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Sachin Tendulkar has been in awesome form in 2010, and the journey from 13,000 to 14,000 runs has taken him the fewest number of innings

Ben Hilfenhaus, the most skilled of the Australian bowlers, out-thought the most destructive batsman in world cricket

Plays of the day from first day of the second Test between India and Australia in Bangalore

The Australia captain displayed great concentration in an innings that promised to put his team in a dominant position, but he failed to sustain it

In what could possibly be his last Test in India, the Australia captain has a chance to set things right in his team's most successful venue in the country

India's poorest record among all home venues is in Bangalore, while Australia have enjoyed the conditions here

Most fast bowlers wish they were skilled in both arts. And though physics and genetics play a role in determining who gets what, it's not impossible to achieve the golden combo

Nobody knows quite what to expect from Australia's new split-innings domestic one-day format - including the players

India's man of the moment reflects on yet another under-pressure classic against his favourite opponents

Tests like this, where Ishant Sharma busts his gut for scant rewards, will make him ready for the ones more personally rewarding

Cricketers spend entire careers wishing they could bat in a crisis like they do in a normal situation, Laxman wishes for the opposite

Ricky Ponting becomes one of only 12 players - all Australian - to suffer two one-wicket defeats in Tests, while Mohali is clearly India's best home ground

A catch off your first ball in the field, the last England-born England XI, highest average at No. 6, and more

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali

Test cricket shouldn't become a backyard game of cricket where kids decide beforehand if they can be given out lbw or not

Somehow Australia have either hung in or come back for the last four days to now be favourites

The records of Indian batsmen in the final innings of a match aren't impressive, but the recent form of Sachin Tendulkar in such situations should give the fans the courage to hope

The beating sun, the inaccessible facilities and the boring bits of play didn't hurt as much as the master falling at 98 did

Cricketers in baggy green reputedly "don't give you an inch", and late on the third afternoon, they proved that with a rousing comeback

Plays of the day from third day of the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali