Tendulkar named Cricketer of the Year at ICC Awards

Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday bagged his maiden ICC Cricketer of the Year trophy along with the People’s Choice Award, while compatriot Virender Sehwag was named the Test Cricketer of the Year during the glittering 2010 ICC Award ceremony in Bangalore.

Laxman guides India to a thumping victory against Australia

VVS Laxman battled severe back pain to singlehandedly guide India to a memorable victory with a gritty unbeaten 73 in a nail-biting fifth day of the first Test against Australia at Mohali on Tuesday. He beat the visitors by a solitary wicket after the Indian middle-order committed harakiri and fell like ninepins in the first session.

Sachin, Dhoni, Sehwag in race for ICC awards

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar and opener Virender Sehwag are among the seven cricketers who have been nominated for the Cricketer of the Year, the Test and ODI awards for the LG ICC Awards 2010, which will be held in Bengaluru on October 6.

Injuries to senior players a blessing in disguise: MS Dhoni

After the tiring test series against Sri Lanka, India is now all set for the tri-series featuring them, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The Indian team will be without many key players in the tri-series due to injuries but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it’s a blessing in disguise as it presents them with an opportunity to test their bench strength ahead of the 2011 World Cup.

India’s batting line-up looked monstrous in Sri Lanka: Wasim Akram

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram reckons that the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid gave India’s batting line-up a ‘monstrous’ look in the just-concluded Test series against Sri Lanka.

Laxman showed why he is called “very very special”: Dhoni

V V S Laxman’s unbeaten century under pressure showed why he is regarded as “very very special”, captain Mahendra Singh said on Saturday, attributing India’s series-levelling victory against Sri Lanka to a “collective effort”.

Laxman, Sachin help India level series

Stylish middle-order batsman VVS Laxman cracked a fighting unbeaten 103 as India relied on their experienced batsmen to pull off a five-wicket win in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka to level the series 1-1 here on Saturday.

Sehwag, Sachin lead Indian fightback

Virender Sehwag led a strong Indian fightback with a blistering unbeaten 97 as the visitors ended Day 2 of the third and deciding test at 180 for 2 after they had restricted Sri Lanka to 425 all out.

Hot Spot unlikely to be used in 2011 World Cup

While the International Cricket Council (ICC) is keen on using the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) at next year’s World Cup, the tournament is unlikely to see Hot Spot, the technology most favoured by the players for its accuracy.

Middle order puts Sri Lanka in driver’s seat on Day 1 of final test

Sri Lanka batted with grit and determination to take control of the deciding Test in conditions that promised more parity with bat and ball after the run-fest in the previous game at the SSC. In a much improved bowling performance, the Indian seamers got decent movement off the deck and Pragyan Ojha extracted both turn and bounce to often unsettle the Sri Lankan batsmen. But the Sri Lankan middle order of Thilan Samaraweera, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, kept the hosts on track in their attempt to post an intimidating score on a surface that looks good to produce an outright result.

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