Hyderabad, Nov 5(ANI): Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday became the first batsman ever to score 17,000-runs in one-day internationals, when he reached seven runs during the fifth ODI against Australia at Hyderabad. Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket, Tendulkar crossed the 17,000-run mark during his 435th game in front...

Mumbai, Nov 5(ANI): Sarfaraz Khan, a 12-year-old schoolboy who has broken master blaster Sachin Tendulkar’’s record by scoring 439 runs in the Harris Shield tournament conducted for schools in Mumbai, has said that he is thankful to god for the achievement. Addressing the media on achieving the rare feat in Mumbai, Sarfaraz said: “I am very happy and...

Melbourne, Nov.5 (ANI): The crowded international cricket program is unsustainable, the chief of the players” union, Paul Marsh, has said, adding that the injuries hitting the national squad at present, could affect team composition and performance in both the short and long term. ””If you ever needed evidence of the impact of such an enormous workload,...

The weather forecast for the fifth ODI between India and Australia at Hyderabad is an apt summary of how the series has progressed so far: Isolated Thunderstorms. The series has consistently promised high quality cricket, with an occasional boom around the corner. If it was Hussey and Harbhajan at Vadodara, it was Dhoni at Nagpur, and Bollinger at Mohali. Sehwag has threatened...

Mohali/Hyderabad, Nov.4 (ANI): Australian left-arm fast bowler Doug Bollinger says that after his three wicket haul in the fourth one-day international against India in Mohali, Chandigarh, he is confident about scaling new heights in international cricket. A solid Champions League Twenty20 campaign for NSW was not enough to get the left-armer picked for the opening...

Hyderabad, Nov.4 (ANI): After fast bowler Peter Siddle, yet another of Australia’’s bowlers, Moises Henriques, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury and he will miss Thursday’’s fifth ODI against India in Hyderabad. All-rounder Henriques hurt his right hamstring in the field during Monday’’s victory in Mohali and could be flown...