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Mumbai, Oct 15: Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium will be hosting the farewell Test for Sachin Tendulkar after the legendary batsman expressed a wish to play his landmark 200th match against the West Indies next month in front of his home crowd. The BCCI's Programmes and Fixtures committee, headed by Rajiv Shukla, met here today to chalk out the detailed schedule of the hastily-arranged series comprising

Mumbai, Oct 15: It’s been five days and people have still not gotten over the news of Sachin Tendulkar’s decision to retire. Certainly not Irfan Pathan. The left-arm fast bowler at a press conference here on Monday spoke on what India’s greatest sporting ambassador has left behind and what fans can look forward to from the ‘master blaster’. “I didn’t react to the news as a cricketer, who has spent

Pune, Oct 14: Australian team members Aaron Finch and Brad Haddin celebrate victroy against India during their first ODI match in Pune on Sunday. India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was disappointed with his team's overall batting and bowling display after losing the first ODI against Australia by 72 runs here, but said he did not want to single out players. "I don't want to single out any player

New Delhi, Oct 13: The in-form duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta will shoulder the Indian hopes when 64 of the world's leading professionals compete in the country's richest and biggest major ranking snooker event -- the 300,000 pound Indian Open -- starting here tomorrow. The first of its kind wevent to be held in India, featuring five former world champions, will be payed out from October 14

Pune Oct 13: He is disappointed that Sachin Tendulkar is just two Tests away from quitting international cricket but Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday said he is happy to see the celebrated veteran go out on his own terms. “I knew it (retirement) was coming, I am quite happy for him, for the kind of illustrious career he has had, for the time he was at the top throughout his career

Montevideo, Oct 12: Colombia pulled off an amazing fightback to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1998 on Friday, rallying from 3-0 down to snatch a 3-3 draw against 10-man Chile in a six-goal thriller. Monaco striker Radamel Falcao was the hero for the home side, keeping his cool to convert two late penalties as Colombia grabbed the point they needed to be certain of qualifying for

Hubli, Oct 12 : India A have put themselves in a strong position to win the third unofficial Test against West Indies A being played at Hubli after captain Cheteshwar Pujara scored a triple century. The visitors are currently at 116/3 and trail by another 180 runs with one day of play remaining. India A will get another chance to bat in their second innings in case the West Indian side takes a

Melbourne, Oct 11: With the headline 'Tendulkar departs as a deity of cricket', Sydney Morning Herald said that the Indian batsman combined brilliance with incredible longevity and none of his contemporaries commanded god-like status like he did. Sachin Tendulkar's impending retirement from Test cricket evoked unreserved admiration for the batting icon from the Australian media which described him

Rajkot, Oct 11: He should have been on cloud nine after smashing a match-winning unbeaten 77 against Australia in the one-off T20 International in his comeback match, but Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh said he had mixed feelings as it came on the day Sachin Tendulkar retires from Test cricket. An emotional Yuvraj, who guided India to a six-wicket win over Australia here, dedicated his unbeaten

Hubli, Oct 11: Gautam Gambhir cracked his first century in more than two years as India A came up with a solid batting display to take firm control of the third unofficial 'Test' against the West Indies A. Day two saw host batsmen dominating throughout as out-of-form skipper Cheteshwar Pujara's also hit a brilliant ton to remain unbeaten on 139 when the stumps were drawn. Giving him company at the