Thursday, 5 September 2013
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
BCCI puts CSA on notice, could host Lanka or Pakistan
NEW
DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has decided to play a severely
truncated series of five matches - two Tests and three ODIs - against
South Africa, a minimum requirement to fulfill ICC's Future Tour
Programme (FTP) obligation.
The available window for this is between the first week of December and the second week of January. India will be on a short tour of New Zealand after that.
Sources said BCCI is hoping to hear from CSA before its AGM (this September end) to get the final confirmation on the series.
If CSA doesn't get in touch with BCCI on time, India is planning to invite either Sri Lanka or Pakistan (subject to clearance from home ministry) for a home series this December. This would mean an extra income of almost Rs 300 crore for the board through television and other title rights. Both the teams have been sounded out.
The CSA officials have so far been in touch with BCCI's working committee members who are not in a position to decide on the fate of the series. "They need to get in touch with the officials who are taking decisions in the board not the working committee members," a top BCCI official told TOI on Monday, hinting to a growing rift between BCCI and CSA.
Differences between the two boards came to the fore after CSA went ahead and appointed Lorgat as its CEO despite BCCI's strong objection.
Lorgat had irked BCCI with his views on commercial, administrative and cricketing issues when he was the world body's CEO. The gulf widened when CSA announced a two-month itinerary of India's tour of South Africa without consulting the BCCI.
"You can't do this if two countries are planning to play a bilateral series. In any case, out of 200 days of international cricket this year, the Indian team is playing only 25 days at home and that too against Australia. So we needed a series at home," another BCCI official explained, pointing at sudden announcement of West Indies' tour of India.
He added that if the West Indies tour would not have been planned, each state association would have lost at least Rs 12 crore each. India will host the West Indies between November 6 and 28, with the two teams playing two Tests and three ODIs.
This development has left CSA chief Lorgat clueless. "We have not had any communication from the BCCI about our tour or their West Indies series. Until we speak to BCCI officials we will refrain from commenting on this." Lorgat was quoted as saying in the media.
The available window for this is between the first week of December and the second week of January. India will be on a short tour of New Zealand after that.
Sources said BCCI is hoping to hear from CSA before its AGM (this September end) to get the final confirmation on the series.
If CSA doesn't get in touch with BCCI on time, India is planning to invite either Sri Lanka or Pakistan (subject to clearance from home ministry) for a home series this December. This would mean an extra income of almost Rs 300 crore for the board through television and other title rights. Both the teams have been sounded out.
The CSA officials have so far been in touch with BCCI's working committee members who are not in a position to decide on the fate of the series. "They need to get in touch with the officials who are taking decisions in the board not the working committee members," a top BCCI official told TOI on Monday, hinting to a growing rift between BCCI and CSA.
Differences between the two boards came to the fore after CSA went ahead and appointed Lorgat as its CEO despite BCCI's strong objection.
Lorgat had irked BCCI with his views on commercial, administrative and cricketing issues when he was the world body's CEO. The gulf widened when CSA announced a two-month itinerary of India's tour of South Africa without consulting the BCCI.
"You can't do this if two countries are planning to play a bilateral series. In any case, out of 200 days of international cricket this year, the Indian team is playing only 25 days at home and that too against Australia. So we needed a series at home," another BCCI official explained, pointing at sudden announcement of West Indies' tour of India.
He added that if the West Indies tour would not have been planned, each state association would have lost at least Rs 12 crore each. India will host the West Indies between November 6 and 28, with the two teams playing two Tests and three ODIs.
This development has left CSA chief Lorgat clueless. "We have not had any communication from the BCCI about our tour or their West Indies series. Until we speak to BCCI officials we will refrain from commenting on this." Lorgat was quoted as saying in the media.
Sachin Tendulkar will be judged on performance alone: BCCI
NEW DELHI: If Indian cricket board (BCCI) sources are to be believed, the board would like master batsman Sachin Tendulkar
to hang his bat after the two-Test home series against West Indies. One
of the ostensible reasons that this series has been organized in a
hurry by BCCI is to give Tendulkar a grand platform to say goodbye.
The second Test of the series is likely to be played at Mumbai's Wankhede, Tendulkar's home ground, thus giving him the best stage for a final hurrah. The BCCI would like him to play ball as per the plan.
A senior BCCI official told TOI on Tuesday that if Tendulkar continues to play after the West Indies series, he will be treated at par with other players and his selection in the national team will depend solely on his performance. This means Sachin's awesome record and reputation won't have any bearing on his selection anymore.
Tendulkar reiterated on Tuesday that he has not taken a call on his retirement when asked if his 200th Test would be his final goodbye. "I like to take one step at a time. I have been playing for the last 23 years and I have never thought of all this. I don't like taking things for granted," he told a TV channel.
"Tendulkar will be judged on the basis of his performance in the series against West Indies and the selectors will take a call. The board will have nothing to do with it," a top BCCI official told TOI on Tuesday. The official, in a way, has indicated that Tendulkar's continuance in the side despite his failing form in the last two years or so had more to do with his reputation than cricketing reasons.
The second Test of the series is likely to be played at Mumbai's Wankhede, Tendulkar's home ground, thus giving him the best stage for a final hurrah. The BCCI would like him to play ball as per the plan.
A senior BCCI official told TOI on Tuesday that if Tendulkar continues to play after the West Indies series, he will be treated at par with other players and his selection in the national team will depend solely on his performance. This means Sachin's awesome record and reputation won't have any bearing on his selection anymore.
Tendulkar reiterated on Tuesday that he has not taken a call on his retirement when asked if his 200th Test would be his final goodbye. "I like to take one step at a time. I have been playing for the last 23 years and I have never thought of all this. I don't like taking things for granted," he told a TV channel.
"Tendulkar will be judged on the basis of his performance in the series against West Indies and the selectors will take a call. The board will have nothing to do with it," a top BCCI official told TOI on Tuesday. The official, in a way, has indicated that Tendulkar's continuance in the side despite his failing form in the last two years or so had more to do with his reputation than cricketing reasons.
Gujarat encounter cops followed Modi and Amit Shah’s policy: DG Vanzara
AHMEDABAD: Jailed DIG DG Vanzara,
the man who allegedly carried out successive fake encounters in
post-Godhra Gujarat, resigned from the Indian Police Service on Tuesday,
accusing the Modi government of betraying its loyal officers "to save
its own skin from the CBI" as well as to "gain political benefits".
Vanzara's explosive 10-page resignation letter describes the jailed officers as those who carried out the "proactive policy of zero tolerance for terrorism" which was adopted "at the highest level of its (Gujarat's) hierarchy". He targets Gujarat's former junior home minister Amit Shah for "betrayal and treachery", but also warns CM Narendra Modi that since the loyal officers were not protected, there was no "one-sided obligation" on Vanzara's part to protect the "traitors sitting in the government".
Vanzara clearly indicates that what he did to counter the jihadi menace was done with the explicit sanction and encouragement of the Gujarat government. In fact, he says the trumpeted success of the "Gujarat model of development" was possible only because of the "sacrifices made by me and my officers in thwarting the onslaught of initial disorder in the state".
He said the CBI would "have to arrest the policy formulators also as we, being field officers, have simply implemented the conscious policy of this government which was inspiring, guiding and monitoring our actions from very close quarters. By this reasoning, I am of the firm opinion that the place of this government, instead of being in Gandhinagar, should either be in Taloja Central Prison at Navi Mumbai or Sabarmati Central Prison at Ahmedabad"
Vanzara's explosive 10-page resignation letter describes the jailed officers as those who carried out the "proactive policy of zero tolerance for terrorism" which was adopted "at the highest level of its (Gujarat's) hierarchy". He targets Gujarat's former junior home minister Amit Shah for "betrayal and treachery", but also warns CM Narendra Modi that since the loyal officers were not protected, there was no "one-sided obligation" on Vanzara's part to protect the "traitors sitting in the government".
Vanzara clearly indicates that what he did to counter the jihadi menace was done with the explicit sanction and encouragement of the Gujarat government. In fact, he says the trumpeted success of the "Gujarat model of development" was possible only because of the "sacrifices made by me and my officers in thwarting the onslaught of initial disorder in the state".
He said the CBI would "have to arrest the policy formulators also as we, being field officers, have simply implemented the conscious policy of this government which was inspiring, guiding and monitoring our actions from very close quarters. By this reasoning, I am of the firm opinion that the place of this government, instead of being in Gandhinagar, should either be in Taloja Central Prison at Navi Mumbai or Sabarmati Central Prison at Ahmedabad"
Painting
Amit Shah as the main villain, Vanzara wrote that he once adored Modi
like a "god", but the CM failed "to rise to the occasion under the evil
influence of Amit Shah who usurped his eyes and ears and has been
successfully misguiding him".
He says: "I would like to state in the most unambiguous words that this government, thorough the dirty tactics of Amitbhai Shah, is unfortunately managing only for its own self so as to swim and continue to prosper in all directions, while ditching the police officers so as to sink and allow them to die unnatural death by drowning. By adopting such a suicidal path, this government, I am sure, is doing nothing else but is hastening and facilitating its own death by drowning."
He adds: "Apprehending the arrest of political leaders of Gujarat by CBI, all efforts, legal and political, were made by this government to ensure that none of us was released on bail so as to prevent the investigation going from the hands of Gujarat CID to Union CBI. The most heartless and shameful act of betrayal on the part of this government was that when Dinesh M N, and Narendra Amin got released by their own individual efforts, it got their bails cancelled at the earliest opportunity and pushed them back behind the bars of Sabarmati jail."
He goes on to say, "But for the legal and political intrigues, machinations and maneuverings of Amitbhai Shah, the trial of Shohrabuddin encounter case, followed by that of Tulsiram encounter case, would not have gone out of the state of Gujarat." Vanzara further added that "the crux of whole matter is that it was just to facilitate his trivial personal interest of fighting assembly election of 2012 that Shri Amitbhai Shah got the trial transferred and betrayed our trust."
In what seems a warning to Modi, Vanzara says, "As the government has miserably failed in protecting its encounter police, there remains no one-sided obligation on part of me to protect the traitors sitting in this government who almost have pushed patriotic and nationalist police officers into the jaws of death."
Asking Modi not to dump his officers in the quest for power in Delhi, Vanzara says the chief minister "has very rightly been talking of repaying his debt which he owes to Mother India... But, it would not be out of context to remind him that he, in the hurry of marching towards Delhi, may kindly not forget to repay the debt which he owes to jailed police officers who endowed him with the halo of Brave Chief Minister among the galaxy of other Chief Ministers who do not bear the same adjective before their names. This, as per my humble opinion, is also a part of the repayment of debt to Mother India."
He says: "I would like to state in the most unambiguous words that this government, thorough the dirty tactics of Amitbhai Shah, is unfortunately managing only for its own self so as to swim and continue to prosper in all directions, while ditching the police officers so as to sink and allow them to die unnatural death by drowning. By adopting such a suicidal path, this government, I am sure, is doing nothing else but is hastening and facilitating its own death by drowning."
He adds: "Apprehending the arrest of political leaders of Gujarat by CBI, all efforts, legal and political, were made by this government to ensure that none of us was released on bail so as to prevent the investigation going from the hands of Gujarat CID to Union CBI. The most heartless and shameful act of betrayal on the part of this government was that when Dinesh M N, and Narendra Amin got released by their own individual efforts, it got their bails cancelled at the earliest opportunity and pushed them back behind the bars of Sabarmati jail."
He goes on to say, "But for the legal and political intrigues, machinations and maneuverings of Amitbhai Shah, the trial of Shohrabuddin encounter case, followed by that of Tulsiram encounter case, would not have gone out of the state of Gujarat." Vanzara further added that "the crux of whole matter is that it was just to facilitate his trivial personal interest of fighting assembly election of 2012 that Shri Amitbhai Shah got the trial transferred and betrayed our trust."
In what seems a warning to Modi, Vanzara says, "As the government has miserably failed in protecting its encounter police, there remains no one-sided obligation on part of me to protect the traitors sitting in this government who almost have pushed patriotic and nationalist police officers into the jaws of death."
Asking Modi not to dump his officers in the quest for power in Delhi, Vanzara says the chief minister "has very rightly been talking of repaying his debt which he owes to Mother India... But, it would not be out of context to remind him that he, in the hurry of marching towards Delhi, may kindly not forget to repay the debt which he owes to jailed police officers who endowed him with the halo of Brave Chief Minister among the galaxy of other Chief Ministers who do not bear the same adjective before their names. This, as per my humble opinion, is also a part of the repayment of debt to Mother India."
'Andaz Apna Apna' sequel with Ranbir, Shahid Kapoor
With his Shahid Kapoor-Ileana D'Cruz starrer, Phata Poster Nihkla Hero, almost ready for release, Santoshi is eager to put the sequel on floors. Mirror has learnt that instead of waiting for the two Khans, the director has decided to revamp the film with a contemporary storyline and a younger cast.
He has bounced off the idea to Shahid, who has already impressed him with his comic turn in Phata Poster. For the parallel lead, Santoshi is keen on roping in Ranbir Kapoor, with whom he has previously worked in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.
A source close to the production said: "Although Rajji ideally wants to do the film with Aamir and Salman, he is keeping his options open. Since it has almost become an impossible task to get combination dates from the two, Rajji might go ahead with Ranbir and Shahid - who are both young and commercially viable."
However, no official announcement has been made yet. When contacted, Santoshi said, "It's very early for me to take the call on the actors. I am still in the process of putting together the script, so wouldn't like to comment on the casting of Andaz Apna Apna 2."
*****Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that.
If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.
Sometimes, we never know if the decision we made was the right one, but that's when we have to trust ourselves & believe everything worked out for a reason*****
If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.
Sometimes, we never know if the decision we made was the right one, but that's when we have to trust ourselves & believe everything worked out for a reason*****
Monday, 2 September 2013
Asaram capable of sexual assault: Police
JODHPUR: Controversial preacher Asaram Bapu, arrested from his Indore ashram for sexually assaulting the 16-year-old daughter of a follower by Jodhpur police,
was on Sunday subjected to a "potency test", which confirmed that the
72-year-old's libido is active. He was made to take the test after he
told cops that he was impotent and therefore incapable of committing the
crime he was charged with.
The police said Asaram's testing positive gives them strong "circumstantial medical evidence" against the self-claimed godman. Jodhpur commissioner of police Biju Gorge Joseph said a team of doctors was called to the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary headquarters where Asaram was questioned.
"A potency test was conducted on him, which confirmed that he was strong enough to commit the crime of sexual assault and rape on the 16-year-old girl," said Joseph. Another senior police officer said this was "normal procedure". Potency test proves in a rape case that the offender is capable of committing the crime, he said.
Asaram was questioned for four hours at RAC headquarters and then produced in a court that sent him to one-day police custody, said Joseph. Although the police had sought two-day police remand, the court of district and sessions judge Manoj Kumar Vyas allowed only one day.
From the court, Asaram was taken to his Manai Ashram, about 30 km from Jodhpur, where the girl was allegedly sexually assaulted. Police said they conducted a physical verification and tried to recreate the scene of crime. Citing security reasons, police kept journalists out of the precincts.
Asaram remained in the ashram for around 15 minutes and brought back to RAC headquarters for further questioning during the night. "We've done preliminary interrogation and shall verify few more facts. This will require more time, so we sought his police remand," said Joseph, adding that Asaram hasn't produced any concrete evidence in his defence.
Asaram's counsel Jagmal Choudhary raised the questions on the viability of section 376 of IPC and argued in the court where police had filed remand application saying the section is not applicable and is motivated by an ill-will of the conspirators, who have implicated Asaram in this case.
Soon after Asaram was brought to Jodhpur by a flight from Delhi around 12.20 pm, the city witnessed people rising both in protest and in support of Asaram. While he was shown black flags by those demanding strict action against him, his supporters shouted slogans against the police calling it a conspiracy and blocked the road being used to transport Asaram.
A medical team from S N Medical College also examined his health. Joseph said that his health is fit and there is nothing which could prevent us from proceeding in our investigation.
Timeline
Aug 15: A 16-year old girl alleges sexual assault by Asaram in Jodhpur
Aug 20: Girl's parents lodge police complaint in Delhi
Aug 21: FIR registered in Jodhpur
Aug 27: Asaram served notice to appear before police for questioning on Aug 30
Aug 30: Asaram fails to turn up
Sept 1: Arrested from his Indore ashram
The police said Asaram's testing positive gives them strong "circumstantial medical evidence" against the self-claimed godman. Jodhpur commissioner of police Biju Gorge Joseph said a team of doctors was called to the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary headquarters where Asaram was questioned.
"A potency test was conducted on him, which confirmed that he was strong enough to commit the crime of sexual assault and rape on the 16-year-old girl," said Joseph. Another senior police officer said this was "normal procedure". Potency test proves in a rape case that the offender is capable of committing the crime, he said.
Asaram was questioned for four hours at RAC headquarters and then produced in a court that sent him to one-day police custody, said Joseph. Although the police had sought two-day police remand, the court of district and sessions judge Manoj Kumar Vyas allowed only one day.
From the court, Asaram was taken to his Manai Ashram, about 30 km from Jodhpur, where the girl was allegedly sexually assaulted. Police said they conducted a physical verification and tried to recreate the scene of crime. Citing security reasons, police kept journalists out of the precincts.
Asaram remained in the ashram for around 15 minutes and brought back to RAC headquarters for further questioning during the night. "We've done preliminary interrogation and shall verify few more facts. This will require more time, so we sought his police remand," said Joseph, adding that Asaram hasn't produced any concrete evidence in his defence.
Asaram's counsel Jagmal Choudhary raised the questions on the viability of section 376 of IPC and argued in the court where police had filed remand application saying the section is not applicable and is motivated by an ill-will of the conspirators, who have implicated Asaram in this case.
Soon after Asaram was brought to Jodhpur by a flight from Delhi around 12.20 pm, the city witnessed people rising both in protest and in support of Asaram. While he was shown black flags by those demanding strict action against him, his supporters shouted slogans against the police calling it a conspiracy and blocked the road being used to transport Asaram.
A medical team from S N Medical College also examined his health. Joseph said that his health is fit and there is nothing which could prevent us from proceeding in our investigation.
Timeline
Aug 15: A 16-year old girl alleges sexual assault by Asaram in Jodhpur
Aug 20: Girl's parents lodge police complaint in Delhi
Aug 21: FIR registered in Jodhpur
Aug 27: Asaram served notice to appear before police for questioning on Aug 30
Aug 30: Asaram fails to turn up
Sept 1: Arrested from his Indore ashram
Gareth Bale joins Real Madrid in world-record transfer
Madrid announced Sunday that Bale had joined on a six-year contract, and a person familiar with the deal said the fee was a world-record 100 million euros ($132 million). The person spoke on condition of anonymity because financial details are not being disclosed.
"I am not sure there is ever a good time to leave a club where I felt settled and was playing the best football of my career to date," Bale said in a statement published on the Tottenham website. "I know many players talk of their desire to join the club of their boyhood dreams, but I can honestly say, this is my dream come true."
Bale will be paraded at Madrid's stadium on Monday after undergoing a medical examination.
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas said earlier in the week that Bale's move was set to be "the biggest transfer in world football," and the fee eclipses the (euro) 93 million Madrid paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.
Madrid, whose annual revenue reaches (euro) 500 million, previously broke the transfer record in 2009 when Kaka joined from AC Milan for 65 million euros ($92 million).
All three blockbuster deals came under Florentino Perez, the club president who built the "Galacticos" team that included David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Figo.
The move for Bale, who had around three years remaining on his Tottenham contract, caps a rapid rise from White Hart Lane misfit to one of European football's most exciting players.
The 24-year-old Welsh winger has dazzled audiences around the world with swerving free kicks, defense-splitting surges and mesmerizing footwork.
But Bale was frustrated that Tottenham only qualified once for the Champions League, the stage where the world took notice of his talents for the first time in the 2010-11 season.
Now he's joining a club that has won the European Cup nine times.
"I am well aware that I would not be at the level I am today were it not for firstly Southampton and then Spurs standing by me during some of the tougher times and affording me the environment and support they have," Bale said. "Tottenham will always be in my heart and I'm sure that this season will be a successful one for them. I am now looking forward to the next exciting chapter in my life, playing football for Real Madrid."
Bale has been signed by Madrid despite not winning a single title in his playing career.
What the Wales star has is a collection of personal honors - and long highlight reel of spectacular goals.
In April he won the top two awards in English football after being voted player of the year and the young player of the year by his fellow professionals in English football.
The last player to achieve the Professional Footballers' Association double was Ronaldo in 2007, and the pair will now be on the same side in Spain.
In Bale and Ronaldo, Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti will have one of the most formidable attacks in football to compete with Spanish champion Barcelona, which boasts Lionel Messi and new recruit Neymar.
Tottenham's apparent insistence to complete its squad before selling Bale led to the deal being dragged out almost until the end of transfer window on Monday.
"Gareth was a player we had absolutely no intention of selling as we look to build for the future," Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said. "He is a player whose career we have fostered and developed and he was only a year into his new four-year contract.
"Such has been the attention from Real Madrid and so great is Gareth's desire to join them, that we have taken the view that the player will not be sufficiently committed to our campaign in the current season."
Bale joined Tottenham in 2007 from Southampton for 5 million pounds (then $8 million) but endured a frustrating start to his Spurs career.
Although he scored three times in his first four starts, a series of injuries stymied his progress and Tottenham failed to win any of the first 24 Premier League games he appeared in for the club. That made him a symbol of poor results for fans until finally being part of a win on his 25th attempt, when he emerged as a substitute after 84 minutes.
Since then, Bale has never looked back. Neither has Tottenham, which at one point was reported to have tried to use Bale as a make-weight in deals to bring in new players.
After shaking off his substitute's role in January 2010, Bale began to consistently show the flair and pace that made him the first-choice left back.
And, as the attacking side of Bale's game began to flourish, he was pushed forward to the left wing.
Having helped steer Tottenham into the Champions League for the first time in May 2010, Bale was rewarded with a lucrative new deal - the first of three successive annual contract upgrades.
Bale announced himself to the world with two dazzling displays against Champions League holder Inter Milan in the group stage in the 2010-11 season, including a hat trick at the San Siro.
Bale's importance to the London club was underscored last season by the fact his 21 league goals helped win 22 points for Spurs although they still finished a place outside the top four.
And Bale had outgrown the team.
"I have had six very happy years at Tottenham but it's the right time to say goodbye," Bale said. "We've had some special times together over the years and I've loved every minute of it."
Sunday, 1 September 2013
Sachin Tendulkar to quit after playing 200th Test at home against West Indies?
KOLKATA: Sachin Tendulkar will play his 200th Test match at home against the West Indies later this year. BCCI interim secretary Sanjay Patel confirmed on Sunday that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has agreed to tour India in November during which they are likely to play at least two Tests and five ODIs.
The itinerary for the tour will be drawn up in consultation with the
WICB, but in all likelihood the second Test will be played at the
Wankhede Stadium. Assuming he figures in both Tests, Sachin would not
only become the first player in cricket's history to play 200 Tests, he
would also get to achieve the landmark in Mumbai, his own backyard.
It could also be his farewell series as indications are that the Little
Master is likely to announce his retirement from all forms of the game
at the end of that series.
BCCI's tour and fixtures committee,
which will meet shortly to finalise the dates and venues, is also likely
to award the first Test to Kolkata.
The proposed tour by the
West Indies was sprung on the Working Committee members by BCCI's
president-in-exile N Srinivasan and was passed unanimously, ostensibly
to appease host broadcasters and sponsors. Under the Future Tours
Programme (FTP), India are scheduled to host only a seven-match ODI
series against Australia in October.
Sachin, who recently
started practising after undergoing surgery on his left palm, has
confirmed his availability for the Champions League T20 where he will
turn out for the Mumbai Indians. The peerless batsman has so far played
198 Tests, scoring 15,837 runs at an average of 53.86. He is also the
only batsman in the world to log 100 centuries in international cricket,
51 of them coming in the longest (five-day) format.
He had
announced his retirement from ODIs late last year after having played
463 games in the course of his 24-year long career, amassing a record
18,426 runs, including 49 centuries at an average of 44.83.
21 TESTS WITHOUT A TON
Sachin's Career Stats vs Last 2 Years
Career Last 2 Years
Tests 198 17
Runs 15,837 872
Highest Score 248 n.o. 94
100s 51 0
Average 53.9 31.1
Avg. at home 52.8 (92) 29.3 (13)
Avg. abroad 54.7 (106) 35.9 (4)
Figures in brackets are no. of Tests played
* Sachin's last Test century (146 vs South Africa, Cape Town,
Jan 4, 2011) was 21 Tests ago. It's the longest spell without a ton in
his career. On average, Sachin's hit 1 century every 4 Tests.
*
It's almost 3 years since Sachin hit a century at home (214 vs Aus,
Bangalore, Oct 11, 2010). He has played 14 home Tests without a ton —
again the longest in his career.
Sachin's magical moments in India
* Only Indian to score a century on debut in each of three domestic
championships — 100 not out for Mumbai against Gujarat in Ranji Trophy
at Mumbai in 1988-89, 103* for Rest of India against Delhi in Irani
Trophy, at Delhi in 1989-90 and 159 for West Zone against East Zone in
Duleep Trophy at Guwahati in 1990-91.
* Bowled his first and last over against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata to help India to a thrilling two-run win in the Hero Cup semis. He conceded just three runs.
* Played his first Test as skipper at Delhi — against Australia in October, 1996. He guided India to a seven-wicket victory.
* Was in team that won the 100th Test against Sri Lanka, in Kanpur, in
November 2009. A week later, at the CCI, in Mumbai, he was part of the
team that became World No. 1 in Tests, beating Sri Lanka.
* Played his only World Cup winning final in India: against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2, 2011
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