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Mumbai, November 24: If Virender Sehwag thought he could join the likes of Colin Cowdrey, Javed Miandad, Gordon Greenidge, Alec Stewart, Inzamam-ul Haq, Ricky Ponting and Graeme Smith to become the eighth man in history to score a hundred in his 100th Test, he was mistaken. Viru was only following the norm: No other Indian batsman who has playing his 100th Test has managed to get to three figures

Mumbai, November 23: He is fast making a name as the 'New Wall' of Team India and rightly so. Cheteshwar Pujara scored his third century in Test matches and second in consecutive games to lead India's charge against England on a spin friendly track in Mumbai's Wankhede stadium. His hundred came off 248 balls in trying pitch conditions as well as circumstances.The youngster is yet to be dismissed

New Delhi, November 23: Cheteshwar Pujara and captain MS Dhoni resumed the Indian first innings after tea on the first day of the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. In the second session of the day, Graeme Swann clean bowled Yuvraj Singh for a duck in the over after Monty Panesar dismissed Virat Kohli. Swann tossed up a delivery outside off, Yuvraj came forward to defend

Mumbai, November 23: Opener Virender Sehwag on Friday became the ninth Indian cricketer to complete a century of Test appearances when he took the field in the second match of the ongoing series against England. The 34-year-old amassed 8,448 runs at an average of 50.89 and a staggering strike rate of 82.45 before the Test that started on Friday. The swashbuckling batsman has 23 hundreds under his

Mumbai, November 23: While all eyes are on Virender Sehwag, who will be playing in his 100th Test, and Sachin Tendulkar, who will probably be featuring in his last Test on home soil, one man will be happy to have the focus off him: Gautam Gambhir. The southpaw averages a disappointing 27.76 in his last 22 Tests and has scored just eight fifties. A battling 93 against South Africa at Cape Town is

Mumbai, November 23: A lot of things have changed about English cricket in recent years. They don't always end up losing to Australia anymore; won an ICC trophy in 2009; became the World's No. 1 Test team for a brief period last year and their life doesn't revolve just around the Ashes like it used to. In fact, captain Alastair Cook -- the choir boy turned prolific run-getter -- insists that the

Mumbai, November 22: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday ruled out any chance of including a third spinner in the team for the second Test against England commencing on Friday. "Not really. We are looking at a 2-2 combination. Add balance to the side. Also you don't know exactly whether you are bowling first or batting first. Which means if the spinners are bowling and there is not

Mumbai, November 22: Buoyed by the comprehensive nine-wicket win in the series opener, a confident India will look to maintain their stranglehold over England when the second Test begins on Friday in conditions which is expected to suit the home team spinners. Already 1-0 up in what has been touted as the 'revenge series', another victory for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men will ensure that England's

Mumbai, November 22: After Pepsi won the Indian Premier League title sponsorship rights for Rs 396 crore for the next five years starting 2013, Pepsico vice-president (marketing) Deepika Warrier defended the price of the deal. "We really believe in this property and we really believe that this is a big brand that the BCCI has been able to build. It's a brand that rivals sporting brands across the

Mumbai, November 22: Sudhir Naik, the Wankhede Stadium curator, walked out of the field after a long day's work on Wednesday afternoon, pouting at the sight of the Indian team that had arrived for a practice session and gnawing away at inquisitive journalists. "They want it to turn from the first ball... Yeh kya laga rakhe hain (what are they thinking?)," he murmured. "Pehla over bhi nahi, pehle