Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s bid to become the world’s leading scorer will dominate the three-Test series against Sri Lanka starting here on Wednesday.
Tendulkar is just 172 runs away from surpassing the 11,953 clocked up by retired West Indies captain Brian Lara — a task within the reach of the Indian batsman who likes Sri Lankan pitches. The star averages 111.66 from six Tests in Sri Lanka with four centuries.
His last Test in the country was in 1999 when he cracked a half-century and a hundred in the Asian Test championships.
The 35-year-old already holds three major batting records — the highest number of centuries in Tests (39), and the most runs (16,361) and hundreds (42) in one-dayers.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting (10,099 runs) and India’s Rahul Dravid (10,09
are the only active members of the elite 10,000 club. Tendulkar, known for his flair and flambuoyance at the crease, returns to Test cricket after four months due to a groin injury.
— AFP
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ECB threatens ICC for change of venue
London, July 21: England has threatened to send a second-string team for the Champions Trophy if the tournament is not shifted from Pakistan.
According to the Times, ECB will not force its players to travel to Pakistan because of the security situation there.
"England are among four countries to give warning that weakened teams may be sent to the ICC Champions Trophy in September unless the tournament is shifted from Pakistan," a report in the newspaper said.
The report said, "ECB would not guarantee participation of all its players in the tournament after recent bombings in Karachi and Islamabad".
The report also quoted British Foreign Office’s Advice about Pakistan: "There is a high threat from terrorism and sectarian violence throughout Pakistan.
"Among the cities with a ‘heightened threat to Westerners’ are the venues of Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore," the Advisory read. — PTI
Courtesy : www.asianage.com
Tendulkar is just 172 runs away from surpassing the 11,953 clocked up by retired West Indies captain Brian Lara — a task within the reach of the Indian batsman who likes Sri Lankan pitches. The star averages 111.66 from six Tests in Sri Lanka with four centuries.
His last Test in the country was in 1999 when he cracked a half-century and a hundred in the Asian Test championships.
The 35-year-old already holds three major batting records — the highest number of centuries in Tests (39), and the most runs (16,361) and hundreds (42) in one-dayers.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting (10,099 runs) and India’s Rahul Dravid (10,09
are the only active members of the elite 10,000 club. Tendulkar, known for his flair and flambuoyance at the crease, returns to Test cricket after four months due to a groin injury.— AFP
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ECB threatens ICC for change of venue
London, July 21: England has threatened to send a second-string team for the Champions Trophy if the tournament is not shifted from Pakistan.
According to the Times, ECB will not force its players to travel to Pakistan because of the security situation there.
"England are among four countries to give warning that weakened teams may be sent to the ICC Champions Trophy in September unless the tournament is shifted from Pakistan," a report in the newspaper said.
The report said, "ECB would not guarantee participation of all its players in the tournament after recent bombings in Karachi and Islamabad".
The report also quoted British Foreign Office’s Advice about Pakistan: "There is a high threat from terrorism and sectarian violence throughout Pakistan.
"Among the cities with a ‘heightened threat to Westerners’ are the venues of Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore," the Advisory read. — PTI
Courtesy : www.asianage.com