Australia Wins 1st Test Match against India by 337 Runs

Australia takes 1-0 lead in a Test Series after an easy 337-run victory over India on Saturday. India were given a target of 500 runs but they never looked even close to it and got all out for mere 161 runs. Interesting to know that India's last five wickets fell within 17 runs, including three in four balls.

Matthew Hayden was awarded Man of the Match for his 125 and 47 runs knock in the 1st and 2nd innings.

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The next match begins on January 2 in Sydney.

India-Australia 1st Test at Melbourne Scorecard

Here is the scores details of India - Australia 1st Test at Melbourne.

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Yuvraj Singh Faces Disciplinary Action for his Dissent to caught behind in 1st Innings against Australia

India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been charged with dissent following his reaction to an umpiring decison in the first test against Australia and has been called for a disciplinary hearing with Match Referee Mike Proctor today.

Umpire Billy Bowden ruled Yuvraj caught behind off Stuart Clark on Thursday. But Yuvraj Singh, who was yet to open his account, was not really convinced with the decision and paused for for several before leaving the ground. However, snickometer suggested a thin edge.

If found guilty, Yuvraj might lose part of his match fee, media reports in Australia said.

Yuvraj Singh And Deepika Exchange the First Piece of Cake

Deepika seemed to be the most important guests at Yuvraj's Birthday bash as first piece of cake went to Deepika who immediately fed Yuvraj the other half.

Not just this, both rocked the dance floor together all night long. While the men in blue were there to be a part of the celebration, but the skipper was missing.

And the reason we all can make out. Afterall how can one stand her ladylove to be stealed like this.

Saurav Ganguly hits his first test double centrury

Bangalore : Former India captain Sourav Ganguly scored his maiden double century in Test cricket Sunday, against Pakistan on the second day of the third and final Test here.

Ganguly carried on serenely from his overnight score of 125, and his 200 came off 324 balls. The score included 24 boundaries and a hit into the stands of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

It was the 99th Test match for the 35-year-old left-handed batsman

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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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