Cook now holds the record for being the youngest player in history to score 9,000 Test runs
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England captain Alastair Cook has edged out legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar as the youngest player in history to score 9,000 Test runs.
This was the first Test in 17 years to end as a draw at the MCG
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Despite Australia throwing everything at them, India managed to stand firm and see out the final day of the third Test in Melbourne to ensure that they didn’t find themselves trailing 3-0 in the ongoing Test series.
“To have him there when I scored the hundred was very special”
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Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that “it feels very special to get on the honours board” after he scored his maiden century at Lord’s against England on the third day of the first Test.
“I am very proud and I want to keep scoring runs and represent the West Indies for as long as I can”
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Flamboyant West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has announced that he is “looking forward” to playing his 100th Test against New Zealand in his hometown of Jamaica and hopes that he can produce a “huge performance”.
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Clarke scored his 25th century to leave England in complete disarray
Australia captain Michael Clarke and flamboyant opening batsman David Warner both scored breathtaking centuries to leave England in absolute tatters at the end of the third day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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“He’s a box office player and [it’s] a box office occasion to go to your 100th Test”
Tributes have been pouring in for England batsman Kevin Pietersen ahead of his 100th Test match, which will come against Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.
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“The last stroke he would play in any cricket match and your name could go down in there”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has announced that all the bowlers will be vying to get the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar during his 200th and final Test, which begins tomorrow in his hometown of Mumbai.
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“As a team, winning four Ashes series on the bounce would be a massive achievement and that’s the ultimate goal this winter”
England batsman Ian Bell, who was the hero of the recent Ashes series with three centuries and two half-centuries, is ecstatic to have won the historic series three times in a row, but the Warwickshire batsman also cautioned his team-mates not to get “carried away” when they travel to the Land Down Under next month.
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Tendulkar is the first Indian cricketer to score 50,000 runs
Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has become the first Indian cricketer in the history of the sport to record 50,000 runs in all formats.
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Tendulkar will play his final match on his home ground
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed that legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar will play his 200th Test in his hometown of Mumbai.
