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Ahmedabad, November 15: Playing his 99th Test, Virender Sehwag reached his 33rd fifty off 45 deliveries on the first day of the first Test against England at Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad on Thursday. And after reaching his fifty, Sehwag opened his arms further hitting three successive deliveries from Tim Bresnan for two fours and a six over long-on. Gautam Gambhir and Sehwag brought

When Sachin Tendulkar takes field today against England in the first Test in Ahmedabad, he will turn 23 years old in international cricket. Players of that age are now playing in the Indian team. Tendulkar made his international debut against Pakistan on November 15, 1989 in the first Test at Karachi. He had scored 15 runs in that match. Since then he has scored 15533 runs in 190 Tests and 18426

Ahmedabad, November 15: India won what could prove to be an important toss and chose to bat in the opening Test of the series in Ahmedabad. On a new pitch that is expected to turn sharply as the match wears on, first innings runs are likely to prove key. India, as expected, went into the match with two specialist seamers - Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav - and two specialist spinners - R Ashwin and

He made his first century at the Eden and shares a special bond with Bengal. Former Indian captain and Congress MP Mohammad Azharuddin talks to CT about his future plans after the Andhra high court revoked the match-fixing ban on him. Excerpts: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER It is difficult for me to express in words how relieved I am after the court verdict. For a cricketer, taking away his game is the

Pune, November 14: Indian selectors' decision to not pick a single specialist spinner for England's warmup game against India 'A' indicates that it's difficult to expect Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav/Ishant Sharma to run through the English batting. The first Test begins in Ahmedabad from Thursday and the clues are already out. If the wickets are pacy and have some grass, India could well open a

London, November 13: Former England Test captain Andrew Strauss has said the only way they can trump India on their own home turf is by applying a ruthless approach. Strauss, who has averaged 54 on Indian pitches, said once England manages to take a lead in a Test match, they have to finish the game off without giving the world champions an iota of a chance to recover. “It’s one of the biggest

Karachi, November 13: The Pakistan Cricket Board has preferred to remain non-committal on the allegation that the 2011 World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan was fixed, but former PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt kicked off a debate after he asserted the board to investigate the claims. Butt's assertion that the present PCB set-up should either hold an inquiry itself or ask the ICC to investigate

Mumbai, November 13: Zaheer Khan is reckoned by most teams as one of the experts with the shining as well as the old ball. He has cultivated the happy knack of breaking a partnership making the reverse swing work; one of the reasons why the Indian team management must be hoping that the extremely dexterous left- arm seamer regains fitness for the exacting demands of Test cricket. Moreover he’s the

London, November 13: Novak Djokovic produced a masterful display to end Roger Federer's reign as ATP Tour Finals champion as the world number one swept to a 7-6 (8/6), 7-5 victory in the final on Monday. Djokovic underlined why he will finish as the world's top ranked player for the second successive year as the Serb withstood an early barrage from Federer in both sets before overwhelming the six

London, November 13: History slipped out of the hands of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna as the Indian pair lost the summit clash of the ATP World Tour finale to Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, here on Tuesday. The fifth seed Indian pair, making its debut as a pair at the elite event, lost the title clash 5-7 6-3 3-10 to the sixth seeded combine in one hour and 30 minutes. No