Australian skipper Ricky Ponting believes all rounder Shane Watson has the capability to become the world's premier all-rounder in the coming years.
Would only comment on Yadav after talking to BCCI: Mysore
South African skipper Jacques Kallis heaped praise on Sachin Tendulkar for his historic double ton and said the way the champion batsman paced his innings it showed one need not be a slogger to do well in One-day cricket.
South Africa's veteran batsman Jacques Kallis believes that his team would fightback from the dead and bat out a draw on the final day of the second and final Test in Kolkata.
His impeccable record in all forms of the game defines his pedigree. With more than 10, 000 runs and about 250 wickets in both forms of the game, Jacques Kallis is undoubtedly the world's best all-rounder at the moment.
Can Kallis and Amla carry on the fine showing on Day 2? India will need a couple of early wickets to restrict the South African total.
Jacques Rogge was re-elected as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a second term until 2013 on Friday. Rogge, who ran unopposed, took over in 2001 from Juan Antonio Samaranch as the eighth president of the IOC since the organisation was founded in 1894, two years before the first modern Games in Athens.
The International Olympic Committee has secured a record $3.8 billion from broadcasting rights deals for the 2010-2012 Games package and expects to top that for 2014-2016, IOC chief Jacques Rogge said on Wednesday. The figure represents a $1.2 billion increase from the 2006-2008 two-Games package.
Star all-rounder Jacques Kallis not playing for Warriors is a huge loss but the side still have enough depth in batting and bowling to go all the way through in next month's Champions League Twenty20, feels all-rounder Johan Botha.
Images from the fourth day's play in the first Test between Bangladesh and India, in Chittagong, on Wednesday.
The four cities vying to host the 2016 Summer Olympics are braced for a close call when the IOC chooses the winner in Copenhagen next week.
Despite not claiming a single wicket in the semi-final, Anil Kumble is still the top wicket-taker for Bangalore in the IPL 2009, scalping 17 at 19.47 runs apiece.
England, replying to South Africa's 291, were 241 for seven at close on the second day of the third Test thanks to battling innings by Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Matt Prior.
Jacques Kallis defied England with another composed century to lift South Africa to 279 for six on the first day of the third Test on Sunday.
Former pacer Fanie de Villiers has slammed South African selectors for including "half-fit" bowlers in the national side that suffered an ignominious defeat to the visiting Englishmen in the second Test in Durban earlier this week.
An injunction sought by Ferrari to prevent Formula One's governing body from introducing a budget cap next season will be decided on Wednesday, a French court said. Champions Ferrari went to the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris to try and stop the International Automobile Federation (FIA) from pressing ahead with the optional 40 million pound cap.
Jacques Kallis hit an unbeaten half-century to guide the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a convincing seven-wicket victory against Delhi Daredevils and keep their hopes alive of making it to the semi-finals in the Indian Premier League, in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Kallis brought all his experience into play and carried his bat through the innings during his unbeaten knock of 58 from 56 deliveries in a must-win game for Bangalore.
Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad ripped through South Africa's top order to put England on the brink of victory on the fourth day of the second Test on Tuesday.
England ran out South Africa captain Graeme Smith among a burst of three quick wickets to reduce the hosts to 175 for five on the first day of the second Test on Saturday.
Jacques Kallis is South Africa's highest-ranked batsman, replacing Graeme Smith in the top 10 of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen. The 34-year-old, who scored 120 and four in the Centurion Test against England, climbed three places to eighth in the latest rankings.
Suresh Kalmadi officially invited International Olympic Committee president Dr Jacques Rogge to the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Youth Games Pune 2008.
Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa smashed unbeaten half-centuries to lead Bangalore Royal Challengers to a thumping nine-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League match in Johannesburg on Sunday. Bangalore's third straight victory took them to fourth in the standings with eight points from as many games. Mumbai's dropped to sixth with seven points from seven matches.
Jacques Kallis hit his 32nd Test century to lead South Africa to 262 for four on the opening day of the first Test against England on Wednesday. His 112 not out gave the hosts the advantage after they had been sent in to bat and lost two wickets in each of the first two sessions.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has overlooked legends Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne to select Adam Gilchrist as the greatest player of the 21st century. Waugh said Gilchrist's game-changing career, in which he effectively evolved the wicketkeeping position to wicketkeeper-batsman, was what made him his No.1 choice. "I think the guy who's changed the game the most you would have to say is Adam Gilchrist," Waugh told Cricket Australia.
Injured South African all rounder Jacques Kallis has turned to an oxygen chamber in a bid to recover in time for the first Test against England at Centurion next week.
Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has signed up as one of the players for the upcoming Masters Champions League (MCL) scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates.
Women's boxing will make its first appearance on the Olympic programme at the London 2012 Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday. The IOC said the current 11 men's events will be replaced by 10 men's and three women's events at the London Games.
A look at how South Africa's fast bowlers have performed at home and their record against Indian batsmen.
Jacques Kallis marked the end of his Test career with an emotive farewell century on Sunday to give South Africa a chance of victory over India going into the last day of their brief two-match series.
JP Duminy struck his maiden One-Day International century to lead South Africa to a crushing 212-run victory over Zimbabwe in Centurion on Tuesday. The home team took the series 2-0, representing the perfect fillip ahead of Friday's opening Twenty20 against England in Johannesburg.
Dinesh Karthik's leadership skills are under the scanner after Kolkata Knight Riders's five back-to-back defeats in the ongoing IPL season, but coach Jacques Kallis says there was no discussion on removing the under-fire captain.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting expressed surprise that Ashwell Prince declined the chance to captain South Africa in the third and final Test starting on Thursday. 'When opportunities come around like that I think any Australian would grab it with both hands,' Ponting told reporters on Wednesday.
He noted that the current crisis was triggered by a confluence of factors including increased use of biofuels, surging demand for agri products due to population and economic growth in emerging markets and inadequate supply of cereals -- which is at its lowest levels in three decades. Further aggravating these problems are restrictive protectionist measures taken by some exporting nations, speculation on futures markets and high prices of agricultural inputs, he added.
Check out the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for IPL 2014.
Young Rishabh Pant's competition for the second wicketkeeper's slot with veteran Dinesh Karthik will be the highlight of the discussion.
Grandmaster Vidit Santosh Gujrathi came good when it mattered most and defeated Marius Monalache of Romania to emerge as the best performing Indian in the Cappelle La Grande International Chess tournament that concluded in Cappelle La Grande, France.
It's interesting to compare IPL performances in 2008 and 2009, and rediff.com's paisa vasool index allows us to make objective comparisons.
Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said batsmen need to put up a good total if they are to win matches in the Indian Premier League after going down by nine wickets to Royal Challengers Bangalore in Johannesburg.
Although he fell rather early in the match against Delhi Daredevils, Jacques Kallis is still the most valuable player of IPL3 after the first 21 matches (i.e., as on the morning of March 26) with a MVPI of 360.
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