The Kolkata crowd showed all their love for Tendulkar by chanting 'Sachin Sachin', taking the master blaster back to his playing days.
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami celebrates his birthday with his Kings XI Punjab team-mates in Dubai on Thursday.
Here is a look at the team that will open its campaign against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai on April 12.
'Lot of credit to the guys, they bowled very well in tandem, kept the pressure and never made it easier for the Sri Lanka batsmen. We just ensured we applied pressure from both ends.'
Kumble, under whose captaincy Jaffer turned out for India, played a role in the former Mumbai opener's appointment.
Kolkata Knight Riders are expected to continue with their risk-taking approach despite mixed returns when they on Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai on Friday.
India opener Mayank Agarwal and New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel have made huge progress in the ICC Test Player Rankings after outstanding performances in the second Test of their ICC World Test Championship series in Mumbai.
A look at Royal Challengers Bangalore's IPL record over the years.
Besides Agarwal, New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel and Australian pacer Mitchell Starc were also short-listed for the award.
Anderson now has seven wickets in the match.
In a noble gesture veteran leg spinner Anil Kumble has donated his first India blazer for the cause of a children's hospital extension project.
5 instances when teams didn't cross the 70 run mark in 13 seasons.
The veteran leg spinner added more drama to Sourav Ganguly's retirement script, saying the first Test against Australia in Bangalore would also be his last match in front of home fans.
One of the biggest match-winners in Indian cricket Anil Kumble turned 47 on Tuesday and not surprising that birthday wishes poured in from all quarters for the legendary cricketer.
Still in disbelief by Shane Warne's death, India off-spinner Ravichandran hailed the Australian legend for redefining bowling and bringing spin as an attacking commodity in world cricket.
Guitar and card games are options former Australia speedster Brett Lee wants the IPL-bound cricketers to explore in order to maintain the bio-secure bubble during their long stay in the UAE. The IPL will be held in the United Arab Emirates from September 19 to November 10 in a controlled environment owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Member boards from England and Australia are open to the idea while BCCI boss Sourav Ganguly has said that 'it is too early' to talk about it.
Will Ravi Shastri be retained or will the BCCI opt for a new face?
Basking in the glory of becoming only the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests, Virat Kohli said he wants the "next generation" to take inspiration from the fact he could achieve the milestone despite playing in all three formats of the game in a gruelling international schedule.
'I can tell you this!!! I will never go down without a fight!! I Am The #UniverseBoss That will never changed!!'
Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers from Test encounters between India and South Africa.
Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed he had given serious thought about retiring after the England series in 2018 as he felt he was not being adequately backed despite being a proven match-winner for the Indian team.
A lot of premier players and coaches now feel that the use of external substances should be allowed to shine the ball in order to maintain a balance between the bat and ball.
As India broke a long-standing World Cup jinx against South Africa in Melbourne, appreciation and congratulatory messages poured in from the cricket fraternity which hailed the team's "terrific" all-round performance in front of a packed MCG.
Punjab Kings have under-performed since IPL's inception, reaching the final only once in 14 attempts.
'Only those who were part of the 6 straight losses for RCB would know the importance of this.'
Anil Kumble was also keen to retain Ashwin, who captained the side in the previous two editions.
Mumbai Indians spinner Pragyan Ojha credits Anil Kumble for his good showing in the IPL his season.
Shreyas Talpade plays the titular role with aplomb, applauds Deepti Patwardhan.
India's former captain Sourav Ganguly had to endure the ultimate humiliation of not being sold at the 2011 Indian Premier League Players' Auction, but his successor Rahul Dravid did manage to make the cut.
'As I said, sometimes there are differences of opinion and BCCI tried its level best to resolve the whole issue but sometimes things don't work. Sometimes it happens that you can't get along with someone'
The legendary Muttiah Muralitharan only sees Ravichandran Ashwin achieving the 700-800 Test wicket mark among the current crop of spinners and feels Nathan Lyon, who is set to play his 100th Test in Brisbane, 'may be not good enough to reach that far'.
Narinder Batra said that the government is supporting all sports in the country and there is a lot of positivity among players and they want to get back on the track.
'You need someone that understands spin bowling, thoughtfulness and you needed to show empathy, and it's not easy bowling leg-spinners.'
Sourav Ganguly congratulated just-retired Harbhajan Singh on a glorious career
India's premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that he felt like he was being "thrown under the bus" after a remark by former head coach Ravi Shastri left him crushed during a torrid phase in his career when he contemplated retirement multiple times.
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Senior Kings XI Punjab batsman Chris Gayle is likely to play his first game in the ongoing on Thursday after recovering from a bout of food poisoning.
Harbhajan will be playing for Chennai Super Kings this time after donning the Mumbai Indians jersey since the inception of the Indian Premier League.
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