Gates named after Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara unveiled at Sydney Cricket Ground

Gates named after Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara unveiled at Sydney Cricket Ground

The newly-named Lara-Tendulkar Gates at the Sydney Cricket Ground. | Photo Credit: ANI The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Monday used legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s 50th birthday celebrations to unveil gates at the iconic Australia venue that are named after the India legend and fellow cricketing great Brian Lara from West Indies. All visiting […]

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I don’t think I am 50, says Tendulkar

I don’t think I am 50, says Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar with his family during his farewell ceremony at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai in 2013 | Photo Credit: PTI Sachin Tendulkar receiving the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, from President Pranab Mukherjee. | Photo Credit: PTI Sachin Tendulkar being carried around by teammates after India’s triumph in the 2011 ICC World Cup in […]

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50th Birthday: the A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar

50th Birthday: the A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar

To the Indians, Sachin Tendulkar is the man for “all seasons”. It has been 10 years since he bid farewell to international cricket, leaving the nation full of moist eyes. As India’s favourite son completes his 50th birthday, PTI chronicles his life and times in an alphabetical manner. It could be people, places and events […]

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Life-size statue of Sachin Tendulkar to come up at Wankhede

Life-size statue of Sachin Tendulkar to come up at Wankhede

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar. File | Photo Credit: PTI In his own words, life has come full circle for Sachin Tendulkar, who is set to be honoured with a life-size statue at the Wankhede Stadium, the place where it all began for him. The cricket icon’s journey started here under childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar, and […]

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Arjun Tendulkar emulates father to score century on First Class debut for Goa

Arjun Tendulkar emulates father to score century on First Class debut for Goa

File picture of Arjun Tendulkar batting | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Emulating his legendary father Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun on Wednesday slammed a century on his First-Class debut on the second day of Goa’s Group C Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan here. The feat came exactly 34 years after Sachin, then 15, began his journey to […]

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Kochi’s running clubs prepare for the upcoming Spice Coast Marathon on December 4

Kochi’s running clubs prepare for the upcoming Spice Coast Marathon on December 4

The Panampilly Nagar Runners | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “Stop telling someone they don’t look like a runner. Runners don’t have one look.” This post on the FB page of Soles of Cochin Kerala (SOCK) is encouraging people to shed their inhibitions and start running. It is one of their latest initiatives — among various […]

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Data | Virat Kohli’s century drought is no exception, most cricket legends had long hundred-less spells

Data | Virat Kohli’s century drought is no exception, most cricket legends had long hundred-less spells

Cricket’s greatest players have suffered agonisingly long dry spells, some longer than Kohli’s Cricket’s greatest players have suffered agonisingly long dry spells, some longer than Kohli’s On September 8, Virat Kohli scored a century against Afghanistan, 1,021 days after his previous hundred. The long dry spell was often used as an example by his critics […]

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Surpassing Tendulkar’s feat of 100 international centuries ‘possible’ for Virat Kohli, says Ricky Ponting

Surpassing Tendulkar’s feat of 100 international centuries ‘possible’ for Virat Kohli, says Ricky Ponting

Kohli recently ended a wait of 1,020 days for his 71st international hundred when he smashed 122 not out off 61 balls against Afghanistan Kohli recently ended a wait of 1,020 days for his 71st international hundred when he smashed 122 not out off 61 balls against Afghanistan Surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s feat of 100 international […]

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Virat Kohli a great inspirational figure, says Rachin Ravindra

Virat Kohli a great inspirational figure, says Rachin Ravindra

The Tendulkar-Dravid admirer swears by the value of Test cricketThe Tendulkar-Dravid admirer swears by the value of Test cricket. The Tendulkar-Dravid admirer swears by the value of Test cricketThe Tendulkar-Dravid admirer swears by the value of Test cricket. The gritty fight against the odds to secure a draw in a Test match is one of […]

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