Tag: Indian Cricket

New Delhi: The comparisons with the iconic Mahendra Singh Dhoni are flattering but young Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant on Thursday said he wants to carve his own identity in the game after playing a key role in the side’s historic Test series win in Australia. Pant is often compared with the two-time World Cup winning […]

Bhubaneswar: Born on 8th February 1963, Mohammad Azharuddin, fondly known as Azhar, turns 58 today. The elegant middle-order batsman was renowned as one of the greatest cricketers of the country, until the match fixing issue erupted and caused mayhem in his career and personal life. Azhar has played 99 Tests and 334 ODI matches for […]

New Delhi: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar scripted history on this day in 2012 when he scored his 100th international century while playing in the Asia Cup for India. It was Tendulkar’s 49th and final century in ODI cricket and, interestingly, only his first against Bangladesh in the format. Tendulkar was 38 years old at the […]