sachin tendulkar

BENGALURU: On Monday, the second T20I between West Indies and India was delayed by almost three hours because the luggage of the teams had not arrived. In 1994, a similar incident happened when the West Indies were in India for a tri-series. The ODI between both the teams at Vizag started late because the playing […]

BENGALURU: Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja feels batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar must take an initiative and give a call to Virat Kohli – who is going through a lean phase – to help him sort out his issues. At present, the Indian team is on a tour to England and the right-hander has performed poorly […]

BENGALURU: 2000 was arguably the toughest year for Indian cricket. The team and the public were reeling under the shock of the match-fixing saga which enveloped many prominent names such as Mohd. Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia. All three of them were convicted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and banned by the […]

As England chased down 378 against India at a canter in the fifth Test at Edgbaston, The New Indian looks at 5 most stirring run-chases in Tests since 2000. 1) India vs England, Chennai (2008): Arguably the most stirring run-chase of the last 25 years and the reasons are more than just surrounding cricket. England’s […]

BENGALURU: The former England captain Joe Root once again rose to the occasion on Sunday and scored an unbeaten 115 to guide his team to a five-wicket win against New Zealand at Lord’s. Chasing 277, the visitors were in a pickle at 69-4 but Root, as he has often done, towed the team out of […]

  BENGALURU: Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag on Wednesday revealed that he wanted to retire from One Day Internationals (ODIs) during the Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia in 2007-08. Australia, India and Sri Lanka participated in the three-nation tournament and ultimately India defeated the hosts in the finals to win the championship. Sehwag’s scores in […]

  BENGALURU: Cricketing maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday picked his Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 team based on the individual performances of players during the tournament. Prominent names such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma failed to make the cut as Sachin didn’t go by reputation or their past performances. “It’s got nothing to do […]

MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar on Monday revisited his childhood and posted a picture of him standing on the footboard of BEST (Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply & Transport) bus. Taking to his official Twitter handle, the batting maestro captioned the photo, in which he’s wearing a blue shirt, ‘Rewind to Childhood’.” Sachin comes from a middle-class Maharashtrian Brahmin […]

Former Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha talks about different shades of Shane Warne exclusively for The New Indian: Shane Warne, the bowler: The first time I saw Warne bowl was in the 1996 World Cup in India. I was a kid back then and didn’t know much about him but he immediately caught my fancy. I must […]

On Friday, Virat Kohli became the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests as the first match between India and Sri Lanka at Mohali gets underway. He has joined the elite list of cricketers such as Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan […]