Sanath Jayasuriya Retires from Test Cricket

Sri Lanka's master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya took retirement from Test Cricket after first Test in Kandy against England. Jayasuriya scored 10 and 78 in his last test match which helped Sri Lanka in defeating England by 88 runs.

The 39-year-old charismatic left-hander from Matara finished his 110-Test career as Sri Lanka’s leading run-scorer with 6,973, a tally that includes 14 centuries and a top score of 340, made against India in Colombo in August 1997. At the time, that triple century helped him to fourth place in the ICC player rankings for Test batsmen and it turned out to be the highest batting ranking of his Test career. Surprisingly, despite being a scourge for his opponents, that was the only year in which Jayasuriya found a place in the 10 top batsmen.

Jayasuriya, who also took 1-37 in the Kandy Test, retired in 39th spot in the rakings for Test bowlers. The highest bowling ranking he enjoyed during his Test career was 22nd, achieved after the Galle Test against Zimbabwe in January 2002. In the Test all-rounders list, Jayasuriya was a regular in the top five between 2001 and 2005, reaching third for a period.

Jayasuriya’s career-rankings at a glance:

• Current batting ranking: 46th
• Highest batting ranking: 4th (August 1997 v India)
• Highest rating: 770 points
• Current bowling ranking: 39th
• Highest bowling ranking: 22nd (January 2002 v Zimbabwe)
• Highest rating: 395 points.

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Sourav Ganguly Hits Maiden International Century at Eden Garden

Kolkata: Having hit his first international century at Eden Gardens, local hero Sourav Ganguly today said the knock had taken a burden off his shoulders.

"Expectations will always be high wherever I play. But getting a hundred at Eden is always special. The century here has definitely taken the burden off my shoulders," Ganguly told reporters after hitting a scintillating 102 on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan.

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India Beat Pakistan by 6 Wickets in the First Test Match at Kotla

Anil Kumble's tenure as India captain got off to a perfect start at his happy hunting ground as the hosts thumped Pakistan by six wickets in the first Test to go 1-0 up in the three-match cricket series in New Delhi on Monday.

Kumble's tryst with Ferozeshah Kotla continued unabated and the Man of the Match award came as the icing on the cake for the veteran leg-spinner, who claimed seven wickets in the match, besides scoring a defiant 24 runs in the first innings.

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India Pakistan 1st Test Match Scorecard

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Sachin Tendulkar Becomes Second Highest Test Scorer

Sachin Tendulkar has become the second-highest Test run-scorer ever.

He achieved this feat yesterday (25th Nov, 07) while batting against Pakistan.

Tendulkar, playing in his 142nd Test match, surpassed former Australian skipper Allan Border’s aggregate of 11174 runs when he reached 24 in the second innings on the fourth evening.

Retired West Indies batsman Brian Lara heads the list with 11953 runs from 131 matches.

Tendulkar holds the record for most test hundreds with 37.

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India-Pakistan 4th ODI Scorecard

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India Beats Pakistan by 6 wickets and Wins the Series

India posted a big win by 6 wickets in the 4th ODI of 5 One Day match series and with this wins the series taking lead of 3-1.

India achieved the target of 256 runs set by the Pakistanis in mere 46.3 overs.

Sachin was awarded Man of the Match for his outstanding knock of 97.

It has been after 24 years that India has won one day match series against Pakistan in India. So, a lot of congratulations to captain Dhoni and team India as well.

Sachin Tendulkar Man of The Match but Once Again Out in 90's

Sachin Tendulkar was Man of the Match in the 4th ODI vs Pakistan for his oustanding knock of 97.

But with this once again Sachin Tendulkar got out in the 90's and missed his century . Its the sixth time in 2007 and 2nd time in this series that Sachin got out in 90's. And if his 89 is also included (as it is just 1 run short of 90) its the 7th time for him.

On being interviewed about it, Sachin says that winning is important and not the centuries and wouldn't mind it as long as the team is winning.

India Beat Pakistan by 46 Runs in the 3rd ODI

India beat Pakistan by 46-run in the third one-day international in Kanpur on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-game series.

India set a target of 295 runs but even Salman Butt best performance of 129 runs couldn't help Pakistan to win the match.

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Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi Exchanging Abusive Words During the Match

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India - Pakistan matches are always exciting because of rival between the two teams. But we couldn't see anything like such in the two matches already played but in the 3rd ODI things got heated up between Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi.

Both were seen exchanging words after Gautam Gambhir hit Shahid Afridi for a boundary. Next ball Gambhir took a single but things got even worse when Gambhir straight away collided with Afridi and both messed up exchanging some unconventional words, which could be clearly make out of their lips, which was interrupted by umpire Ian Gould's intervention.