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Baroda are in the rebuilding phase, and the efforts have started to show results

Hashim Amla once refused to wear the team jersey because the sponsor was an alcoholic brand. It is this mental strength that has seen him through to what will be his 50th Test in Durban

There was never a dull moment when he was around, biting the ears of umpires, red-carding spectators or giving away Jonty Rhodes shirts for booze

The story of Haryana's determined effort to excel in Super League

Also, hat-tricks in Tests and ODIs, a cricketing clue in Hymns Ancient and Modern, the oldest to 200 wickets, and the origin of "plumb"

The home side turned in a near perfect assertion of superiority - a bruising performance with the ball and supremacy with the bat

The story of Railways' journey from the bottom of Group A to the quarter-finals

India have lost four of their last five first Tests in overseas series against the top teams, which suggests it's becoming an unwanted habit for the side

The story of Madhya Pradesh's rise from the anonymity of the Plate League

Team-mates and opponents alike applaud Tendulkar's incredible achievement

...is the dhaba, where the meals will challenge your digestive system but warm your heart

Sachin Tendulkar's 50th century is another major statistical highlight of an already glorious Test career

Two-and-a-half days too late, but India did take on the challenge. A strong message has been sent. That the team wouldn't roll over and die

The way the hosts' bowlers managed to execute their plans on a flat pitch showed the difference in quality between theirs and India's bowling attacks

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day of the fourth day of the Centurion Test between South Africa and India

With the Little Master reaching an unprecedented 50 centuries, we asked his team-mates to pick the best of the lot

There were whites, there were blacks, there were browns at the grass banks of SuperSport Park, and all they wanted was for Sachin Tendulkar's 50th Test hundred to come in front of them

No bowler exemplifies the art of the legbreak as much as Shane Warne does; no bowler ever will

His bag of tricks was immense, but Shane Warne often saved his best for the biggest occasions

England's WACA record suggested they would struggle and that proved to be the case with a thumping defeat