Let's take a look back at cricket history being made on this day by international cricketers who were born to those who scored centuries or registered five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers who were born on April 5 are Darshani Dharmasiri, Lance Hamilton, Colin Bland, Les Jackson and many others.
Muttiah Muralitharan, Umarl Gul, Ian Botham, Tony Greig, Polly Umrigar bagged five-wicket hauls on this day.
Batsmen who scored centuries on this day are Gautam Gambhir, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and many others.
Let's take a look back at cricket history being made on this day by international cricketers who were born to those who scored centuries or registered five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers who were born on April 4 are Steve Finn, Bapu Nadkarni, Jon Agnew, Nasir Hameed and many others.
Malcolm Marshall, Zaheer Khan, Muttiah Muralitharan, banned cricketer Mohammad Asif bagged five-wicket hauls on this day.
Batsmen who scored centuries on this day are Brian Lara, Kumar Sangakkara, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis and many others.
Prabhu Deva stunned everyone with his amazing performance during the opening ceremony of the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2012) on Tuesday night at Chennai.
Prabhu Deva performed on some scintillating dance numbers at the grand ceremony.
The audience's enthusiasm went up to the next level as the Tamil superstar performed his signature moves to songs like "Main aisa kyun hun" from "Lakshya" and "Tera hi jalwa" from "Wanted" in his hometown.
The 39-year-old even went down the stage to mingle with the audience while shaking a leg and people were seen enjoying his performance to the fullest. (IANS)
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A mother used her son’s cricket bat to attack her former boyfriend during an early morning tussle between the two in Stapenhill, London.
Faye Grecian was awarded three months jail by court in London for the nasty attack on her former boyfriend on February 18. Grecian pleaded guilty to the assault and broke down in tears in the court.
The prosecutor Claire Spooner described the scene in front of the court. Spooner was quoted by Burton Mail as saying “She (the neighbour) saw Mrs Grecian with a cricket bat in her hands. There were a number of loud bangs and a car was struck with the cricket bat. ‘Go on, hit me’ before she swung the bat at his outstretched arm. He was obviously in pain,” the prosecutor added.
It has been one year since India has won the most coveted title in cricket – ICC World Cup. Since then the team has went on a decline and has returned lost from two overseas tours.
Here are some of the high and low points of the Indian team since their World Cup triumph.
The wait for Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th international century has been the most discussed and has been the most awaited. Every time the batting legend went on to bat, everyone hoped and prayed that he scored his 100th ton. After a year’s wait Tendulkar went on to achieve the milestone against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup.
The second high point in the Indian team has been the consistent performance by Virat. He was one batsman who carried his World Cup
England batting coach Graham Gooch has expressed confidence that captain Andrew Strauss will be able to turn things around with the bat in the upcoming matches.
England lost the opening Test against Sri Lanka at Galle by 75 runs and are on the verge of losing their No. 1 spot in ICC Test rankings if they fail to win the second and final Test at Colombo.
Strauss has now gone 23 innings without adding to his 19 Test centuries, averaging a poor 28.52, and has managed just one three-figure knock in his last 48 innings.
“If you get defeats you're going to get tough questions. As far as I'm concerned, Andrew Strauss is the best guy to captain England at the moment and he and Alastair Cook are the best opening batsmen in the
A look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers who were born to those who scored centuries or registered five-wicket hauls.
The cricketers who celebrate their birthdays on this day are Martin Love, Mike Smith, Jack Cowle, Wally Grout and many others.
India's Anil Kumble, Abey Kuruvilla; Australia's Glenn McGrath, Trevor Bailey and many others bagged five-for on this day.
Many top batsmen of the past and present such as Brian Lara, Javed Miandad, VVS Laxman, Ricky Ponting, Ajay Jadeja and others slammed tons on this day.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo opines that hard-hitting Kieron Pollard’s experience in various cricket leagues around the world has helped him develop many folds, which is helping the Caribbean side now.
"It shows that playing cricket outside of the Caribbean, whether it`s Big Bash, IPL (Indian Premier League), BPL (Bangladesh Premier League), playing in England, all those different conditions, is actually paying off now," The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Bravo.
"It`s benefiting the whole West Indies team. It`s a good sign and a good chance for other players to get the opportunity and exposure of playing in those leagues," he said.
Pollard raced to an unbeaten 54 off just 26 balls in the first Twenty20 in St
Umpire Ross Emerson called Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing on January 5, 1996, when Sri Lanka played the West Indies in the seventh ODI of the triangular World Series competition at Brisbane.
Emerson, officiating in his debut international match, no-balled Muralitharan three times in his first over, twice in his second and twice in his third.
This incident was identical tally to that called by umpire Daryl Hair on Boxing Day and (like Hair) Emerson made his calls from the bowler's end while his partner stood silent.
Industrialist Mukesh Ambani organized a glamouros and glizty party in the honour of the legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at his residence on Peddar Road in South Mumbai on March 26.
Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Hrithik Roshan, Rani Mukherjee adorned the party along with politicians and fashion designers.
Apart from stars from the film industry, many cricketing stars – past and present were also present to commemorate the Master Blaster. Former Indian captains - Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri were present and even Tendulkar’s teammates – Virat Kohli, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag.
After scoring his 100th century over a week ago in an Asia Cup match against Bangladesh, Sachin
Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal took a dig at India's cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar right in front of the media, after his side's crushing loss against the World Champions in the recently concluded Asia Cup.
Ajmal said Tendulkar had reached the end of his career, yet was treated as a legend. He said, " Unka toh aakhari time chal raha hai."
Ajmal's comments have reportedly come after senior Indian players questioned the legality of his deliveries, even as the ICC defended the Pakistani bowler, saying his action was well within "the allowed degree of tolerance".
Almost two months after English players had raised concerns about Ajmal's action, it is now the Indians who have raked up the issue after their sensational Asia
Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu recalls batting with Sachin Tendulkar in the Karachi Test in 1989 against Pakistan.
Tendulkar made just 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis, who also made his debut in that match, but was noted for how he handled numerous blows to his body at the hands of the Pakistani pace attack.
Sidhu praises a young Tendulkar in the video, saluting the heroics shown by the Little Master at a young age.
Virat Kohli led the charge with a magnificent hundred in India's record chase of 330 runs to beat arch-rivals Pakistan by six wickets in the fifth ODI of the Asia Cup at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Sunday.
Kohli struck a career best 183, also the highest by an Indian against Pakistan, as the World Champions achieved the target of 330 with 2.1 overs to spare. Rohit Sharma (68) and Sachin Tendulkar (52) came up with valuable knocks as India chase down its highest target in ODIs on a perfect batting strip.
India bettered its 2002 Natwest final performance when they had chased down a target of 326. But for the second time in three weeks India were left at the mercy of Sri Lanka to determine their place in the final. A
A video of the last-ball six hit by former Pakistan great Javed Miandad off Indian pacer Chetan Sharma during a One-Day International match at Sharjah in 1986.
Pakistan needed five runs off one ball in an Austral-asia cup in Sharjah, and Chetan bowled a low full toss outside the leg stump, which was hit for six by Miandad.
Internet giant Google decided to dedicate its famous doodle for March 12, to mark the anniversary of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's 99th international century.
Tendulkar scored his 99th international century on March 12, 2011 against South Africa at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, which was a Group B match of 2011 ICC cricket World Cup.
Tendulkar has now gone 32 innings across all formats having not scored a century.
