More imagesDurban:Australian captain Ricky Ponting was hailed by teammate Matthew Hayden as the best batsman in the world after he hit two centuries in a Test match for the third time this season at Kingsmead.
Dharmashala:Another chapter was added to the never-ending debate on Rahul Dravid's declaration at Multan that deprived Sachin Tendulkar a double-hundred with the legendary Bishen Singh Bedi justifying the decision, saying matches were played for the team and not for personal records.
New Delhi? captain Sourav Ganguly has conceded that the declaration in the Multan Test against Pakistan with Sachin Tendulkar on 194 was a "mistake".
New Delhi:It was an SMS message for birthday boy Sachin Tendulkar from teammate and vice-captain Rahul Dravid, who said the batting maestro's hunger for runs seemed to be growing with age.
New Delhi:Had he known that India would win the Multan Test against Pakistan in almost four days, he would not have made the controversial declaration of India's first innings with Sachin Tendulkar stranded at 194 not out, vice-captain Rahul Dravid confessed on Saturday.
New Delhi?-captain Rahul Dravid dismissed talks about rifts between him and Sachin Tendulkar following the controversial declaration in the first Testagainst Pakistan as "silly and baseless rumours" and said he gets along well with the master batsman.
New Delhi? captain Saurav Ganguly on Wednesday termed as a "mistake" stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid's decision to declare the innings in the Multan Test when Sachin Tendulkar was six short of his double century but suggested that the controversy be put behind.
Lahore?'s media put aside the prevailing sombre mood over India's maiden cricket Test win on its soil to hail the archrivals as the "best Indian team ever.
Multan:Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has been ruled out of the second cricket Test against Pakistan and will return home after no showing no signs of improvement on his back injury.
Kolkata:Former cricketers were divided in their opinion on Tuesday on the controversial decision of stand-in captain Rahul Dravid in declaring India's first innings in the Multan Test with Sachin Tendulkar just six short of his double-century.
