felt privileged at having been honoured. "I indeed feel privileged and honoured at receiving this recognition....

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Sachin Tendulkar to be made member of the Order of Australia

India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar is to be conferred with membership of the Order of Australia, visiting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said in New Delhi on Tuesday. Gillard, currently on a three-day state visit to India, told reporters that Tendulkar deserved the "special honour" because he was a "very special cricketer". "Cricket is of course a great bond between Australia and India. We are both cricket-mad nations," she said....

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Sidhu reminisces about Sachin Tendulkar on Bigg Boss

Inmate Navjot Singh Sidhu, known for his peace making ways on Colors' Bigg Boss, reminisces about Sachin Tendulkar: the legend of the cricketing world! In an interesting anecdote, Sidhu shares moments from the history of Indian cricket particularly about Sidhu's first tour with Tendulkar in Pakistan in 1989. In the Bigg Boss house, Sidhu talks about the India Vs Pakistan match where India was almost losing the game with a score of 24-4. Sidhu was...

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Exclusive Pics : Sachin Tendulkar in Action VS Highveld Lions

Defending champions Mumbai Indians started their campaign on a disappointing note, losing to Lions by eight wickets, in their opening match of the Champions League Twenty20 in Johannesburg on Sunday.The catalysts for Lions' victory were Neil McKenzie (68 not out off 41 balls) and 19-year-old Quinton de Kock (51 not out off 33) as the duo helped the side chase the target of 158 with seven balls to spare at the New Wanderers Stadium.Mumbai posted 157...

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