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“Sachin, Sachin will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing”
The end of a 24-year legacy has dawned upon the cricketing world as Sachin Tendulkar received a fitting farewell in his 200th and final Test match in his hometown of Mumbai as India decimated the West Indies by an innings and 126 runs.
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Dhawan dedicated his Golden Bat to the Uttarakhand flood vicitims
India’s cricketers have been known to dedicate match-winning performances to people who are struggling in their own country and at the conclusion of the recent Champions Trophy, opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan joined the list of Indian players to do so by dedicating his coveted Golden Bat award, which he won for scoring 363 runs in the tournament, to the Uttarakhand flood victims.
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There is no doubt in Lee’s mind that Tendulkar will be drafted into the Hall of Fame almost immediately after he retires
Former Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has announced that Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar deserves to play 200 Test matches after having dedicated more than 20 years of his life to the game.
Amla lauded Pakistan’s fighting spirit in the second Test
While Pakistan may still be brooding over the 3-0 whitewashing they received at the hands of South Africa, Proteas opening batsman Hashim Amla’s comments on the fact that they pushed the South Africans “to our limits in certain respects” during the second Test in Cape Town may slightly brighten up their mood.
Azharuddin feels that the Indian side have lost their drive and passion for the game
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin believes that the national team have lost all sense of direction and called on skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to inject some energy into his side and wake them up.
May wants this situation resolved immediately
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) have announced that five international players who represented Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) franchise the Basnahira Cricket Dundee are still waiting to be paid in full.
Lara said he would not have been here today without the inspiration of his father
When West Indies batting legend Brian Lara was inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame on September 15 at the ICC Awards ceremony in Colombo, he dedicated it to his late father, who passed away before Lara started playing for his country.
