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DDCA felicitates Tendulkar

DDCA felicitates Tendulkar

October 29th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar was Wednesday felicitated on becoming the highest run getter in Tests by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) at the Feroz ...

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Sachin’s milestone inspiring: Sania

Sachin’s milestone inspiring: Sania

October 22nd, 2008 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Sania Mirza might be a renowned name in women's tennis but it's cricket that sets her pulse racing. Therefore it comes as no surprise when she exults ...

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Honoured to be overtaken by Sachin, says Lara

Honoured to be overtaken by Sachin, says Lara

October 22nd, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Canberra, Oct 22 (IANS) West Indies batting legend Brian Lara feels honoured to be overtaken by Sachin Tendulkar as the leading run scorer in Tests.Tendulkar surpassed Lara's record Friday in the second ...

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Australia can still win series in India, says Lara

October 22nd, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Canberra, Oct 22 (IANS) Even as India humbled Australia to take a 1-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, West Indies batting legend Brian Lara feels the World Champions can still fightback to ...

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Cricket fans bemused as Australians crumble

Cricket fans bemused as Australians crumble

October 21st, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Sydney, Oct 21 (IANS) As India trounced the once invincible Australia to stage a historic victory in Mohali, cricket fans here were bemused to see their heroes crumble with such ease."Mahendra Singh ...

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It was Dhoni all the way (Comment)

October 21st, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has that magic touch; whatever he touches turns into victories. In his debut as captain in the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa last September, India triumphed emphatically. His ...

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Mohali will be remembered for more than one reason

October 21st, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 21 (IANS) India's emphatic win over Australia in the second Test match here Tuesday will go down in history for more reasons than one.First the 320-run win was India's biggest ...

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Despite century, Ganguly sticks to retirement plans

Despite century, Ganguly sticks to retirement plans

October 18th, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali (Punjab), Oct 18 (IANS) After scoring his 16th Test century, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said Saturday he would stick to his decision to retire from international cricket at the end ...

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Statistical highlights of Tendulkar’s 12,000 Test runs

Statistical highlights of Tendulkar’s 12,000 Test runs

October 17th, 2008 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 18 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar, playing in his 50th Test innings against Australia, Friday became the leading run-getter - 12,027 - in the history of Test cricket, bettering West ...

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Relieved Tendulkar says he will continue to play

Relieved Tendulkar says he will continue to play

October 17th, 2008 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 17 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar's body language Friday evening was that of a relieved man. Having become the highest run-getter in Test cricket by surpassing Brian Lara's record and then being ...

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Warhorses Tendulkar, Ganguly cap a landmark day for India(Roundup)

Warhorses Tendulkar, Ganguly cap a landmark day for India(Roundup)

October 17th, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 17 (IANS) It was a day of milestones for two of India's cricketing heroes during the second Test against Australia here Friday. Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in the ...

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Tendulkar reminds critics that he is still in form

October 17th, 2008 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Mohali, Oct.17 (ANI): Master blaster Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar today once again reminded his critics that he is very much in form, and warned that he is not going to hang up ...

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Rural Punjab students watch India-Australia Test

Rural Punjab students watch India-Australia Test

October 17th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 17 (IANS) Friday was a memorable day for nearly 5,000 rural students, who witnessed Sachin Tendulkar create history, becoming the leading run-scorer in Test cricket at the Punjab Cricket Association ...

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Sourav Ganguly completes 7,000 Test runs

Sourav Ganguly completes 7,000 Test runs

October 17th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 17 (IANS) Sourav Ganguly reached a personal landmark Friday when he became the fourth Indian batsman to cross 7,000 runs during the first day's play of the second cricket Test ...

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President Patil congratulates Sachin on becoming highest run scorer in Test Cricket

President Patil congratulates Sachin on becoming highest run scorer in Test Cricket

October 17th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 17 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today congratulated master batsman, Sachin Tendulkar on becoming the highest run scorer in Test Cricket today, during the first day of the Second ...

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Tendulkar completes 12000 runs in Tests, Ganguly gets 7000

Tendulkar completes 12000 runs in Tests, Ganguly gets 7000

October 17th, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Mohali, Oct.17 (ANI): Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar completed 12000 runs in Tests on Friday, the first day of the second Test match between India and Australia being played here. Tendulkar achieved ...

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Tendulkar is the leading run-getter in TestsLead)

Tendulkar is the leading run-getter in TestsLead)

October 17th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 17 (IANS) The roar of a few thousand spectators was enough to announce his arrival on the lush-green outfield of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Friday. As Sachin ...

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Tendulkar breaks Lara’’s record for most Test runs

Tendulkar breaks Lara’’s record for most Test runs

October 17th, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Mohali, Oct.17 (ANI): West Indian Brian Lara''s record for most Test runs was broken by India''s Sachin Tendulkar in the final session of the first day''s play of the second cricket ...

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Tendulkar breaks Lara’’s record for most Test runs

Tendulkar breaks Lara’’s record for most Test runs

October 17th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Mohali, Oct.17 (ANI): West Indian Brian Lara''s record for most Test runs was broken by India''s Sachin Tendulkar in the final session of the first day''s play of the second cricket ...

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Tendulkar becomes highest run scorer in Test cricket

October 17th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 17 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar became the leading run scorer in Test cricket, surpassing Brian Lara's record of 11,953 runs, during the second cricket Test against Australia here Friday.Tendulkar (16 batting) ...

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Mohali Test: India 174/4 at tea

October 17th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 17 (IANS) India lost three quick wickets to be at 174 for four at tea on the first day of the second cricket Test against Australia here Friday.At the break, ...

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Mohali preparing to celebrate Tendulkar record

October 14th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali (Punjab), Oct 14 (IANS) For batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, reaching the record for the most runs in Tests 11,953 -- held by Brian Lara -- has become something like attempting to ...

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India veterans save the Bangalore Test against Australia

October 13th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Oct 13 (IANS) The Australians as so often in the past, once again found V.V.S. Laxman standing in the way between them and victory in the first cricket ...

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Ponting will surpass Tendulkar: Chappell

October 11th, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Melbourne, Oct 11 (IANS) Ricky Ponting's flamboyant maiden hundred on Indian soil led Greg Chappell to foretell that the Aussie skipper will eventually pass Sachin Tendulkar's record of maximum Test centuries. Ponting's ...

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Bar brawl with Clarke ended Symonds career

September 12th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Sep 12 (ANI): Australian vice captain Michael Clarke and all rounder Andrew Symonds allegedly had a blow-up in a hotel bar in the Caribbean when Clarke chipped Symonds one night ...

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Sri Lanka clinch series with eight-wicket win

August 11th, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS -
By Rex Clementine Colombo, Aug 11 (IANS) An injury-ridden India lost their second successive series and third in all in Sri Lanka when they were beaten in the third and final Test ...

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Debutant Prasad puts Sri Lanka on top

August 8th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Colombo, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian opener Gautam Gambhir came up with a timely half-century to stem the rot after Sri Lanka's debutant pacer Dammika Prasad ripped through the top order on the ...

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Late wickets leave India-Sri Lanka Test in balance

Late wickets leave India-Sri Lanka Test in balance

August 2nd, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS -
By Rex Clementine Galle, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian batsmen did all the hard work to put their team on top in the second Test against Sri Lanka, but two wickets just before the ...

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Monty too one dimensional, needs to improve: Warne

July 27th, 2008 - 9:12 am ICT by ANI -
London, July 27(ANI): Monty Panesar, the Sikh left arm spinner may be Englands best tweaker in years, but Australian great Shane Warne believes that he needs to improve. "Monty is a very ...

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Monty too one dimensional, needs to improve: Warne

July 26th, 2008 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 26 (ANI): Monty Panesar, the Sikh left arm spinner may be Englands best tweaker in years, but Australian great Shane Warne believes that he needs to improve. "Monty is a ...

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