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Sachin Tendulkar began his 21st year in international cricket with a cracking cover drive. The 36-year-old dispatched the relatively wide delivery and the Sardar Patel erupted in applause in anticipation. But two balls later Chanaka Welegedara brought one in from just outside the off stump to gate crash the party and stun the crowd into silence.

There wasn?t any hand-wringing, lip-biting angst in the Mumbai camp when the defending champions went through the paces at the MCA?s Bandra Kurla Complex on Monday.

When anyone bats with Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the other end, he more often than not plays the second fiddle in the partnership given the aggressive nature of the Indian captain. But on Monday the hard-hitting batsman was out scored by the more fluid Rahul Dravid during their 224 run sixth-wicket stand.

Buoyed by a three-wicket haul by Bharat (3 for 10), Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology scored a five-wicket win over Kenway College, Abohar to storm into the finals of the Panjab University Inter-College Cricket Tournament (Men B-Division) being played at Panjab University grounds on Monday.

Complete lack of unity, smouldering captaincy issue, ego clashes and factionalism, erratic performances.

Punjab defeated Maharashtra comprehensively in the finals of the U-19 Vinoo Mankad One Day Knockout Trophy by 143 runs.

The international players — Ravindra Jadeja and Cheteshwar Pujara—joining the Saurashtra team will not affect the confidence of the Maharashtra team in their Ranji Trophy encounter at Rajkot on Tuesday, said Ajay Shirke, president of the Maharashtra Cricket Association.

Delhi seems desperate in its search to find a spinner. So much so that on Monday, the senior selection committee under the chairmanship of Chetan Chauhan picked 17-year old left-arm spinner Vikas Mishra in the 15-member squad for the forthcoming Ranji matches against Uttar Pradesh and Saurashtra, rewarding him for one excellent performance in the under-22 game.

Under-22 team's relegation underlines lack of transperancy; DDCA orders inquiry Last week, the Delhi under-22 cricket team, that acts as a feeder to the Ranji squad, was relegated to the Plate Division, emphasising the Delhi and District Cricket Association's (DDCA) failure to stick to its promises regarding their attempts to bring the house in order.

A fortnight short of 20, Iqbal Abdulla has already experienced the fickleness associated with cricket in his short career.

The final of the Second PCA -Boost Cricket Cup for Punjab Inter-School Cricket Tournament for U-16 boys will be held on being held on November 18 at PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali between Shivalik Model School, Naya Nangal and Hindu Sabha Senior Secondary School, Amritsar.

Despite a poor start to the season, Maharashtra are determined to go for full points when they take on a star-studded Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy match at Rajkot beginning on Tuesday.

Young people in the city found a platform to come and learn about HIV & AIDS related issues, and also understand the impact of the epidemic on the youth through the Take 10! Condom Cricket Campaign held at the railway station grounds, Tadiwala road, on Monday.

Playing the waiting game initially and then flourishing to remain unbeaten on 177 against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Ahmedabad, Rahul Dravid called his knock on Monday as one of his best innings in recent times.

Even as Tamil Nadu practiced at the Gandhi Grounds here ahead of their Super League match against hosts Punjab, covered in layers of woollens to keep warm during fielding sessions, news from the India camp must have warmed the dressing room.

On the eve of the Test match, Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara was asked about the inexperience in his fast-bowling line-up.

Former India captain Rahul Dravid joined an elite quartet on Monday when his unbeaten 177 on the opening day of the first test against Sri Lanka took him past 11,000 test runs.

List of players who have scored 11,000 test runs after India's Rahul Dravid became the fifth batsman to

Scarred by the terror attack in Lahore this year that killed six policemen and injured seven players and officials, the Sri Lankan cricket team now fears for its safety in India.

Eleven-year-old Thalassemia Major patient Kushal Patel had a wish ? to meet Sachin Tendulkar once in his life. The master blaster not only fulfilled Kushal?s wish on Saturday but also bowled him an over and then introduced him to the entire Indian team.