MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar refused to compare his stupendous feat of scoring 100 international centuries with other milestones in the game like that of Muttiah Muralitharan’s 800 Test wickets for Sri Lanka.

“I don’t like comparisons. I think getting to 800 wickets is a great thing, absolutely [...]

MUMBAI: Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday revealed that it was India’s former coach John Wright, who had first inspired him to score 100 international centuries.

“I remember a long time ago, in the 2003 World Cup (in South Africa), John Wright had told [...]

MUMBAI: Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday defended the controversial rotation policy that was adopted during the disastrous tour of Australia, saying that the idea was to keep everyone fit as it was a long tour.

After maintaining silence over the contentious issue of rotating three senior [...]

KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket board on Sunday expressed disappointment with Bangladesh for considering appealing an incident in the last over of the Asia Cup final which they believe cost them the match.

Bangladesh on Saturday said it would appeal to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to review the last [...]

NEW DELHI: He drew a lot of flak for poor performances in the disastrous tour of Australia but young Indian batsman Suresh Raina is unperturbed by the criticism and says he knows his worth in the team.

Even skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was criticised by many for giving [...]

NEW DELHI: Indian iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said that no one should tell him when to retire. “I will play till I have the desire,” the master blaster said.

Tendulkar, who said he was madly in love with cricket, said he had fulfilled two dreams — to win [...]

DHAKA: Bangladesh have not yet given up on the Asia Cup despite losing the final by two runs to Pakistan as the country’s Board plans to complain to the Asian Cricket Council that pacer Aizaz Cheema deliberately blocked host batsman Mahmudullah Riyad when he tried to [...]

WELLINGTON: Martin Guptill and Daniel Flynn battled hostile pace bowling to guide New Zealand to 65 for no loss at the close of play on the third day of the final Test against South Africa at the Basin Reserve on Sunday.

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SYDNEY: Captain Michael Clarke said on Sunday Australia could play two spinners in the opening Test against the West Indies next month before he left to join up with the rest of the squad in the Caribbean.

Clarke stayed in Australia for treatment on a hamstring injury and has followed [...]

GALLE: Oppressive heat and humidity will present a major problem for England in the first of two Tests against Sri Lanka starting in Galle on Monday.

“These are unnatural conditions for English players, we don’t get this kind of heat,” England batting coach Graham Gooch told reporters. “It’s [...]