Hyderabad, Mumbai cricket fans hail Tendulkar’s 17K run ODI feat

November 5th, 2009 more images more imagesLONDON - Thousands of enthusiastic cricket fans were eagerly cheering for the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who is just seven runs away from completing 17,000 runs, to cross the milestone in the fifth ODI at Hyderabad on Thursday. The fifth game of the seven match series is being held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

October 27th, 2009 PUNE - Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has said that despite going one down to the Kangaroos in the seven match ODI series, hosts India still remain a very competitive team. Talking to reporters here on Monday, Gilchrist said: "The Indian cricket team at the moment still remains a very competitive cricket team." "It is one of the best in the world and of course in the short versions of the game on any given day anyone can beat anyone.

October 26th, 2009 NAGPUR - Stadium in Nagpur has been decked up to host second match of the seven-one-day international cricket series between India and Australia. The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) in the city will be hosting the first day and night match, the second of the seven-one-day match series on October 28.

October 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Tim Neilson, coach of Australian cricket team, on Thursday termed the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against India as "a challenge". India will play a seven-match ODI series against the visiting Australians, with the first match to be played at Baroda on Sunday.

October 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Australian cricket team led by Ricky Ponting arrived in Mumbai to play a seven-match one-day international (ODI) series against hosts India on Tuesday. The first match will be played in Baroda on October 25 and the second in Nagpur on October 28.

October 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - The 2011 Cricket World Cup final will be played in Mumbai and one of the semi-finals at Mohali in Punjab. Two other matches will also be played at Mohali's Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium.

September 25th, 2009 KARACHI - For Pakistans teenage pacer Mohammad Aamer bowling against India in the crucial Champions Trophy encounter is like a dream come true. Aamer made an exciting debut for Pakistan in the World Twenty20 championship in England in June last year and has already emerged as a key players in the Champions Trophy with some excellent bowling in its opening match against West Indies Wednesday.

September 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Notwithstanding the terror warnings that forced Victoria Premier John Brumby to cancel his visit, several Australian cricketers would be visiting Mumbai to participate in a one-day match scheduled to be held on November 11. Cricket Australia has made it clear that the warnings would have no effect on the proposed Indian tour and the match will be held in Mumbai in November just after the warnings expire.

September 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - Cricket fans in Mumbai have expressed jubilation over India climbing to number one slot after beating New Zealand by six wickets in Colombo. Indian left-armers Ashish Nehra and Yuvraj Singh shared six wickets on Friday to reach in tri-series final against hosts Sri Lanka.

September 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - Former President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Raj Singh Dungarpur died on Saturday following a protracted illness at his Worli home in Mumbai. Seventy-four-year old Dungarpur was reportedly suffering from Alzheimer.

August 23rd, 2009 CHENNAI - Defending champions Karnataka expectedly made it to the semi-finals of the All India cricket tournament for the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy here Sunday with a four-wicket victory over Mumbai. On conclusion of the league stage, Assam (Group A), Tamil Nadu Combined Districts (Group B), Karnataka (Group C) and Hyderabad (Group D) advanced to the semis by topping their respective groups.

July 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Champions League Twenty20 cricket will kick off in Bangalore Oct 8 with the Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on the Cape Cobras of South Africa at the N. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first of the seven One-day international cricket series between India and Australia will be a day-night affair at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium Oct 25. The Australian team will arrive here Oct 21 and will leave for Jaipur the next day, according to the tour itinerary released by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Friday.

July 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - The Indian cricket board Wednesday finalised the seven venues for the one-day series against Australia in October-November. The Tour Programme and Fixtures Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that met here to decide the fixture of the 2009-10 season at the Cricket Centre decided that Guwahati, Mumbai, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mohali and Nagpur will be hosting the series from Oct 25 to Nov 11.

May 27th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Deccan Chargers, the winners of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa, arrived here Wednesday night to a rousing welcome from fans. The fans were, however, disappointed a bit as only three players - Tirumalsetti Suman, Harmeet Singh and Shoaib Ahmed - arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.