I am not thinking of retirement -- Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar on latest tour, experience with youngsters, and about him.

I am not thinking of retirement.
After my debut (in 1989), every day has been special. I am still living my dream.
I'm getting to learn lots of lessons from the youngsters in team. They're young but all chalu guys.
We played very competitive cricket in Australia.
The dressing room atmosphere is very lively.


Talking about latest Australia tour:
This series has been very satisfying. We played very competitive cricket. We were competitive in Tests and won the ODIs, which makes it a very special tour.

Experience with younger generation:
I've been part of terrific sides and this is one of the top sides I've been a part of.
All the youngsters are very talented. They’ve worked hard. All I can say is the future looks good.
I'm getting to learn lots of lessons from the youngsters in team. They're young but all chalu guys. They're good-humored. The dressing room atmosphere is very lively. I like the atmosphere. It is fantastic to be around such good players.

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Sachin Tendulkar's 42nd ODI century.

Sachin Tendulkar's first ODI century in Australia and his 42nd overall.
Another milestone in his career.
In 18 years of his career, he hits his first ever century in Australia.
He scored his 42nd century on his favorite ground Sydney cricket ground.
Tendulkar slams an unbeaten 117 from 120 balls.
Sachin grabbed 57th man of the match awards, this is another record.
In 18 years of his career he has hit centuries in 11 countries, another milestone.
In 18 years of his career he has faced 19k balls, one more record.
India beat Australia by 6 wickets in first final of tri-series. Now India leading 1-0 in best of three finals.
He had played 38 ODI's in Australia before that century but was unable to made century. 93 was the highest score in Australia.





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IPL Bid: Game of Money.

In India cricket is not only game,, It's passion. It's love, It's joy.... yes it is more than game .. now it becames game of money.
Cricket is Religion in India.
That is the only reason owners( eight Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises) bid historical prices for players.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni topped with 6 crore. means more than 35 lacks per match. it's almost 17 time more than what he get for one-day.

Name of the player	Bidding Price	Team
MS Dhoni (Ind)	$1.5 million	Chennai
Shane Warne (Aus)	$450,000	Jaipur
Adam Gilchrist (Aus)	$700,000	Hyderabad
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)	$425,000	Kolkata
Mahela Jayawardena (SL)	$475,000	Mohali
Muttiah Muralidaran (SL)	$600, 000	Chennai
Anil Kumble (Ind)	$500,000	Bangalore
Glenn McGrath (Aus)	$350,000	Delhi
Harbhajan Singh (Ind)	$850,000	Mumbai
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)	$975,000	Mumbai
Kumar Sangakarra (SL)	$700,000	Mohali
Ricky Ponting (Aus)	$400,000	Kolkata
Brett Lee (Aus)	$900,000	Mohali
Andrew Symonds (Aus)	$1.35 Million	Hyderabad
Michael Hussey (Aus)	$350,000	Chennai
Daniel Vettori (NZ)	$625,000	Delhi
Matthew Hayden (Aus)	$375,000	Chennai
Brendan McCullum (NZ)	$700,000	Kolkata
Jacob Oram (NZ)	$675,000	Chennai
Stephen Fleming (NZ)	$350,000	Chennai
Graeme Smith (SA)	$475,000	Jaipur
Herschelle Gibbs (SA)	$575,000	Hyderabad
Chris Gayle (WI)	$800,000	Kolkata
Shoaib Malik (Pak)	$500,000	Delhi
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	$675,000	Hyderabad
Younis Khan (Pak)	$225,000	Jaipur
Mohammad Asif (Pak)	$650,000	Delhi
Jacques Kallis (SA)	$900,000	Bangalore
Zaheer Khan (Ind)	$450,000	Bangalore
S Sreesanth (Ind)	$625,000	Mohali
Dinesh Karthik (Ind)	$525,000	Delhi
A B deVilliers (SA)	$300,000	Delhi
Mark Boucher (SA)	$450,000	Bangalore
Parthiv Patel (Ind)	$325,000	Chennai
Kamran Akmal (Pak)	$150,000	Jaipur
Tatenda Taibu (Zim)	$125,000	Kolkata
Albie Morkel (SA)	$675,000	Chennai
Ajit Agarkar (Ind)	$350,000	Kolkata
Shaun Pollock (SA)	$550,000	Mumbai
Irfan Pathan (Ind)	$925,000	Mohali
Scott Styris (NZ)	$175,000	Hyderabad
Farveez Maharoof (SL)	$225,000	Delhi
Tillakeratne Dilshan (SL)	$250,000	Delhi
Cameron White (Aus)	$500,000	Bangalore
Yusuf Pathan (Ind)	$475,000	Jaipur
Joginder Sharma (Ind)	$225,000	Chennai
Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI)	$225,000	Mohali
Simon Katich (Aus)	$200,000	Mohali
Justin Langer (Aus)	$200,000	Jaipur
Gautam Gambhir (Ind)	$750,000	Delhi
Robin Uthappa (Ind)	$800,000	Mumbai
S Chanderpaul (WI)	$200,000	Bangalore
VVS Laxman (Ind)	$375,000	Hyderabad
Wasim Jaffer (Ind)	$150,000	Bangalore
Rohit Sharma (Ind)	$750,000	Hyderabad
Loots Bosman (SA)	$175,000	Mumbai
Mohammad Kaif (Ind)	$675,000	Jaipur
Suresh Raina (Ind)	$650,000	Chennai
Manoj Tiwary (Ind)	$675,000	Delhi
Chamara Silva (SL)	$100,000	Hyderabad
David Hussey (Aus)	$625,000	Kolkata
Nathan Bracken (Aus)	$325,000	Bangalore
RP Singh (Ind)	$875,000	Hyderabad
Murali Kartik (Ind)	$425,000	Kolkata
Makhaya Ntini (SA)	$200,000	Chennai
Lasith Malinga (SL)	$350,000	Mumbai
Chaminda Vaas (SL)	$200,000	Hyderabad
Ramesh Powar (Ind)	$170,000	Mohali
Umar Gul (Pak)	$150,000	Kolkata
Dale Steyn (SA)	$325,000	Bangalore
Dilhara Fernando (SL)	$150,000	Mumbai
Ishant Sharma (Ind)	$950,000	Kolkata
Piyush Chawla (Ind)	$400,000	Mohali
Munaf Patel (Ind)	$275,000	Jaipur
Nuwan Zoysa (SL)	$110,000	Hyderabad

source: http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2797922.cms

No ban on Harbhajan Singh. Bhaji is not Racist

Monkey is not a racist term.

The Judge Hansen indicated that even if Harbhajan called Symonds a "monkey" it would not constitute racism.

The ICC's Appeals Commissioner Justice Hansen described why the racial charge could not have been upheld against Harbhajan Singh.

1) Tendulkar confirmed that the abuse uttered by Harbhajan is pronounced with a 'n' and could have been mis-interpreted as monkey

2) Symonds provided the provocation because Harbhajan patting Lee on the bottom after an excellent yorker was just his way of saying 'well bowled'

3)Surprisingly, the Australian players could not recall Harbhajan saying any other word other than monkey, maybe because the abuse was not in English

4)In my view even if Harbhajan had used the 'alleged word' then an 'ordinary person' would not have been offended under the terms of 3.3 which pertains to racial abuse

People saying that BCCI ruling on ICC,

Harbhajan wasn't let off the hook for racism for lack of evidence but because of lobbying by the BCCI.

Alex Brown of the Sydney Morning Herald writes, "If there was any question about who wielded the power within international cricket, it was answered emphatically yesterday. India, which accounts for up to 70 per cent of the game's global revenue, completed a comprehensive victory over the International Cricket Council and Cricket Australia by having Harbhajan Singh's racism ban downgraded to a lesser charge of misconduct."

Cricket Columnist Peter Roebuck writes, "India's performance in chartering a plane to take the players back home in case of a finding against them is among the most nakedly aggressive actions in the history of a notoriously fractious game. If this is the way Indian cricket intends to conduct its affairs, God help cricket."

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Sachin Tendulkar's 39th test century

Sachin Tendulkar hits his 39th test century on Adelaide Oval ground.
And 9th against the Australians!!!!!



Sachin is now five centuries ahead of retired duo Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara, with Australian captain Ricky Ponting one further back on 33.

Sachin is on fire throughout this series. Tendulkar has 451 runs in the series at 90.20.

Allan Donald once said Sachin Tendulkar deserves to be highest

Test run getter, Showering praise on Sachin Tendulkar, former

South African pacer and England bowling coach Allan Donald said

the Mumbaikar is the best batsman of present era and deserves to

become the highest run-getter in Test cricket.



India is in good position. At the end of the first day of 4th Test India is on 309/5, and Sachin is on 124 not out in 172 balls.
on Day seconnd of 4th test, Sachin got out on 153. and Harbhajan(63) and Anil kunble (87)scored 50 each. now India is in very strong positon.
India 526/10.

Test drawn: Australia won the series by 2-1.
Sachin Tendulkar is Man of the Match and Bret Lee is Man of the Series.

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