Tendulkar completes 2000 runs in World Cup
Posted by admin on Mar 09, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday added another feather in his cap when he became the first batsman to score 2,000 runs in the World Cup.
He achieved the feat during his 27-run knock in their group B match against the Netherlands here at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
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Sehwag, Tendulkar rise in ICC ODI rankings
Posted by admin on Feb 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Their brilliant performance in the first couple of World Cup matches has helped Indian batsmen Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar to rise to fifth and 10th respectively in the ICC one-day rankings issued.
Sehwag, who smashed 175 against Bangladesh, is up six places in the latest chart, while Tendulkar, riding on his 120 against England, has risen five spots.
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Sachin’s century takes India to 338
Posted by admin on Feb 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Sachin Tendulkar scored 120 runs in 115 balls to take India to 338 against England at Chennaswami Stadium in Bengaluru. But a late mid-order batting collapse saw India not taking the score to the level which had been expected when the master blaster was in full cry. Bresnan was the best bowler for England with a five wicket haul.
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Tendulkar surprises at practice session by batting left-handed
Posted by admin on Feb 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday surprised everyone when he opted to bat left handed during the team’s practice session at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here.
Indian cricket team, which has been camping here for their crucial Group ‘B’ league match against England on Sunday, had a rigorous batting session at the National Cricket Academy before shifting to the stadium.
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Tendulkar cleared to play after scan on knee
Posted by admin on Feb 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has undergone an MRI scan on his left knee but he should be fit for their next World Cup game, the team’s manager said on Monday.
Tendulkar, the biggest scorer in the history of the game, stayed behind in Mumbai for the scan on Sunday when the rest of the squad flew to Bangalore for their game with England next Sunday (Feb. 27).
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Looking forward to duel with Tendulkar, says Akhtar
Posted by admin on Feb 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has lot of reasons to look forward to the upcoming World Cup, having missed the previous edition due to a doping ban, and one of them is the possibility of a duel with Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar.
“We all know he is a great player. Every bowler gets hit. Even Brett Lee gets hit a long way, so I am not worried about being hit for sixes by Tendulkar. I have got him off the...
Just playing for Tendulkar won’t get India the WC: Waugh
Posted by admin on Feb 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh does not believe in the refrain that the Indian cricket team should win the World Cup for Sachin Tendulkar, saying that a side cannot go on to lift the coveted trophy playing for just one person.
“I think that is not the right approach. You can’t win the World Cup playing for just one person. You play for the team, for the country. The game is bigger than any individual,”...
Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni to defy ICC at WC
Posted by admin on Feb 09, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The ICC may take a tough stand against ambush marketing during the upcoming World Cup, but the rivals of the sponsors of the tournament are not shying away from using cricketers to promote their brands during the mega event.
Firms such as Sony, TVS, Adidas and Aircel which are rivals to ICC sponsors LG, Hero Honda, Reebok and Reliance Communication respectively have charted plans to launch extensive campaigns featuring...
World Cup will be our gift to Sachin: Harbhajan
Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Ace spinner Harbhajan Singh believes Team India has got what it takes to win the World Cup. And, like most of his colleagues, the 30-year old off-spinner too has a childhood dream to hold on to the most cherished trophy in One-Day cricket. In an exclusive chat with TOI
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Tendulkar yearns for elusive World Cup glory
Posted by admin on Jan 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Over the last two decades, there is very little missing from Sachin Tendulkar’s list of achievements as a batsman, but the absence of a World Cup in his trophy cabinet continues to rankle the Indian run machine.
The 37 year old, with more than 32,000 runs and 97 centuries in international cricket, came closest to ending that quest when he was the highest scorer in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, where Australia...
