Manoj Prabhakar, who played alongside Sachin Tendulkar in his first Test on November 15, 1989, salutes The Legend in a fascinating feature.
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar tops the list of the world's 100 best Test cricketers named by legendary spinner Shane Warne in his book Shane Warne's century', which also features as many as 10 other Indians. Warne's list from among cricketers whom he had played with or against also includes Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri.
India's veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami added another feather to her illustrious cap by becoming the first female cricketer to take 200 ODI wickets on Wednesday.
'...we got it from the West Indies dressing room!'
A look at the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket after Australian Shane Warne passed the 500 mark against Sri Lanka.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 2:
Over the last five days, a total of 2,167 people were found positive for coronavirus in Haridwar -- the place where the month-long Kumbh is going on.
The Cricket Board has rubbished former England great Ian Botham's criticism of the highly lucrative Indian Premier League, saying he had no locus standi, and advised him to first get his facts right before commenting on the Twenty20 League.
Nostalgia and anecdotes, given to us by cricket's great writers, do much greater justice to the game.
He finished with the figures of 4-49 in his 14 overs including five maiden overs.
The Indian Cricket League on Wednesday named Edelweiss Capital Limited as the title sponsor for its upcoming tournament. The Twenty20 tournament will be called 'Edelweiss 20s Challenge'.
Statistical highlights of the one-day cricket tri-series match between India and Sri Lanka in Adelaide on Tuesday.
As Pujara gears up to play his 100th Test, here's a look at the list of the 12 cricketers who are a part of the 100 Tests club in India.
Sachin Tendulkar (154 not out) registered his 38th century, extending his world record. It was his eighth against Australia, equal to the Indian record held by Sunil Gavaskar.
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is considering legal action after failing in the latest bid for recognition because of staunch opposition by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, former India skipper Kapil Dev said on Wednesday. The International Cricket Council was unsuccessful in its bid to end a dispute between the BCCI and the ICL after a meeting held in Johannesburg on Monday proved fruitless.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 90th annual day of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association in Chennai, the former India cricketer said if the openers provided a strong start there was a better chance of the team winning matches.
Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, K L Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya: Who will succeed Rohit Sharma after he retires?
The six, including current head coach Ravi Shastri, will give a presentation to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) headed by the legendary Kapil Dev.
The Kiwis are among 18 more players who signed up with the rebel league.
He may boast of the best statistics among all-rounders but former players refuse to place South Africa's Jacques Kallis in the league of extraordinary gentlemen featuring the likes of India's Kapil Dev, West Indies' Sir Gary Sobers, Pakistan's Imran Khan or England's Ian Botham. Kallis is a "selfish cricketer", feels Keith Stackpole, who scored seven centuries in 43 Tests as an opener.
The former all-rounder was roped in as a senior bowling consultant for the Delhi Ranji Trophy team.
Legendary off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna said he joined the ICL as he has been assured a big role in developing slow bowlers.
The match fees of the Ranji Trophy players would be increased to Rs 35,000 per day.
Kohli and Ganguly have endured a rocky past few months during which they were at opposite ends over the former's captaincy tenure coming to an end.
A top BCCI source revealed that the Working Committee criticised both Kapil Dev and Kiran More, for joining ICL's Executive Board.
The NCA would continue to be headed by Sunil Gavaskar
Impressed with the skill-set of young speedsters at the MRF pace academy in Chennai, Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath said that hunting for stronger bodies from the northern part of India can be the answer to the nation's thirst for producing more fast bowlers.
Virender Sehwag smashed a brilliant 128, but the loss of four quick wickets saw India end Day 1 on 214 for 4, in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Do you think the team needs a foreign bowling coach?
Zapak Digital Entertainment Limited, a Reliance ADA Group venture, formally launched India's first full-feature online multiplayer cricket game in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Three teams -- ICL India, ICL Pakistan and ICL World -- will play the 'ICL 20s World Series 2008', in Hyderabad from April 9 to 15. The tournament will have seven matches, with each team playing against each other twice, followed by the final.
USA's sparkling debut, Afghan bravehearts' dream run and India's brilliance
'The best among all,' says the former opener and BJP MP, 'was India's win over the Australians in the recent third Test against Australia in Perth, as it came on Australian soil.'
Traders in Delhi got a reprieve from the court-ordered sealing of unauthorised commercial establishments on Saturday with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi deciding to halt the drive during the weekend.
The 1-0 win against New Zealand is India's only eighth series win away from the sub-continent.
The six off Iain O'Brien was 50th for Sachin Tendulkar in Test cricket. He became the fourth Indian after Virender Sehwag (65), Kapil Dev (61) and Sourav Ganguly (57) to do so.
'Batsmen were good, but if have to win overseas, we have to get players from the MRF Pace Foundation and the NCA coming through, try to prepare pitches to encourage these faster bowlers rather than dusty turners'
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
