History was made on Saturday when Rahul Dravid, Dinesh Karthik and Sachin Tendulkar scored centuries in India's first innings of the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur.
He achieved the feat in his 490th innings on Day 1 of the fourth Test against England, at The Oval, before being dismissed by Ollie Robinson for 50, his 27th half-century in the longest format.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid rubbished the notion that his batsmen would be susceptible to hostile South African bowling.
Australia opener David Warner says the third Test is all but over for India, after they were bowled out for 161 and Australia replied with 149 for no loss by the end of the first day.
He does not have the grace of a Sachin Tendulkar nor the "silky soft hands" behind stumps like Syed Kirmani but Mahendra Singh Dhoni will retire as one of India's top three players of all time, feels former Australian cricketer Dean Jones.
It is speculated that Sachin Tendulkar could be offered the high-pressure job.
India celebrated their 700th One-Day International with a 19-run victory, their 20th against England in India in 33 games.
All the batsmen scored breezy knocks in a friendly match at the cricket skills camp in Bangalore
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.
Former Australia captain, Steve Waugh feels that teen pace sensation Pat Cummins, who will miss part of the home Test series against India due to a heel injury, would have tested the likes of veterans Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday will become only the seventh Indian to complete a century of Test matches and he will be the oldest among Indians to accomplish this feat.
He is only the 11th Indian to perform the feat. The Saurashtra batsman reached the milestone in his 80th Test.
Yuvraj was not impressed with the hullabaloo around the move
The BCCI's Ethics Officer Justice Vineet Saran has dismissed the Conflict of Interest case filed against Board president Roger Binny.
Should Tendulkar have been allowed a couple of overs more to reach the landmark?
Career figures of the India team ahead of the tri-series involving Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
The Pakistani umpire gave dubious decisions against Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in the seventh ODI against England.
India left out off-spinner Ramesh Powar, preferring young leg-spinner Piyush Chawla instead for the day-night encounter.
Full text of Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi.
At best, an autobiography by a megastar like Sachin Tendulkar tends to be insipid, recounting situations or experiences that have already been documented and shared ... For a person his image and unsurpassable popularity, there was virtually no upside.
The emergence of a young brigade, coupled with a spate of injuries, has put Sachin Tendulkar's performances under scrutiny.
Australia were on the brink of a series sweep after reducing India to 166 for six in their pursuit of 500 runs for an unlikely victory at the close of play on the fourth day of the fourth Test on Friday.
Tendulkar, Sehwag and Rahul Dravid figure in the one-day and Test squads, while Anil Kumble is in the Test squad for the Super Series against Australia.
Harish Kotian glances at the first day's play in the second Test between India and Australia.
Ten members of the team, including batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, went to the Kisakhani Market, located near the team's hotel.
Rookie pacer James Pattinson has immense respect for the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid but says that he will not be intimidated by the reputation of the star visiting batsmen in the Test series starting, in Melbourne, on December 26.
With his century in Rawalpindi on Monday, Rachin Ravindra became the first player to score a century on debut in both the ICC World Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy.
Interestingly, Sourav Ganguly's run-aggregate since his comeback in December 2006, is the highest by any Indian batsman in Test matches in this period.
Former captain Rahul Dravid on Thursday said India are one of the strong contenders for the 2015 World Cup to be played in Australia and New Zealand as the team has the "advantage of playing five bowlers" in a match.
The Indian team members arrived to a cheerful welcome in Mumbai early on Monday morning from their Pakistan tour.
India opener Gautam Gambhir had his numero uno status intact while team-mate Virender Sehwag slipped a place to sixth in the latest ICC ranking for the Test batsmen.
Virender Sehwag on Friday slipped to fifth position, loss of one place, in the ICC ranking for the Test batsmen but his fellow opener Gautam Gambhir held on to his top position.
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