Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar became the first ever cricketer in the world to score a double hundred in one-day international. He scored 200 not out against South Africa in the second ODI in Gwalior. His masterful innings also fetched India the one-day series win against South Africans.
India’s prolific opener southpaw Gautam Gambhir has achieved a unique distinction of equaling West Indian great Sir Vivian Richards of scoring 11 fifties consecutively in test matches. Gautam Gambhir, who along with his fellow opener Virendra Sehwag shares a formidable opening stand, has achieved this milestone after nearly three decades.
Meanwhile, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, the only current batman, who is closing in to Sachin’s century, has scored a valiant 209 against Pakistan on Hobart. This was his 39th century and breathing down Sachin’s neck.
Australia has recorded an improbable 36 runs test win against touring Pakistan. Though Pakistan played magnificent cricket for all the three days, Michael Hussey and Nathan Hauritz with their brilliance has overturned the fortune in Australian way.
The emergence of ODI in cricket has changed the way of test matches being played those days. Most of the test matches played before the emergence of ODI was very slow in scoring rate and always favored a draw. But after the limited over one day international was introduced, the approaches of test matches were changed dramatically. Tests matches were no longer boredom and even more than four runs maintained per over.
India stiffens up Sri Lankan to win the final test and also eyeing to reach the top of the test rankings by that. Despite Sri Lankan captain’s patient and well deserved century, India stands tall to win this test match.
Totally 1598 runs scored in this first test match between Indian and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad. That shows how placid the track was. The fifth day of the pitch was the same as Sachin fluently but slowly scored his 43rd Test century and took his tally to 88 centuries and also reached 30000 runs in international cricket.
Indian batting line-up is in real test as they bat through fifth day after they have conceded huge 334 runs lead of first innings. It is going to be real test of character for Indian batting stars to show their resilience to avert test defeat from Sri Lanka for the first time in Indian soil.
Rahul Dravid alias “The Wall” produced a gem of an innings to rescue India when it was tottering for 32 for four in first Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad. Rahul Dravid scored a magnificent 177 that was flawless combined with a lot of balance and timing. He showed a lot of determination and focus throughout his innings.
The only cricketer who is best positioned in the cricket world now to score 100 centuries is none other than batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. Master blaster has completed twenty years in the international career representing India. He is just short of 39 runs to score 30,000 runs in international cricket.
