Cricket great Sachin Tendulkar called on Indians to keep sport “free from personal attacks” after a Sikh player from the national team suffered a torrent of online abuse for dropping a catch in a match against Pakistan. Most of the vitriol directed against Arshdeep Singh, after he dropped an easy catch at a crucial moment in […]
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BCCI ombudsman serves notices on Tendulkar, Laxman
The BCCI’s ombudsman-cum-ethics officer Justice DK Jain served notices to former India batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman on Wednesday for their alleged conflict of interest for being part of IPL franchises’ support staffs as well as serving as members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). Justice Jain has given them time until April 28 […]
Tendulkar, Waqar urge two-ball rethink
Indian and Pakistani legends Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Younis on Friday joined calls to scrap the practice of using two new balls in one-day international cricket following a string of mammoth scores. Tendulkar, the highest scoring batsman of all time, who retired in 2013, tweeted that having two balls in each innings “is a perfect […]
Man held for harassing Tendulkar’s daughter
LAHORE: Police have arrested a man accused of harassing the legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter Sara Tendulkar. According to police, Debkumar Maity, 32, threatened to kidnap Sara if she rejected his marriage proposal. “He made several lewd comments during his phone calls and even went to the extent of threatening to kidnap her if she […]
Tendulkar finishes maiden speech online after chaos in parliament
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday resorted to Facebook to finish his much-anticipated maiden speech as a parliamentarian after his first attempt was thwarted by chaotic scenes in the upper house. The “little master”, widely revered as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, rose to his feet Thursday in India’s parliament to […]