Sachin Tendulkar, who turns 50 on Monday, cut a chocolate cake near the team's dugout during the Punjab Kings innings.
'We all were lucky to have got to play with him and we learned a lot from him.'
A look back at a few memorable showdowns in the last decade and half that had the quintessential crests and troughs of Test cricket.
Sachin revealed that playing gully cricket with a straight boundary back at his first home in the city helped him develop his trademark straight drive
It won't be easy for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to remain fit and find a place in India's ODI World Cup squad in 2027, said former captain Sourav Ganguly.
'Found this picture of ours... Any guesses when this was clicked?'
Sachin, Anjali and Sara had dinner at a Japanese restaurant.
Here's wishing the 'God of cricket' a very happy birthday.
'...he's not shown any obvious signs of dismissal and he's played stylishly.'
After hundreds upon hundreds of runs on flat tracks in the ongoing series so far, it took the green top at The Oval to finally produce the best day of the Indian summer, on the fifth and last Friday of the Test series.
Maybe Shubman Gill didn't want Shardul Thakur , wanted Kuldeep Yadav: Sunil Gavaskar questions captain's say in XI
Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com captures glimpses of Sachin Tendulkar as he engages with children after he was appointed Hand Ambassador for the Savlon Swasth India mission.
The India skipper will be eyeing the great Don Bradman's 88-year-old record for most runs by a captain in a Test series.
It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days. Congratulations!!'
Anshul Kamboj's experience will hold him in good stead, say Ishant and Bhuvneshwar
Sachin Tendulkar was elegantly attired in traditional kurta pyjama, exuding cultural reverence at the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya on Monday.
A one-on-one chat with the Master Blaster inspired 21-year-old opener Ibrahim Zadran to become the first player from Afghanistan to record a hundred in a World Cup match.
After a brilliant 269 in 387 balls in the first innings, Gill was dismissed for an entertaining 161 off 162 balls with 13 fours and 8 sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 99.38.
Sachin Tendulkar said playing in the Ranji Trophy provides national players an opportunity to go back to basics.
Jaffer appreciated Ashwani's skill-set, as someone capable of bowling close to 140 kmph, having a great bouncer and yorker.
Veteran Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor on Thursday created history by making a resolute return to international cricket after a hiatus of of three-and-a-half years.
So far in the four matches of the ongoing five-match series against the Three Lions, India Test captain Shubman Gill has managed to score 722 runs in the eight innings at an average of 90.25.
Prithvi Shaw, who led India to the U19 World Cup title in 2018, recalled attending the 2011 World Cup final at the Wankhede as an 11 year old.
Rohit went past Tendulkar, Dravid, Gayle during his knock.
The Indian Test team in near future won't have any player wearing the jersey No.18 that belonged to legendary Virat Kohli for the last 14 years
To mark Warne's first death anniversary, Sachin Tendulkar penned a heartfelt message.
Sachin scored 34,357 runs across all formats. No batsman to date has breached the 30K mark, let alone come near to breaking Sachin's record.
If history is anything to go by, Leeds always has room for a little magic.
'Some unknown person donated blood and saved my family member's life.'
The Indian team also made history at Headingley in the series opener, with five centuries scored in a Test match.
22 images that captures glimpses of a most unusual Indian who led the nation for 10 years.
Himself known for his delightful cover drivers, Bell thinks Virat Kohli plays his favourite shot the best among his peers.
Virat surpassed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar to become the Indian batsman with the highest number of runs in ICC white-ball tournaments.
'It is disconcerting to see the misuse of technology as it takes away from the truth and authenticity of the Internet.'
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
Cricketing legends and captains, past and present, echoed their sentiments, while groundsmen and support staff were honoured.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's grade A+ contract will continue despite their retirement: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia
Vimal Khumar and Pradosh Ranjan Paul struck massive hundreds as Tamil Nadu piled up 399 for two against Nagaland on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Dimapur on Saturday.
Strange selection, says Manjrekar; Irfan, Harbhajan congratulate Gill
Also spotted in Jamnagar: Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Dwayne Bravo.
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