It was supposed to be an announcement pertaining to India's forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka and involved Aravinda De Silva and Sanjay Manjrekar, amongst others.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar picked pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar over fellow-speedster Mohammed Shami, who took a sensational last over hat-trick against Afghanistan, for India's World Cup match against the West Indies in Manchester on Thursday.
After the match, Tendulkar gave a speech at the Wankhede which made cricketing fans all over the globe a little teary-eyed.
Aviva Life Insurance, a joint venture between UK's biggest insurer Aviva and Dabur, has roped in master blaster Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador and named its new child insurance policy after the cricketer's title - Little Master.
However, even though everyone was talking about the record, I was concentrating on the team's requirements.
From the International Cricket Council (ICC) to master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, a number of people took to Twitter to extend their good wishes to Dhawan on his special day.
Head coach Justin Langer was in awe of Steve Smith while watching him play during Australia's first practice session in London ahead of the World Cup, so much so that "it was like watching Sachin bat".
Iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday announced an association with Middlesex Cricket to launch Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy (TMGA).
Sri Lankan master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya leapfrogged fellow-left-handed opening batsman Adam Gilchrist to become the most expensive foreign player after two rounds of bidding in the Indian Premier League. At the twilight of his international career, the all-rounder was snapped for just under a million dollars, a good $275,000 more than Gilchrist.
The Master Blaster turned 44 on Monday and wishes poured in for him on social media.
There was a dash of Bollywood to the IPL sizzling contest.
Ganesh Chaturthi is here and everyone from Sachin Tendulkar to Ajinkya Rahane and Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to extend their greetings to fans and followers on the auspicious occasion.
India's batting icon Sachin Tendulkar turns 42 on Friday.
'I told Sachin that if both of you and Dravid do not want to lead the side, how will we go about things? Then Sachin told me that we have one more player in the country who could lead the side and his name is none other than MS Dhoni.'
Sachin Tendulkar, who announced his retirement from the international cricket, arrived in Mussoorie, about 20 kms from Dehradun, on Wednesday, to spend a quiet vacation with his family.
The master blaster looked suitably attired for the occasion too.
Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar says playing the Kiwis at home is going to be a challenge because of the conditions there.
Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan on Thursday became the first cricketer in Test history to score centuries in 11 countries, including the United Arab Emirates. - Scorecard: During the ongoing third Test being played against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Younis smashed his 34th century on a rain-affected third day, tying him with Sunil Gavaskar, Mahela Jayawardene and Brian Lara in the all-time list at 6th place, reports the Dawn.
Tendulkar also felt that Leach doesn't vary his pace a lot which will be required on tracks offer turn.
The last time he won the accolade was also against the West Indies, in the Malaysia tri-series last September.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar says he followed his father's advice of not taking shortcuts in his journey and has passed on the same message to his son Arjun.
Sachin Tendulkar's heroic effort went in vain as India Red pulled off sensational 21-run victory, with 15 balls to spare, over favourites and holders India Blues in the first match of the Challenger series.
The master batsman said he is involved in charity in Mumbai for more than seven years.
While the entire cricketing fraternity is finding it difficult to name the best batsmen in the present era, left-arm Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir has made it clear that for him it is none other than India skipper Virat Kohli.
To the future Chairman of Selectors, it revealed how simple and humble the batting colossus was.
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Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Friday paid his tribute to Bollywood actor Om Puri, who died this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 66. Taking to Twitter to express his grief, the master blaster said that Om Puri would always live in their hearts through the impressions he has left with his versatility. "You will live in our hearts forever through the impressions you have left with your versatility. We will miss you. RIP #OmPuri," Tendulkar wrote on Twitter.
It is the cricketers who have been roped in to appear in the promos of the Premier Hockey League beginning next week at Hyderabad.
No matter how many records he may have achieved in his glorious career, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's will always regret about one of his unfulfilled dream-meeting his childhood hero, Muhammad Ali.
He will be flying in to Chennai along with video analyst Zach Hitchcock.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar attended the 83rd Air Force Day, at the Hindon air base in Ghaziabad, on Thursday.
Tendulkar told the doctors he hurt the side of his ring finger while catching the ball during a match in November.
Pepsi has unveiled a new television campaign starring master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood stars Fardeen Khan and Kareena Kapoor.
