In a chat with PTI ahead of Tendulkar's 50th birthday, Gaekwad fondly recalled the time spent in the dressing room with the little master during the memorable home series against Pakistan in 1999, the 'Desert Storm' in Sharjah the year before, and his first meeting with a 15-year-old Sachin during a Ranji Trophy game in the late 80s.
A group of friends who attended the Sir Syed University in Pakistan play a game of cricket in a shopping mall parking lot in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, the only space available with lights at midnight, when they can leave their homes after work and family duties.
AITA on sticky wicket after shift in venue
In the 18 years that she has been on tour, Sania Mirza was the standard-bearer for tennis in the country. Never before had an Indian player dominated from the back court with such conviction. Deepti Patwardhan Salutes the Incomparable Sania Mirza.
Adopting a once bitten twice shy approach, Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is reluctant to renew his partnership with India's Rohan Bopanna, who parted ways with him last year.
Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi on Saturday dropped plans to take part in the Chennai Open after he failed to get an Indian visa on time.
AITA won't force any player to travel to Pakistan and is willing to send even a second-string team to avoid suspension
An Indian tennis team will travel to Pakistan after 55 years. The last time they sparred on Pakistan soil was way back in March 1964 in Lahore, where India won 4-0.
Hong Kong have withdrawn from their Davis Cup tie against Pakistan in Islamabad citing security concerns, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said.
India's greatest women's tennis player won six Grand Slam doubles titles and will compete in her final major this month at the Australian Open, where she bagged the women's doubles crown in 2016.
All set to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, tennis star Sania Mirza flew into Delhi on a brief visit to get her visa to Pakistan, where a post-wedding reception is scheduled next month.
Pakistan tennis ace Aisam Qureshi and James Cerritani of the United States stormed into the quarter-finals of the Basel Open on Tuesday after a straight sets victory overt world No 1 Roger Federer and his Swiss compatriot Marco Chiudinelli.
Four boys and three girls were cleared to play in an ITF tournament in Pakistan.
India's schedule on Day 4 of the Asian Games on Wednesday, September 27.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the government will not have any say on whether India should participate in next month's Davis Cup tie in Pakistan as the event is not a bilateral engagement.
Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has roped in the support of top stars such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic for a charity auction to raise funds for the flood victims in the country.
'Eventually it's a game of bat and ball and that's what you need to focus on'
Pakistan's ex-cricket captain Shoaib Malik says he is proud his Indian wife Sania Mirza has become the world's top-ranked doubles tennis player, adding it is honour for both countries.
The Indo-Pakistan tennis duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has booked a berth in the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals to be held from November 20 to 27 at London's O2 arena.
The India-Pakistan tennis duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo ATP Masters tournament, shocking second seeds Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi in the quarter-finals on Friday.
After three ATP Challenger triumphs between them this season, Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is looking forward to continuing his productive partnership with Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna in the ensuing year.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Friday, October 7.
The announcement comes on the day Malik finished with career best figures of 4 for 33 to fold up England for 306, putting Pakistan in a strong position on Day Three of the ongoing third and final Test against Pakistan at Sharjah on Tuesday.
The Davis Cup tie will be held either on September 16-17 or 17-18 while tennis event at the Asian Games are scheduled to be held from September 10-14.
How India's athletes fared on Day 1 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Sidharth Malhotra feels working on Mission Majnu gave him an opportunity to 'ape' his idol, Amitabh Bachchan.
Malik was named 'Player of the Match' for his smashing half-ton.
It was a complete performance by the Indians who dominated their arch-rivals throughout the match to post a facile win and zoom to the top of Pool B ahead of The Netherlands.
Leander Paes is set to return to the Indian Davis Cup squad after making himself available for the upcoming tie against Pakistan as the country's top players and non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi have refused to travel to the neighbouring nation, citing security concerns.
He beat second seed Sumit Gupta to win the ITF Pakistan International Junior Tennis championship.
Malik is married to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza. The two sports stars have a three-year old son, Izhaan.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
Vishnu Vardhan won his second Challenger level title of the season with Japanese partner Toshihide Matsui but four other Indians, including Leander Paes, tumbled out of various ATP events across the globe.
Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party leader K Laxman has flayed the state government's decision to appoint tennis star Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of the newly carved-out state, terming her as "daughter-in-law" of Pakistan and questioning her credentials for the honour.
As Sachin Tendulkar completes his 50th birthday, an A-Z listing about the 'Little Master'.
Indians will forever remember Akram as the scary phenomenon with the soft smile, the man who rattled through the Indian batting order, but was rarely as hated as Waqar or Shoaib Akhtar, observes Vaibhav Raghunandan.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has revealed that he had called curtains on his Test career in order to completely focus his attention towards the 2019 World Cup.
Pakistan on Monday said it will extend all assistance to former cricket captain Shoaib Malik, who has been slapped with cheating and harassment charges in India days ahead of his planned wedding to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.
India-Pakistan peace seem like a pipe dream but it does turn into a reality at sporting events like the ongoing Asian Games
Surprise has given way to jubilation and Pakistan is now eagerly looking forward to its former cricket captain Shoaib Malik's marriage with Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza next month.
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