Best Indian Cricket Players

Here we have compiled a list of probably the best, including recent and retired Indian Cricket players from all formats of the game. From Indian Test Cricket, One Day International Games (50 overs) and the new 20/20 T20 format of cricket.
As an Australian, we believe that India is the new home of cricket and enjoy [...]

Here we have compiled a list of probably the best, including recent and retired Indian Cricket players from all formats of the game. From Indian Test Cricket, One Day International Games (50 overs) and the new 20/20 T20 format of cricket.

As an Australian, we believe that India is the new home of cricket and enjoy the challenge of playing India when they tour here in Australia and when we travel to India to challenge them as the leading cricketing nation.

The Indian IPL tournament remains a great icon of the game, and Australia and other nations are very slow to catch up to India in this area of the game. Now, here is the Best Indian cricket player listing:

Virender Shewag

Sachin Tendulkar

Sourav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Yuvraj Singh
Harbhajan Singh

Virat Kohli

Zaheer Khan
Sreesanth

Gautam Gambhir

Rudra Pratap Singh
S. Badrinath

Rohit Sharma

Irfan Pathan
Ishant Sharma

Praveen Kumar

Munaf Munsa Patel
Yusuf Pathan

Ravindra Jadeja

Anil Kumble

Amit Mishra

Murali Vijay
V.V.S. Laxman

Manoj Tiwary

Ramesh Powar
Murali Kartik

Suresh Raina

Robin Uthappa
Vijay Dahiya

Sunil Joshi

Ajit Agarkar
Mohammad Kaif

Lakshmipathy Balaji

Hemang Badani
Ajit Wadekar

Yajurvindra Singh

Yashpal Sharma
Mohammad Azharuddin

Ashish Nehra

Sadagoppan Ramesh
Surinder Amarnath

Lala Amarnath

Mohinder Amarnath
Bishan Singh Bedi

Nikhil Chopra
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
Ajay Jadeja

Robin Singh

Syed Abbas Ali
Sanjay Bapusaheb Bangar

Javagal Srinath

Parthiv Ajay Patel
Dinesh Mongia

Rohan Sunil Gavaskar

Jai Prakash Yadav
Madan Lal

Andrew Leipus

Manoj Prabhakar
Debasis S. Mohanty

Kiran More

Kapil Dev
player of century
Shiv Sunder Das

Navjot Singh Sidhu

John Geoffrey Wrighth

Shahid Afridi Bites Cricket Ball

Pakistan stand in cricket captain Shahid Afridi is in hot water, after possible ball tampering at the WACA Ground in Perth Australia against the Australian One Day cricket side.
Here is video of the Afridi ball biting incident:

Afridi who was captaining the Pakistani’s in the absence of Yousef Youhanna (Mohammad Yousef) deliberately puts the cricket ball [...]

Afridi who was captaining the Pakistani’s in the absence of Yousef Youhanna (Mohammad Yousef) deliberately puts the cricket ball in his mouth like an Apple and takes a long bite at the ball.

The 3rd Umpire must have seen this on the cameras and soon after reported it to the umpires on the pitch.

After some questioning of Afridi (the man they call boom boom!) the umpires inspected the ball and then called for a replacement ball to be brought out.

However, with a slight delay the crowd became rowdy – then a crazy fan jumps the WACA fence and charges out on the field deliberately tackling a Pakistani player and requiring security to flock in from everywhere – a crazy night at the WACA where Australia only scraped home by a few runs with Mike Hussey and Ryan Harris getting the side home in the final over with a few balls to spare.

Sachin's 200 - all the big moments.

Sachin Tendulkar's 200 was an once in a life time innings. So we are reliving the magic knock as we bring to you all his 25 fours, 3 sixes and some important milestones as we dig into our ball-by-ball commentary section. Sit back and have a treat.

Four No.1 - 1.3 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, half volley outside off, Tendulkar opens the face of the bat and drives it to extra cover, beats the fielder and he's off the mark with a sensational boundary

Four No.2 - 1.4 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, poor bowling this, fuller length delivery straying on the pads, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and flicks it to deep mid wicket, consecutive boundaries for the little master

Four No.3 - 2.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, he's looking in fine touch, fuller length delivery straying on the pads, Tendulkar flicks it to deep mid wicket, another boundary, the timing on that one was absolutely superb

Four No.4 - 4.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, trifle short and Tendulkar is quick to pick that up, goes for the full blooded pull, picks the gap to perfection, between mid wicket and square leg for another boundary

Four No.5 - 6.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, pitched up outside off, Tendulkar drives it on the up, clears the infield and the ball races away to the boundary square of the wicket on the off side

Four No.6 - 7.2 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that's a cracking shot!!! a lot fuller outside off, Tendulkar gets a long stride forward and drives it to sweeper cover, that went like a rocket, reached the boundary in no time

Four No.7 - 9.1 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, fabulous shot!!! Parnell comes round the wicket, pitches it outside off, Tendulkar drives it on the off side, pierces the gap between point and cover, What an innings we are witnessing here!!

Four No.8 - 9.6 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Oh dear!! he's done it again, fuller length delivery outside off, Tendulkar squeezes it behind the fielder at point, the ball reached the boundary ropes before Steyn could get to it

Four No.9 - 11.4 Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, straying onto the pads once again, all he needed was a tickle past short fine leg, which he does, the fielder fumbles and the ball races away for him to get past his 94th ODI fifty

Four No.10 - 14.3 Langeveldt to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that is as effortless as it can get. It was a length delivery on middle, he just helps it over mid on, once bounce into the fence, thank you very much he says

Four No.11 - 15.2 Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, tossed up on middle, he goes inside out over cover, gets the middle of the bat and a couple of bounces into the fence, terrific batting!

Four No.12 - 19.6 van der Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, he has made the last ball count, gets to the pitch of the ball and smokes it over cover, gets enough bat on that and the ball whistles into the boundary!

Four No.13 - 21.3 van der Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, tossed up delivery down the leg, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and tickles it down to fine leg, that one had enough bat on it to reach the ropes

Hundredth run - 27.6 Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, there comes the run that was needed, Tendulkar gets to his 46th CENTURY!!, this is his 4th against SA, short and wide, Tendulkar cuts it to sweeper cover

Four No. 14 - 28.1 Kallis to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, back of a length delivery on off, Tendulkar swings his arm and whacks it over mid wicket, that went to the boundary like a rocket

Four No.15 - 28.3 Kallis to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that's one of the best shots he has played today, they've all been good though, fuller length delivery bowler a lot slower, Tendulkar lofts it over the bowler's head, straight down the ground and another boundary to his tally

Six No.1 - 31.2 Duminy to Tendulkar, SIX!!, it was nicely tossed up, he gets to the pitch of the ball and smacks him over long on, high and handsome, sails into the crowd, goes a long way back and the crowd are on their feet

Four No.16 - 31.6 Duminy to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that was smacked over the bowler's head with immense power, had he got a hand on it, probably he would have been blown away with the ball into the boundary, fantastic batting this, has been a treat so far!

Four No.17 - 34.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, juicy full toss on the pads and he just helps it on its way wide of short fine leg, he knew exactly where the fielders were

Four No.18 - 34.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, the work of a genuis out in the centre says LSRK. Wow! That was one hell of a stroke, gets across and fetches it towards deep mid wicket, not many can pull it off like that, into the boundary in a flash

Four No.19 - 35.5 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, there is no stopping that, once that left the bat it was only heading to the boundary. Just backs away and picks up the length delivery over cover, awesome stuff!

Four No.20 - 36.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, this is top class stuff, vintage Tendulkar! Fetches the ball from outside off and into the mid wicket boundary, what timing, can't get better than this

Four No.21 - 36.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, there is no stopping him today, that has been dismissed into the boundary over point, no respect for the bowler what so ever!

Four No.22 - 37.3 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, at this stage it doesn't matter who the bowler is, the ball is only destined one way and that is to the boundary. Picks the ball from outside off and flicks it superbly into the vacant spaces at deep mid wicket to get past his 150

Four No.23 - 38.1 Langeveldt to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, full and wide outside off, he reaches out, opens the face of the bat at the last moment, slides it in the gap between a ring of fielders on the off side, truly classy, exceptional shot, raced away to the fence!

Six No.2 - 40.6 Langeveldt to Tendulkar, SIX!! What a shot! Tendulkar fetches a full delivery from outside off and smashes it almost effortlessly over wide long on, superb timing!

Four No.24 - 41.5 van der Merwe to Tendulkar, FOUR!! Fine shot! Full delivery on the stumps, he clears the front leg and blasts that over the bowler's head, zoomed away into the fence

Six No.3 - 41.6 van der Merwe to Tendulkar, SIX!! Tendulkar's on a roll here! van der Merwe fired this one much quicker, Tendulkar got the front foot out of the way and just bludgeoned it through the line, clearing long off with ease!

Four No.25 - 42.6 Kallis to Tendulkar, FOUR!! Doesn't miss out on this full toss! Kallis slides onto the pads and Tendulkar rolls his wrists over it nicely, placing the ball behind square to equal his highest score

The big moment when he surpassed Saeed Anwar - 45.3 Parnell to Tendulkar, 2 runs, And there it is! Tendulkar has broken the record for the highest score in an ODI, clipping the ball off his toes to backward square, pushing hard for the second and completing it...Boucher pats him on the back for his achievement...the 200 beckons!

The Seminal moment in the history of ODI Cricket - 49.3 Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, Sachin's done it! A full and wide ball, he dabs it wide of point to complete his 200, becoming the first player ever to score a double ton in an ODI...what a magnificent player! No words are enough to describe this man..

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Even God was watching this special knock!

Big B blogs about NDTV Indian of the Year

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he feels humbled after receiving the NDTV Indian of the Year award on Wednesday night.

This year, to coincide with its 21st anniversary, NDTV also honoured Indian icons of the last 21 years - among them, Amitabh Bachchan.

On his blog, Bachchan wrote about the ceremony, which he attended with his wife, Jaya, and his daughter-in-law, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

"NDTV Indian of the Year acknowledging 21 years of the existence of the channel and simultaneously acknowledging Indians that have been an inspiration for the country in these 21 years!!"

"Young Rukhsana, the teenaged girl from Kashmir who when attacked by a terrorist, snatched his own weapon and killed him. Aradhna, the brave Mother of her daughter who after being molested by a police officer committed suicide and is fighting for 19 years now to get justice when she discovered that the officer had been let off with a warning and nothing more. Executives and bureaucrats and finance wizards that have helped in forming the modern image of progressive India.
"Ministers, politicians that have shaped well. Filmmakers and twitter artists - Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya, Priyanka, Ranbir, proud parents Rishi and Neetu, AR Rahman.

Sportsmen - Sachin, Dhoni, Saina Nehwal. LK Advani and Chidambaram. LK Advani presents me mine, and admits on stage that he has not missed a single film of mine from the very first Saat Hidustani, for which he had been dragged to by my Mother - Advani having had a very close relationship with our family since very early years - right down to Paa !! I am so humbled. So many luminaries in the audience."

"The most powerful in the country in politics and the services. The three Army chiefs, and the people that matter in India's presence, all mingling in a vast multitude of acknowledgment to those deserving candidates in the last 21 years of the country."

And in the middle of all this - Sachin playing the one-dayer with South Africa in Gwalior creates history by being the first human in the universe to have scored 200 runs in an ODI and India beats So Africa by a huge margin to retain their world position. Dhoni on teleconference from the cricket venue, including me as one of his inspirations in life aaahhhh !! Just so much praise humbling humbling."

"I send Sachin a congratulatory sms and he responds back with his customary thanks and love ......."

Sachin Tendulkar: A tiger who is never in the woods

There is nothing more benumbing than watching history being made. The mind is awash with cliché’s floating through it, but by and large it is a

Tendulkar creates history; scores double ton

sense of helplessness coupled with an inability to describe when words should flow to record that moment for posterity.

Shall we call it walk into history books — but wasn’t he already there? He was already a legend, he was already a cricketing God. He had more records than platinums notched up by the Beatles; I could go on and on. He has it all; maybe he always did.

So, when he steered the ball behind point for and then strolled across 22 yards of turf for his 200th run of the day, what did it bring us — I would say a sense of relief ! We can always rejoice later.

First, we need to take a deep breath and then take a bow. Hail Tendulkar! (yuck, another cliché!)It might sound blasphemous, yet I must confess that time and again I have had this sinking feeling Tendulkar might leave the stage having under-achieved, his nearly-100 international centuries notwithstanding. Was Sachin destined only to be an accumulator: a collector of masterful hundreds and thousands of exquisitely crafted runs? So what really is his potential? God, if there is one, alone knows that.

Such is the level of expectations from him — we want nothing less than first, the most, the best, the highest, and whatever else from him. No longer. They can take away his centuries, they can take away his runs. But, just like they cannot take away his genius, neither can they take away the fact he is the first to score 200 runs in a one-day match.

To put it in perspective: Tendulkar was a mere two years old, when his would-be mentor Sunil Gavaskar batted through 60 overs for 36 runs. Who would have thought a lad, who idolises and considers Gavaskar as his mentor, would one day score an unconquered 200 in a single 50-over innings!

Still there is even more that one expects from him and also want for Tendulkar. It would be no grave injustice, if India does not win the World Cup in 2011. But it would be unjust, maybe even unfair, that Tendulkar would then have to depart — surely he cannot be around in 2015 for even fairy tales and dreams have limits imposed on them — without a World Cup winner’s meda

Indian Shuttlers in Thomas Cup finals/Whitewash Philippines in Uber Cup.

Time seems going great for Indian sports. Yesterday it was cricket where Sachin Tendulkar created history by becoming first player on planet to hit double ton, and today it is badminton. Indian men’s badminton team qualified for the finals of Thomas Cup badminton. to be played at Malaysia.
India thrash Vietnam 3-0 to reach in the finals of Thomas Cup. Arvind Bhat, P Kashyap and Anup Sridhar won thier respective matches which was enough to enter the last four stage of the Asia Zone preliminary stage which ensured them a place in the finals of the Thomas Cup. It is scheduled in Kuala Lumpur from May 9-16, 2010.
P Kashyap beat Nguyen Hoang Nam 20-22, 21-10, 21-18 in the first singles match.
Anup Sridhar beat Huynh Vinh 21-13, 21-6
Arvind bhat beat Hieu Pham Cao 16-21, 21-7, 21-10.
Thus taking invincible 3-0 lead (best of 5- 2 doubles match called off).

India will face Korea in the semifinal on 26th Feb 2010.

While Indian women’s team beat Philippines 5-0 in Uber Cup. Saina Nehwal beats Ann Venice 21-9, 21-13 . Sayali Ghokale defeated Castilo Gelita 21-9, 21-16. Trupti Murgunde defeated Nicole Magno Dia 21-4, 21-8. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa beat Alcala Malvinne Ann Venice and Castilo Gelita 21-15, 21-11. Saina and Aparna Balan beat Magno Dia Nicole and Cruz Jamila Fatima 21-9 21-13 to complete the whitewash.

India women’s team will face Chinese Taipei next in do or die match, and win will ensure them a place in funals of Uber Cup.

Wishing both the team very good luck and hope the impressive show will continue and bring more glory to India

India clinches, Sachin creates history

Gwalior: Sachin creates history as India clinches the series by 2-0 with a 153-run win against South Africa here on Wednesday, Gwalior.

Buzz up!

This is the day whole India needs to remember as Sachin is the first person who scored 200 runs (not out from 147 balls) in the One Day Internationals on the planet, as Ravi Shasthri commented.

India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI - Scorecard

India beat South Africa by 153 runs in the second one-day international on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Chasing a huge target, South Africa were bowled out for 248 in 42.5 overs and a ton from AB de Villiers went in vain.

The third and final ODI will start at Ahmedabad on Feb 27, Saturday

Brief Scores:

India: 401-3 in 50 overs (S. Tendulkar 200 not out, D. Karthik 79, MS Dhoni 68 not out);

South Africa: 248 in 42.5 overs (AB de Villers 114 not out).

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Sachin creates history

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman ever to score 200 runs in the history of the 50-over game. As Sachin broke the record of the highest One-Day International score of 194 runs held jointly by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry during his knock of 46th ODI hundred, we take a look at the centuries he has scored so far in his career.

Congratulate Sachin Tendulkar

Lok Sabha congratulates Sachin

New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) Lok Sabha today congratulated Sachin Tendulkar for creating history by scoring a double century in a One-Day International cricket match, with Speaker Meira Kumar saying the unique achievement was a matter of national pride.

"I am sure members will join me in conveying our heartiest felicitations and congratulations to Sachin Tendulkar for being the first cricketer in history of one-day cricket to score a double century," she said in the House.

Amid thumping of desks, Kumar described this as a "unique achievement" which was a matter of national pride.

"This is a source of inspiration for budding cricketers of this country. We convey our best wishes to Sachin Tendulkar for his future endeavours," she said.

She also congratulated the Indian cricket team for its "tremendous performance".

Anjali, Sarah, Arjun steal time to watch Sachin create history

There couldn’t be a bigger celebration as well as irony than this! While the world celebrated the super success of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar -- who became the first batsman ever to score 200 runs in the history of the 50-over game - his wife Anjali, however had another nail biting moment ... a concern radically different than her husband’s success.

The Tendulkar residence wore a quiet look. Yes, even as Sachin was rewriting history on his own terms, wife Anjali was preoccupied. She is painstakingly busy preparing their kids, Sarah and Arjun, for the final examination that’s going to be held from tomorrow morning and has therefore locked herself up with the kids and has given strict instructions to the security and housemaids at their Bandra residence to not to disturb her. Even the media that had gone to get bytes from her were requested to leave as Anjali didn’t want to be disturbed.

Naturally, contemporary cricket’s first Lady Tendulkar is pretty much fine, even if she has to let go today’s special night by being busy with her do anmol ratn (two precious kids) and equipping them to face the demons of exams tomorrow. However, son Arjun and daughter Sarah, who couldn’t contain their excitement, stole some moments to watch daddy dearest in action. “I couldn’t watch the entire match as I was studying for my exams tomorrow. But I am very happy, very excited,” said an excited 10 year old Arjun Tendulkar.

It’s not that the family didn’t whole heartedly participate in the jubilant moment of the master blaster. Everyone rejoiced in the news, but soon after things at home were pretty much normal, with Anjali locking herself in the room with her kids, and Sachin’s mother undergoing her routine treatment by the nurses.

A source close to the family says, “We all rejoiced when we heard the news. Even Sarah and Arjun were informed, but Anjali bhabi has instructed us not to make too much noise or disturb her at this point as the children may get distracted. Even the media was asked to go back.”

Sachin on top in ODI History!

New Delhi: Yesterday was a historical day in the world of cricket as master blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to score a double hundred in the history of ODI cricket.

His unbeaten 200 off 147 ball against South Africa in the second ODI Wednesday at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium stands him at the top in the table of top individual scores in ODIs.

20 years in International Cricket, over 17,000 runs in ODIs, 46 Hundreds. It's the rare feet which any other cricketer just can imagine but can't reach.

Check-out the list of top individual scores in ODIs:

Runs Balls Batsman Against Venue Date

200 not out 147 Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) South Africa Gwalior 24.2.2010
194 not out 156 Charles Coventry (Zim) Bangladesh Bulawayo 16.8.2009
194 146 Saeed Anwar (Pak) India Chennai 21.5.1997
189 not out 170 Vivian Richards (WI) England Manchester 31.5.1984
189 161 Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) India Sharjah 29.10.2000
188 not out 159 Gary Kirsten (SA) UAE Rawalpindi 16.2.1996
186 not out 150 Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) New Zealand Hyderabad 8.11.1999
183 not out 145 M.S. Dhoni (Ind) Sri Lanka Jaipur 31.10.2005
183 158 Sourav Ganguly (Ind) Sri Lanka Taunton 26.5.1999
181 not out 166 Matthew Hayden (Aus) New Zealand Hamilton 20.2.2007
181 125 Vivian Richards (WI) Sri Lanka Karachi 13.10.1987

We hope to see Sachin playing like this again and again!

Tendulkar rewrites history, hits first double ton in ODI

Milestone man Sachin Tendulkar re-wrote the record books on Wednesday, hammering the first double century in the history of one-day cricket to add another feather to his well-adorned cap.

The capacity crowd at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium witnessed history today as Tendulkar, statistically the greatest batsman the game has ever seen, pushed a Charl Langeveldt delivery through the off-side and ran a single to achieve a feat which no other cricketer has achieved.

One Day International cricket, since its 1971 inception, had to wait nearly four decades to see a batsman score 200. The previous best mark was shared by Zimbabwean Charles Coventry (194 not out) and Pakistan's Saeed Anwar (194).

As the crowd erupted with unbridled joy, Tendulkar, tired but composed, took off his helmet, looked skyward, closed his
eyes to offer a silent prayer.

His captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni came down from the striker's end to shake hands and hug him. And as Tendulkar set on his way back to the pavilion after the completion of the Indian innings, a tumultuous celebration greeted him.

The crowd gave him a standing ovation as the entire stadium erupted in euphoria while his teammates were simply ecstatic as they clapped and hugged each other, basking in the glory of their senior teammates.

Tendulkar batted like a man with a mission today and the South African bowlers simply had no clue where to bowl. Once he crossed the 150-mark, the crowd anticipated something special and Tendulkar did not let them down.

A six off Roelof van der Merwe took him past Kapil Dev's 175 not out and in the next over, he hit Jacques Kallis for a four to equal his previous best of 186 not out that had come against New Zealand in Hyderabad in 1999.

The crowd got restless as Tendulkar approached the 194-run mark and a couple off Wayne Parnell saw him eclipse it.

His teammates and spectators were on the edge of their seat with a double century round the corner but with Dhoni going berserk at the striker's end and facing most of the deliveries, it was an agonising wait for all.

Dhoni took singles off the final deliveries of the 47th-49th overs and Tendulkar finally took strike with four balls left in the innings.

The first ball he received from Langeveldt was steered past point and Tendulkar ran for a single to remain unbeaten after an unforgettable unbeaten 200 that came off just 147 balls with 25 fours and three sixes in it.

It was yet another milestone for the man, who has some 30,000 international runs under his belt, including 93 centuries (47 in Tests and 46 in ODIs).