The withdrawal of top players is a big setback for the tournament even before it could start.
Sachin Tendulkar spared the hosts a century as India's middle-order batsmen warmed up with some useful knocks before the two-day practice match against Cricket Australia Chairman's XI ended in a draw in Canberra on Friday.
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.
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 back problem is such that every morning I wake up I don't feel the same,' said the 31-year-old ace batsman.
Sachin Tendulkar remained the highest placed Indian batsman at his unchanged fifth position, while injured pacer Zaheer Khan held on to his sixth spot in the bowling chart of the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Sunday.
Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock will captain the Rest of the World XI Test and ODI teams respectively.
Virat Kohli is now the fifth highest run-scorer for India in Test cricket.
'They perhaps hoped to get an early wicket, but once they didn't get that, they went into a shell.'
A Bangalore-based advocate filed a petition demanding Government take over the BCCI since it has taken a stand that it is a private club.
He is on the verge of becoming the highest run-accumulator in Test cricket, but Sachin Tendulkar continues to fall in the ICC rankings for batsmen, dropping a spot to 24th in the latest list released on Tuesday.
The Board will do everything to protect the interests of the players, vowed president Jagmohan Dalmiya.
'If Mahendra Singh Dhoni announces retirement, he can prove to be a good option. He has played a lot of cricket and has won big tournaments.'
Aussie coach John Buchanan has described the bowler as the find of the tour.
Past and present cricketers applaud the batting genius as he turns 31.
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and the openers hit half centuries as India ended day one on 298 for 4 in the three-day tour match against Pakistan A.
Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Saturday said anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare lacks the scientific ideas that are needed to solve the problem of graft.
Four years ago he watched the World Cup final in a Bengaluru pub. On Thursday, Rachin Ravindra scored a 100 in the World Cup 2023 opening game.
India captain Rohit Sharma became the sixth Indian batter to go past the landmark of 10,000 runs in One-Day Internationals.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
Former India skipper Ajit Wadekar has voiced confidence that Sachin Tendulkar will score his hundredth century at the Wankhede stadium, saying it was the batting maestro's 'destiny' to achieve the feat at his home ground.
Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing an end to a remarkable chapter in his illustrious career.
South Africa's Ashwell Prince and AB de Villiers stormed into the top 20 among batsmen after outstanding performances in the second Test against England.
Born to Indian parents in Wellington, New Zealand's batting star Rachin Ravindra has his family roots in Bengaluru.
Sachin Tendulkar is relishing the success of the Indian cricket team and admits that in his 20-year association with the game, the time has never been as exciting as it has been in the last three-four years. The master batsman, who has 85 international hundreds -- 42 in Tests and 43 in ODIs -- said team's victory in New Zealand is indeed satisfying.
Despite the thrashing in the first final of the tri-series, Sourav Ganguly will back those who gave India a competitive streak through the summer.\n\n
Dropping a bombshell, Sachin Tendulkar has disclosed that the then India coach Greg Chappell had made a "shocking" suggestion to him to take over India's captaincy from Rahul Dravid months before the 2007 World Cup in West Indies.
Fit-again Australian pacer James Pattinson believes India still boast of a "class batting line-up" despite the retirements of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman and the visitors will have to work really hard to beat the hosts in their own backyard during the four-Test series.
V V S Laxman received the maximum nominations in the individual category.
Asked who's to compare Kohli with Tendulkar, Ganguly said: "It's a difficult question to answer."
The auctions are slated sometime in February, though the exact date is yet to be announced. Expectations are that stars like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh will rake in close to Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore in just one season of 59 match-days.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named the captain of the all-time India Test XI chosen by cricket magazine Wisden. The celebrated team has been picked ahead of India's 500th Test which will be played against New Zealand in Kanpur from Thursday. The openers in the side are Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag, followed by Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, all-rounder Kapil Dev and Dhoni the wicket-keeper batsman.
'That is how he developed his concentration and focus.'
Between 2014 and 2019, he scored 21 centuries in just 55 Tests. Among these were seven double centuries, the most by an Indian in Test cricket. Remarkably, six of those double tons came within a span of just 22 Tests.
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