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Jaydev Unadkat was just 19 when he made his only Test appearance against South Africa at Centurion in 2010

Feeling like two million bucks: Little-known bowler thrust into IPL spotlight

Fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat has been thrust into the cricketing limelight after being handed a bumper payday by the Indian Premier League

Tendulkar should not be rested, says batting legend

Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar says India should not rest record-chasing Sachin Tendulkar as part of a rotation policy in the ongoing tri-series.

Former India captain says cricket board owes him $1m

Cricket great Sunil Gavaskar has said India’s cricket board owes him $1-million for sitting on the governing council of the Indian Premier League.

Gavaskar slams referees for targeting Asian players

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has accused match referees of singling out Asian players after Zaheer Khan was fined after the Australia Test.

Ponting’s hundred puts Aussies in charge

Australia captain Ricky Ponting strode majestically to his 35th Test hundred to help his side recover from a shaky start in the opening Test against the West Indies on Thursday.…

Kirsten: Test cricket must adapt

Test cricket needs a radical overhaul to ensure its continued existence in the face of the Twenty20 revolution, India coach Gary Kirsten said. Kirsten suggested in an article on…

Dravid: Scoring 10 000 was beyond my dreams

Indian batsman Rahul Dravid said on Saturday it had been beyond his dreams to achieve 10 000 Test runs. The 35-year-old Dravid became only the sixth player to reach the landmark…

India edge ahead after Sehwag falls for 319

Opener Virender Sehwag finally fell on 319 but India took a first-innings lead in the first Test against South Africa on Saturday. Rahul Dravid was one run short of his 25th Test…

Ponting back to form as Gilchrist falls cheaply

Australian captain Ricky Ponting equalled Sunil Gavaskar by notching up his 34th Test century on the fourth day of the fourth Test against India on Sunday. But retiring…

Tendulkar ton lifts Indians

Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar posted a fairy-tale century to lift his side towards a challenging total on the first day of the fourth and final Test against Australia on…

Kirsten offered India coaching job

Former South Africa batsman Gary Kirsten said on Tuesday he has been offered the job as India coach. ”They have offered me the job,” Kirsten said from Delhi. ”I asked them for…

Ponting dominates ICC award nominations

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting leads the nominations for this year’s International Cricket Council (ICC) annual awards, figuring in as many as four individual categories. The…