Rajaneesh Gupta lists the amazing numbers that make Rohit Sharma one of the finest ODI batters of his time.
Jaiswal Blazes, Gill Leads: India's Young Guns Dominate Opening Day
'Iron body with heart of a Lion. Mohammed Siraj.'
The South African opener took only 108 innings to reach the milestone, beating the previous record held by India's Virat Kohli, who took 133 innings for the same.
Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar began preparations for the upcoming New Zealand Test series with a practice session at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore on Wednesday.
In reply, one of his followers tweeted that the series be named after Panesar and Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh.
Experienced Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene joined the 11,000 Test runs club during the fourth day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah.
In a three part series, Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from cricket World Cups held between 1975 to 2015.
The mood is more festive than of Test cricket at the Wankhede stadium, as Mumbai gets ready to bid farewell to its famous son, Sachin Tendulkar.
Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, who brought in his 39th birthday on Tuesday, will celebrate the occasion with a simple cake-cutting with family and Mumbai Indians teammates later in the evening at the team hotel in Chandigarh.
Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, who brought in his 39th birthday on Tuesday, will celebrate the occasion with a simple cake-cutting with family and Mumbai Indians teammates later in the evening at the team hotel in Chandigarh.
'He's definitely going to be the No 1 Test batsman in terms of runs, centuries, everything,' said India's captain Anil Kumble.
'BOOM What play, captain saab!'
With 765 international scalps in his bag, Ashwin is the second-highest wicket-taker from India after Anil Kumble.
The veteran Sri Lankan batsman, who will retire from One-Day Internationals at the end of the World Cup, is on a record-breaking spree.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the dazzling numbers.
# India (243) have recorded their lowest total against Bangladesh in Tests, outstripping the 429 in the inaugural Test at Dhaka in November 2000.
Statistical highlights of the 5th ODI, between India and Sri Lanka at the Ferozeshah Kotla, in New Delhi, on Sunday
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have a chance to cement their status as two of the best to play the 20-over format.
India (454 for eight) recorded their highest total against South Africa in South Africa, in the first Test, bettering the 414 at Cape Town in January 2007.
# Virender Sehwag, for the third time in a calendar year, has aggregated 1,000 runs or more -- the first two instances were -- 1141 at an average of 63.38 in 12 Tests in 2004 and 1462 at 56.23 in 14 Tests in 2008.
Shami bled 43 runs in his spell of 3.5 overs in the match and was later targetted by online abusers blaming him alone for India's loss.
The cricket fraternity hailed India's maiden Test win at Centurion on Thursday, with Virat Kohli's bowling attack coming in for special praise from greats such as Sachin Tendulkar.
A morale-boosting century clinched before the much-awaited Test series against Australia, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar said the ongoing Irani Cup game has given him good match practice ahead of the big clash.
The first One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka witnessed important milestones being set and new records being made.
The Indian cricket team, sans newly-married skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will leave for Sri Lanka from Chennai on Friday to play three Tests and a tri-nation ODI series starting July 18.
As Team India's tour of New Zealand commences with the first one-dayer in Napier on Sunday, Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical dossier on contests between the two teams.
A decision in this regard was taken by KCA officials after a meeting with Sports minister A C Moideen in Thiruvananthapuram.
Iconic Sachin Tendulkar and limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni have led the bandwagon of former and current cricketers praising Zaheer Khan, who ended his international career on Thursday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's selection committee will meet on Saturday in Mumbai to pick the squad for the next month's Champions Trophy.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from cricket World Cups held between 1975 to 2015.
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag feature in an elite list of cricketers who have been a part of at least one win in each Test playing nation.
The ICC on Thursday came under attack for its "baffling" all-time Test player rankings which had no place for champion batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara in the top 20 but the game's governing body made it clear that the list did not rank players in terms of true greatness.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar joined a host of former greats in congratulating India's cricket team on the historic series triumph over Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
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