Sunil Gavaskar Batting Happily on 60

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar has led eminent cricketers in London in honouring the original Indian cricketing hero, K.S. Ranjitsinhji, with one devotee describing him as the greatest batsman of all time.

August 14th, 2009 CHENNAI - One of Indias premier cricket competitions, the Buchi Babu cricket tournament, will begin here Sunday, coinciding with a BCCI selection committee meeting. Over the years, the tournament has attracted some of the top teams of India and even the likes of Sunil Gavaskar had utilised the event to assess or regain their form ahead of the domestic season.

August 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Working Committee of the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) is expected allow former Indian Cricket League players to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL). A decision to this effect is likely to be taken in Mumbai today.IPL-3, would be held in 12 venues from March 12 to April 25, next year.

August 13th, 2009 KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday appointed former captain Javed Miandad as its batting consultant following the national team's disastrous tour of Sri Lanka this summer. PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said Miandad has been asked to help Pakistans struggling batsmen ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy that gets under way in South Africa from Sep 22.

August 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has said he is not satisfied with his achievements in the game and hopes to accumulate 15,000 Test runs and win the World Cup for India in 2011. "I am not pleased yet with what I have done.

August 3rd, 2009 BIRMINGHAM - England overcame a two-goal deficit to beat India 3-2 in the third and final hockey test here. With Sunday's victory, England clinched the three Test hockey series 2-1.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - Former Australian cricket star Adam Gilchrist fears that England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's looming retirement will motivate the England squad in the four remaining Ashes Tests. "I don't think the Aussies will be affected but it (Flintoff's retirement) can be a boost for the English players.

July 15th, 2009 DUBAI - Gautam Gambhir has become the first India batsman in over four years to head the batting rankings after a double failure by Mohammad Yousuf dropped him out of the top three of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen. Yousuf, who had returned to the batting table last week in number-one position after his century in the first Test at Galle, scored only 10 and six in the second Test and, as such, he has dropped four places to fifth position in the latest rankings which were released after the conclusion of the St Vincent and Colombo Tests.

July 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar turned 60 Friday and spent the day at the Satya Sai Baba ashram in Puttaparthi near Bangalore. The little master was accompanied by his family members, including brother-in-law Gundappa Viswanath with whom he has shared many Indian innings.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Australian cricket coach, John Buchanan has strongly denied taking a swipe at Indian cricketers in his just released book 'The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20'. Buchanan said he bore no malice towards anybody and his comments in the book were taken out of context.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Australia cricket coach, John Buchanan has accused the Indian media of taking his comments on former and current Indian cricketers out of context. He also said that he bore no malice towards anyone.

July 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Indian cricket board Wednesday decided to scrap its policy of allowing overseas players in domestic tournaments after implementing it last year. The decision was taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) technical committee at the Cricket Centre here.

June 26th, 2009 LONDON - The century hit by master blaster Sachin Tendulkar against England just after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks gave him more satisfaction in comparison to his other tons in all varieties of the game, as it brought back smiles on the faces of terror hit Indians. Tendulkar was a 14-year-old schoolboy, when Dilip Vengsarkar, then the Indian captain, judged him ready to play first-class cricket and he went on to hit 208 centuries in all forms of the game.

June 3rd, 2009 KOLKATA - Retired Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly Wednesday named Aussies Richie Benaud and Bill Lawry as his favourite television commentators. "They were really special whom I want to hear again and again.

May 23rd, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Rohit Sharma has been named the winner of the Citi Under-23 Success of the Tournament in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which concludes Sunday. A three-member committee comprising former Indian captains and members of the IPL Governing Council Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi adjudicated the contest.