England captain Alastair Cook is all set to break India's legendary batsman Sachin's Tendulkar's record by becoming the youngest batsman in the history of the game to score 10,000 Test runs. Cook is just 36 runs shy of reaching the milestone and once he gets there, he will also become the first English batsman to reach the feat. Cook will be targeting the mark in England's first Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley on Thursday. Tendulkar's 10,000th Test run came against Pakistan in Kolkata in March 2005, a little more than a month before his 32nd birthday. Cook meanwhile, turned 31 on Christmas Day last year, meaning if he scores the 36 runs required in the opening Test against the visiting Sri Lankans, he would have reached the 10,000 barrier five months younger than India's batting legend.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli takes the top spot as the most searched IPL player this season.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai.
Mohammed Shami claimed his 200th Test wicket and completed figures of 5-44 as hosts South Africa were bowled out for 197 on the third day of the first Test.
Winning the series is out of the question, but Australia vice-captain David Warner insists his team will not give up on trying to force a turnaround against India and make a statement before the upcoming Ashes.
Another milestone awaits Virender Sehwag in the upcoming second Test against England in Mumbai. He will play his 100th Test and join a select band of eight Indian greats to achieve the feat, writes Harish Kotian.
The opening day in the second Test between India and the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium was all about tourists' brittle batting, Pragyan Ojha's five for 40 and Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 38, which raises hope for a record 52nd Test hundred from the batting icon in his farewell 200th Test.
'I just had so much clarity of what (Finch) expected of me in that role'
Mohammad Hafeez scored a scintillating unbeaten 86 as Pakistan held their nerve to defeat England by five runs in the third and final Twenty20 International at Old Trafford on Tuesday to tie the series 1-1.
Sachin Tendulkar turns 40 on Wednesday and the milestone means the sun will soon set on the batting maestro's illustrious career. Ahead of his big day, Tendulkar spoke to The Hindu about his satisfaction with Team India's youngsters, life after the retirement of teammates, dressing room banter and the evolution of batting.
'Back in the day I used to think about playing in different conditions, different countries, but when you become captain it's about taking your team across the line.'
Run machine Virat Kohli is the second fastest to 25 Test centuries after Australian great Don Bradman.
Tiger Woods won the Zozo Championship by three strokes on Monday, matching Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA Tour victories.
The 32-year-old Sharma reached the milestone in 98 matches, more than the other Indian bowlers in the club.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
Ajinkya Rahane made it very clear that the undisputed leader of this side is Virat Kohli and he is happy filling in when required.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has reached a landmark score of 24,000 first-class runs as his batting display gave Surrey hope of a draw in their LV County Championship Division One clash against Nottinghamshire at The Oval.
Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday achieved another milestone as he became the first cricketer in the history of the game to cross 15,000-run mark in Tests even as India closed in on a win in the opening Test against West Indies at Ferozshah Kotla.
A look at the various batting records in the IPL over the years.
Jhulan Goswami rallied behind the seam attack, saying they are all quality bowlers and it is just about sticking with them and showing patience.
Images from Day 3 in the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Saturday.
Several former players, including India's Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman, on Thursday said that the turning Motera pitch, on which India defeated England by 10 wickets inside two days, was not ideal for Test cricket, an opinion that was not shared by the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
It was on August 14, 1990, that Tendulkar scored the first of his 100 international centuries, a majestic 119 not out on a fifth day track to save the Test match for India against England in Manchester.
Sunil Gavaskar, who appeared for the first time in Test cricket 50 years ago today, March 6, 1971, was presented with a special India cap by BCCI secretary during the lunch interval on Day 3 of the fourth and final Test between India and England at the Narendra Modi stadium.
England finished day two on 111-2 and trail New Zealand by 267 runs in the first innings of the first Test after Devon Conway's double ton took the game away from the home side on Thursday.
The 15th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League saw some records being created as Mumbai Indians put the brakes on Chennai Super Kings's winning streak, beating the visitors by 37 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.
Visiting Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday saluted batting ace Sachin Tendulkar on becoming the first cricketer to score 17,000 runs in One-day cricket.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between India and Bangladesh in Indore.
India skipper Virat Kohli was effusive in praise of Ravchandran Ashwin after the off-spinner became only the fourth Indian, and sixth spinner in the world, to take 400 Test wickets.
A century would have been nice but what mattered more was playing according to the demands of the situation.
Imam Ul-Haq shoulders such heavy responsibility for a man whose best years are only just beginning. At just 23, expectation is no stranger to a man for whom big things were dreamt when he could first lift a bat. Having Pakistan legend Inzamam Ul-Haq for an uncle will do that to you.
The 31-year-old dasher, who is currently the world No.1 in both the Test and ODI formats, was speaking at a promotional event in Mumbai.
Images from the second Twenty20 International between India and the West Indies, in Kolkata, on Friday.
Babar Azam (104) hit his second Test century and Mohammad Rizwan 95 to stall Australia's march to victory and once they had departed, Pakistan were soon all out for 335.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between New Zealand and Scotland, in Dubai, on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI between India and Australia played in Bengaluru on Sunday
Chris Gayle and Andre Russell are both expected to be fit for the showdown with Australia after nursing injuries in West Indies victory over Pakistan. Gayle scored a trademark fifty off just 33 balls as the Windies secured a seven-wicket win in their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup opener at Trent Bridge.
New Zealand's bowlers steadily chipped away at the West Indies lineup to record a ruthless 240-run victory shortly before tea on the fourth day of the second Test at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday to wrap up a 2-0 series sweep.
David Warner scored a sparkling, unbeaten triple hundred after before being reprieved by another no-ball as Australia declared their first innings closed at 589 for three before the dinner-break on Day 4 of the second Test against Pakistan, at the Adelaide Oval, on Saturday.
Steve Smith became the fastest man to score 7,000 Test runs on Saturday, shattering a record that had stood since 1946, while moving past Donald Bradman to become Australia's 11th highest scorer.
