Yuvraj Singh, while addressing the media for the first time since returning from the USA where he was undergoing treatment for a rare germ cell cancer, said senior teammate Sachin Tendulkar, who even met him in London, has been a huge inspiration but it was unfortunate he couldn’t be with the master blaster during the historic innings.
January 3 2013, 3:54 pm
Read MoreBy Sirshendu Panth A shy, diminutive 16-year-old cricketer with curly locks made his Test debut for India in Karachi on Nov 15, 1989. It was a momentous year in world history with communist states fast withering away in Eastern Europe. But cricket experts had little doubt that the hugely talented Sachin Tendulkar's arrival in the big ticket league was an equally defining moment for the game.
March 16 2012, 11:36 pm
Read MoreSince his 99thinternational hundred, Tendulkar has had to bear an enormous amount of pressure - a fact made very clear by his emotional words on achieving the milestone. The levels of expectation hit the roof and there was no escape for the great man from all the hype and anticipation.
March 16 2013, 9:55 am
Read MoreMarch 16, 2012, was a landmark day for India. It was a day when the then Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, declared the Union Budget for the financial year 2012-13. The budget was one that flattered to deceive the public. While Pranab babu saved the Indian taxpayer Rs 4,500 crore in direct taxes, he took away almost 10 times that amount in indirect taxes. Meanwhile, as Mukherjee dabbled in figures mounting to billions and billions in the parliament in Delhi, about a thousand miles east of the venue, another Indian was riddling in humongous numbers.
March 16 2013, 5:39 pm
Read MoreMarch 16, 2012. After a long wait of 370 days, SachinTendulkar finally scored his hundredth international century. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the history-making moment that landmark was reached, and the days that preceded and followed it.
March 16 2013, 11:00 am
Read MoreThe 39-year-old cricketer, who has almost all the batting records that are there to be taken under his belt, said growing up he wanted to be a combination of Sunil Gavaskar and Vivian Richards.
April 4 2013, 5:52 pm
Read MoreBy Nishad Pai Vaidya It is exactly a year since the day Sachin Tendulkar scored his 99th international hundred - against South Africa in the 2011 World Cup. The hype and expectations since that day has been truly humungous. And with every passing game, the pressure has been that much more on Tendulkar.
November 7 2012, 7:45 pm
Read MoreBatting legend Sachin Tendulkar once again quashed speculations about his retirement, saying his job was to play cricket and he will carry on doing that.
April 18 2013, 7:22 pm
Read MoreBatting genius Sachin Tendulkar Tuesday completed 22 marathon years in international cricket, still awaiting a record 100th international ton. The Mumbaikar has gone without a century for the last eight months.
March 1 2013, 6:10 pm
Read MoreThere is no doubt that cricket is a religion in India and the heroes that grace the Indian national team are revered in this fine nation like no other. They cling to their great players like a child to its favourite teddy bear.
February 18 2013, 4:01 pm
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