Tendulkar, Sehwag rested for final ODI

India have decided to test their bench strength in the final one-dayer against South Africa to be played on February 27 after having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Cricket greats hail the “greatest batsman ever”

The entire cricket fraternity hailed Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first batsman in the history of the game to score a double hundred in ODI cricket with cricketing greats describing the feat as an incredible achievement.

Tendulkar creates history, India clinches series

It took nearly 40 years of waiting to see the 1st double hundred in one-day cricket and it was well worth the wait! If there was one man who deserved to score the all elusive double ton in ODI cricket, it was the Master Blaster from India, Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin chose the best bowling attack in the world at the moment to not only beat the highest score in an ODI but also notch up the first ever double hundred in ODI history.

Bowlers need to perform much better in remaining matches: Dhoni

After clinching a thrilling one-run win over South Africa in the first match of the three ODI series, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that he had not expected his bowlers to be thrashed around by the South African tail-enders and that the bowlers need to improve a lot if India has to do well in the remaining matches.

India clinch last-ball thriller, win by one run in 1st ODI

It went down to the last ball with the South African tail-enders nearly gatecrashing India’s party but in the end it was the home team that held its nerve to eke out a thrilling one-run win over South Africa in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Dhoni hails bowlers for historic win

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Thursday, after the home team’s thrilling series-levelling victory over South Africa helping them retain the number one test ranking, that all the credit for the win should go to the bowlers for bowling their hearts out on an unresponsive pitch.

Harbhajan silences critics, lashes out at the media

After picking up a five-for to help India win the second and final test against South Africa and retain their No. 1 test ranking, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh lashed out at his critics and the media, saying that this win is a fitting reminder to the media, which portrayed him as one of the 3 idiots after his poor performance in the recent games, that the Indian team isn’t the number one team by fluke and that he is still a match winner.

Harbhajan scalps five as India retain No. 1 spot

Hashim Amla was just 9 balls away from completing one of the best rearguard actions in test history but it wasn’t to be. India managed to keep him away from the strike, although Virender Sehwag’s actions on the field when he kicked the ball over the boundary rope were against the spirit of the game, and kept chipping with wickets from the other end to complete a series-levelling win by an innings and 58 runs in the second and final test at the Eden Gardens to retain their number one status in test cricket.

India snatch victory in a humdinger, retain No. 1 spot

India completed a dramatic win over South Africa in the second and final test of the series at the Eden Gardens to square the series 1-1 and retain their No. 1 position in the ICC test rankings.

Zaheer ruled out of ODI series, Sreesanth gets call-up

In a major setback to an already depleted Indian team, pace spearhead Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against South Africa. S Sreesanth will replace him for the series starting February 21.

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