NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar’s journey to becoming the ‘Little Master’ is a story of talent, discipline and unyielding passion for cricket.Born in Mumbai on April 24, 1973, Sachin grew up with a love for cricket inspired by his elder brother, Ajit. At just eleven, Sachin enrolled in the MRF Pace Foundation with dreams of becoming…
नई दिल्ली. क्रिकेट के ‘भगवान’ कहे जाने वाले सचिन तेंदुलकर और टीम इंडिया की ‘दीवार’ रहे राहुल द्रविड़ ने कई साल पहले क्रिकेट से रिटायरमेंट ले लिया था. दोनों ने अपने समय में एक से बढ़कर एक बेहतरीन पारियां खेली. सचिन ने जहां इंटरनेशनल क्रिकेट में 100 शतकों का महारिकॉर्ड बनाया वहीं द्रविड़ ने भी…
NEW DELHI: Ricky Ponting, the legendary Australian cricketer, earned the nickname ‘Punter‘ early in his cricketing career.The origin of the nickname is tied to Ponting’s love for betting on horse races and greyhounds, a common pastime in Australia.In Australian slang, a “punter” is someone who places bets, especially on horse races, which made it a…
नई दिल्ली. भारत में कुछ क्रिकेटर ऐसे हैं, जो अगर अच्छा खेलें तो भी चर्चा में रहते हैं और उनका खराब खेल भी सुर्खियां बटोरता है. अर्जुन तेंदुलकर ऐसे ही क्रिकेटर हैं, जो इस बार अपनी बेहतरीन बॉलिंग की वजह से चर्चा में हैं. अर्जुन तेंदुलकर ने डॉ. (कैप्टन) के थिमप्पैया स्मारक टूर्नामेंट में 9…
Exactly 28 years ago, on September 16, 1996, India played Pakistan in the first ODI of their bilateral series in Toronto, Canada. But the reported record that the game created may not ever be broken — a crowd of only 750 turned up to watch the game.According to the Wisden Almanack, as mentioned by ESPNcricinfo,…
NEW DELHI: In the blistering heat of April 1998, the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates became the stage for one of cricket’s most iconic performances, a series that would come to be known as “Desert Storm.” It was a time when cricketing legends were born, and Sachin Tendulkar delivered a performance that…
NEW DELHI: Citing recent remarks regarding the prospect of Joe Root overtaking Sachin Tendulkar as the top run-scorer in men’s Test cricket, legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar stated that the aggressive response to India’s attacks must be given.It is only a matter of time till Root emerges as the top run-getter in Test matches, former England…
हमारे देश में क्रिकेट को बेहद पसंद किया जाता है. ऐसा कहा जाता है कि हॉकी देश का राष्ट्रीय खेल है, लेकिन गली-गली में हर बच्चा क्रिकेट जरूर खेलता हुआ मिल जाएगा. ऐसे में देश के क्रिकेटर्स का फैन बेस भी उतना ही तगड़ा होता है. सचिन तेंदुलकर से लेकर महेंद्र सिंह धोनी तक, स्टेडियम…
NEW DELHI: Even before the Indian cricket team embarked on their 2003-04 tour to Australia, the mind games had begun and most of the banter, as usual, came from the Aussies. There were talks of ‘chin-music’ being dished out to the Indians, especially to the captain Sourav Ganguly, who had ruffled quite a few Aussie…
NEW DELHI: During a lively segment at the Delhi Premier League T20, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir swapped his coaching hat for a more playful role, assigning Bollywood movie titles to Indian cricketers, including Virat Kohli.In a fun-filled interaction, Gambhir took part in a segment where he assigned Bollywood movie titles to cricketers, both…
