"He was the real ambassador of the gentleman's game," Jagmohan Dalmiya said.
Graeme Hick moved ahead of WG Grace and into the top 10 all-time century makers on Thursday.
Don Bradman would not have been as successful today, says Rodney Hogg.
India captain's 937 rating points are the 11th best in the all-time list for batsmen.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
The Australia captain is at the top of the Test rankings for almost two years. His batting average of 62.32 is second only to Don Bradman.
Noah Lyles always wanted to be the next great sprinter after Usain Bolt retired and the 20-year-old American took a big step toward that goal with the year's fastest 100 metres at the US Championships in Iowa on Friday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara jumped a couple of rungs to second, while skipper Virat Kohli held on to the fifth spot in the latest ICC rankings for Test batsmen.
Opener Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara batted superbly to make centuries on Day 2 of the 2nd Test in Nagpur on Saturday. Here are the statistical highlights from the day's play.
'With his passing comes the end of Indian cricket history.'
'You look with hope at a politician who comes along and promises to change all that: 10 million new jobs every year, no need to touch someone's feet to get an introduction to an employer. And fix the corrupt guys who have made the system what it is.' 'But five years later, the reality has changed little or not at all,' says T N Ninan.
Tendulkar and Dravid came close to the 900-point mark, but were unable to break the barrier
Jadeja, who grabbed nine wickets (five for 124 and four for 52) in the Ranchi Test gained seven points after starting joint-first with Ashwin at 892 points.
Riding on Joe Root's ton and Moeen Ali's half century (99 batting), England made most of the favourable conditions to finish Day 1 on 311/4. Here are the statistical highlights from Day 1 of the 1st Test in Rajkot on Wednesday.
At the age of 28 he's perhaps the only one in the country who's making cartoons on natural history.
According to Paloma Sharma, you'll love Escape Plan if you're a fan of the Terminator and Rambo series of films.
The globally popular Fast and Furious' last installment is weighed down by mundane dialogues and plot points, says Paloma Sharma.
Without civilisational moorings, India, more a sub-continent than a country, could not exist. Primacy of Dharma has been the cornerstone of Indian civilisation, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Legendary South African batsman Barry Richards feels Virat Kohli is a few notches above his contemporaries in the Indian team but still has some way to go before one can compare him with the iconic Sachin Tendulkar.
Statistical highlights on day three of the third cricket Test between India and Australia in Melbourne.
Walking around InMobi's office, it is hard not to compare what you see here with the images one has seen of Google's global offices.
Ian Bell joined an elite trio on Thursday with his third Ashes century in successive Tests after England had lost three cheap wickets on the opening day of the second Test against Australia at Lord's.
Here's a list of the favourites of the billionaires.
Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar, by writer-journalist Dilip D'Souza, is a close scrutiny of the batting legend's last Test, against the West Indies, at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai, last November.
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