Sachin named the most influential sportsperson in India

India’s batting maestro, Sachin Tendulkar, has been named the most influential individual in Indian sports in the annual Sports Illustrated Power list.

Dhoni similar to Gilchrist as captain: Rohit Sharma

India’s middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma believes that Adam Gilchrist and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have striking similarities as captains and credited the Australian for changing the fortunes of his team Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League.

India to finish season as No. 2 ODI team

The Indian cricket team will finish the 2009-10 season as the number two ranked side in one-day cricket, behind Australia, and will receive USD 75,000 for this achievement, ICC confirmed on Sunday.

Twenty20 will become the dominant format in cricket: Lalit Modi

Indian Premier League commissioner, Lalit Modi, has said that it won’t be long before Twenty20 becomes the dominant format in cricket, while adding that test cricket needs to go day-night if it has to have any chance of surviving.

Gavaskar, not Tendulkar, is the greatest batsman of all time: Sobers

After his record breaking innings of 200 not out in a one-day international against South Africa, the cricket world has been going ga ga over Sachin Tendulkar with cricket pundits pronouncing him as the greatest batsman ever to have played the game but West Indian legend, Sir Garfield Sobers, rates Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the greatest batsman ever, simply because of his stupendous record against the fearsome pacers of the 1970s.

Sachin is the most complete batsman of modern times: Peter Roebuck

Noted cricket columnist, Peter Roebuck, has described Sachin Tendulkar, who became the first batsman to score a double hundred in ODI cricket when he scored an unbeaten 200 against South Africa in the second ODI at Gwalior, as one of the most complete batsman of modern times.

Irfan Pathan not included in 30 probables for T20 World Cup

All-rounder Irfan Pathan, who is suffering from a back injury, hasn’t found a place in the 30-member probables list announced for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies from April 30.

Nobody else deserved it more than Sachin: Anwar

Former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar, whose record for the highest individual score in ODI cricket was broken by India’s batting genius Sachin Tendulkar feels that nobody deserved to reach this landmark more than Sachin.

Tendulkar better than Bradman: Nasser Hussain

After watching him score the first ever double hundred in one-day cricket, former England skipper Nasser Hussain is convinced that Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of all time, even better than Sir Don Bradman.

Pakistan pays tribute to the “perfect role model”

Former and current Pakistan cricketers, on Wednesday, hailed India’s batting maestro, Sachin Tendulkar, for becoming the first batsman in the history of ODI cricket to score a double hundred, saying that Tendulkar is the “perfect role model” for any cricketer.

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