16 Indian batters have scored a century on Test debut. Many did not score a hundred again in their Test careers. Rajneesh Gupta's fascinating facts on the members of the elite club of debutant centurions.
India captain Sourav Ganguly said medium pacer Aavishkar Salvi would play in the tri-series match against Bangladesh.
India discard Virender Sehwag scored a breezy 48 off just 20 balls as CAG (Comptroller &Auditor General of India) were involved in a tie with Mumbai Customs, in a concluding Group C league match of the Rs 12 lakh tenth All India Dr D.Y. Patil T20 Cup, organised by the D.Y Patil Sports Academy, under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association, at the D Y Patil Stadium, in Nerul, Mumbai, on Wednesday.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar feels opener Virender Sehwag's decision to make a departure from his 'see the ball, hit the ball' approach went a long way in helping him score his first Test century in two years in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan, it's former cricketer Virender Sehwag, who has now jumped into the political bandwagon. The former India opener posted on his official Twitter account, appealing agitating protesters to cease violence immediately and sort out the issues peacefully by staying within the limits of Indian constitution. "I request all my brothers to voice their differences and protest by staying within the limits of our constitution. We are saviors and not violent predators," Sehwag posted on his twitter account," Sehwag wrote on his Twitter handle. "Our army and sportspersons fight for the country's pride. Our (the citizen's) passion should work in the benefit of India and not against it," he added. Sehwag's comments come in the backdrop of a raging debate on freedom of expression after an event against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised. Earlier Dhoni had also voiced his opinion by hailing the Indian army, saying that the nation is in a position to debate on freedom of expression because of the men in uniform.
Calling Test cricket an enduring romance, Sehwag said it is the waiting game which makes the format charming.
The once dynamic batsman, playing for India Blue against India Red, fell for 9 after struggling to survive at the crease for 31 minutes.
Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag of India, Hashim Amla of South Africa and England's Graeme Swann have all been short-listed for the top honour at the LG ICC Awards 2010, it was announced on Monday.
Pakistan's captain challenged the dashing Indian opener to unleash his fusillade on bouncy wickets.
'I realised that whatever facilities we (cricketers) are getting, these guys are not even getting 10 or 20 per cent of that'
Ravindra Jadeja's gutsy 77 and Munaf Patel's brisk unbeaten 36 guided Rest of India to 260 in their first innings on the opening day of their Irani Trophy match against Ranji Champions Mumbai in Nagpur on Thursday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were on Saturday promoted to grade 'A'.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag, on Tuesday, said that Australian players are more concerned about bagging lucrative Indian Premier League deals during next year's auction which prevented them from sledging their Indian counterparts during the recently concluded series that hosts won 4-1.
Virender Sehwag scored a fluent fifty, but it was not enough to prevent formidable Delhi from going down to India Blue by 18 runs in the opening game of NKP Salve Challenger Series in Indore on Thursday.
Paceman Munaf Patel could also make a comeback in Team India if declared fit by the Board.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India stepped in to bring about harmony in the Indian cricket team in Australia, telling skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and vice-captain Virender Sehwag to ensure cordiality prevails.
Murali Vijay and Rohit Sharma were included, while uncapped Karnataka pacer Abhimanyu Mithun replaced Praveen Kumar in the 14-man squad.
22-year-old Rajasthan pacer Pankaj Singh was also named in the 16-man team for the upcoming series Down Under.
They may be rivals on the field of play, but India opener Virender Sehwag and Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara have joined together to star in a new 'Think Wise campaign' launched by the ICC on Tuesday, educating people about HIV/AIDS and how to avoid contracting the disease.
India's selectors, as expected, named a weakened squad for the first three One-Day Internationals against the West Indies, the first of which is in Cuttack on November 29. Virender Sehwag was named captain after regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was given rest. Senior pros Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh also got breaks. And there was no place for Harbhajan Singh.
With 765 international scalps in his bag, Ashwin is the second-highest wicket-taker from India after Anil Kumble.
The dashing Indian opener said he had decided that he would punish the loose ball irrespective of whether he was on 0, 99 or 199.\n\n
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the dazzling numbers.
India's comprehensive 2-0 victory in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, which concluded in Mumbai on Sunday, was reflected in the home side players topping the charts in both batting and bowling.
No Shubhman Gill or Hardik Pandya either in Sanjay Manjrekar's T20 World Cup team.
Admitting Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar and West Indian great Brian Lara are two of the best he has bowled to, Australian legend Glenn McGrath has said that Virender Sehwag was not in the same league.
Virender Sehwag makes unique offer to sons if they break his record.
"He will be assessed in the nets tomorrow before we know whether he will be available for the game," the BCCI secretary said.
Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the ongoing ICC Twenty20 World Cup in England ahead of India's second match against Ireland in Nottingham on Wednesday.
Karun Nair became only the second Indian to hit a triple century in Test cricket, when he smashed 303 not out on Day 4 of the fifth Test against England in Chennai on Monday.
Anil Kumble and second wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel have also been asked by the BCCI to play in a Ranji Trophy match before leaving for Pakistan.
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, who were rested for last month's One-Day International Series in Bangladesh, were included in India's 15-man squad, to be led by Rahul Dravid, for the upcoming matches in Ireland and Scotland.
Ravichandran Ashwin's childhood coach Sunil Subramanian wished the experienced off-spinner ahead of his 100th Test as India is set to lock horns with England in the fifth and final Test of the five-match series at Dharamsala from Thursday.
Virender Sehwag been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup. In-form Tamil Nadu batsman Murali Vijay will replace him in the India squad bound for the West Indies.
So, how did the foreign press react to first day's play at the Motera? Rediff.com brings you a summary of what the English Press felt.
Injuries to Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan clouded India's preparations for the first Test against England, starting next week.
Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev conceded that the form slump of senior openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag is a big worry for the team ahead of the twin Test series against England and Australia.
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