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Cricket: Tendulkar to bat on at 40

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 04:31
Record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar turns 40 on Wednesday with no plans to retire despite media speculation and recent form suggesting that age is finally catching up with the "Little Master". Test and one-day cricket's greatest run-scorer approaches the game with undiminished enthusiasm and insists he has much to offer despite slipping from the dizzying heights he reached earlier in his 24-year career. "People have been talking about my retirement since 2005, but that does not worry me at all," Tendulkar chided reporters at a promotional event in New Delhi last week.

Cricket: Sachin Tendulkar factfile

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 04:30
Factfile on India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar who turns 40 on Wednesday: Full name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Right-hand batsman, right-arm spinner Major teams: India, Mumbai, Yorkshire Height: 5 feet, 5 inches (165.1 centimetres) CAREER Tests: Matches 198, Runs 15,837, Highest 248 not out, Average 53.86, Centuries 51, Half-centuries 67 One-dayers: Matches 463, Runs 18,426, Highest 200 not out, Average 44.83, Centuries 49, Half-centuries 96 Twenty20: Match 1, Runs 10, Average 10.00 WORLD RECORDS

Cricket: Tendulkar to bat on at 40

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 02:30
Record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar turns 40 on Wednesday with no plans to retire despite media speculation and recent form suggesting that age is finally catching up with the "Little Master". Test and one-day cricket's greatest run-scorer approaches the game with undiminished enthusiasm and insists he has much to offer despite slipping from the dizzying heights he reached earlier in his 24-year career. "People have been talking about my retirement since 2005, but that does not worry me at all," Tendulkar chided reporters at a promotional event in New Delhi last week.

Cricket: Giant Pakistan paceman reaches higher with Wasim

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 10:30
Giant Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan said Monday that coaching from pace legend Wasim Akram was helping him retune his action to get the best from his towering frame. Wasim, Pakistan's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, is running a training camp for fast bowlers as the side prepare for the Champions Trophy in England next month. At seven-feet one-inch (2.16 metres) tall, Irfan is the tallest man ever to play international cricket and he said working with fellow left-armer Wasim had helped him develop.

Cricket: Wasim urges Pakistani bowlers to be aggressive

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 06:15
Legendary Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram Saturday urged the country's top fast bowlers to be aggressive and adapt to new rule changes in order to excel at the international level. The 46-year-old, regarded as one of the best left-arm paceman ever to play the game, is holding a ten-day training camp for top 20 fast bowlers in the country ahead of the eight-nation Champions Trophy in June in England. Wasim said the change in rules in one-day cricket which allow only four fielders outside the inner circle throughout the 50-overs, were tough for bowlers.

Cricket: Watson gives up Australia team vice-captaincy

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 04:15
Shane Watson has stood down from his role as Australia's vice-captain across all formats of the game, Cricket Australia said on Saturday, following his controversial axing in India last month. Watson said he had been "wrestling with the decision" for a while but it was the right time for a change for him and the team. The allrounder's decision follows a disappointing tour in India, scoring 99 runs in three Tests at 16.50 and continuing a lean run of form over the past two years where he has made 627 Test runs at 24.11 without scoring a century.

Cricket: Former England captain Denness dies, aged 72

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 16:30
Former England captain Mike Denness died aged 72 on Friday after a long battle with cancer. Denness was the only Scotsman ever to captain England, leading the team in 19 of his 28 Tests between 1969 and 1975. He also played 12 one-day internationals and went onto become an ICC match referee. Denness was awarded an OBE in this year's New Years Honours for services to sport. His reign as England captain was marred by a strained relationship with Geoff Boycott, then one of the team's star performers.

Cricket: Former England captain Denness dies, aged 72

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 13:31
Former England captain Mike Denness died aged 72 on Friday after a long battle with cancer. Denness was the only Scotsman ever to captain England, leading the team in 19 of his 28 Tests between 1969 and 1975. He also played 12 one-day internationals and went onto become an ICC match referee. Denness was awarded an OBE in this year's New Years Honours for services to sport. His reign as England captain was marred by a strained relationship with Geoff Boycott, then one of the team's star performers.

Former England captain Denness dies aged 72

April 19, 2013 12:45
LONDON (Reuters) - Mike Denness, the only Scotsman to captain England, has died of cancer at the age of 72, the BBC reported on Friday. Denness, a stylish right-hander who led England in 19 of his 28 tests, dropped himself for the fourth test at Sydney on the 1974-75 tour of Australia after he was unable to cope with the pace and fury of quick bowlers Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson. He scored 188 in the final match at Melbourne but Thomson was absent through injury and Lillee bowled only six overs before breaking down.

Cricket: Former England captain Denness dies, aged 72

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 12:30
Former England captain Mike Denness died aged 72 on Friday after a long battle with cancer. Denness was the only Scotsman ever to captain England, leading the team in 19 of his 28 Tests between 1969 and 1975. He also played 12 one-day internationals and went onto become an ICC match referee. Denness was awarded an OBE in this year's New Years Honours for services to sport. His reign has England captain was marred by a strained relationship with Geoff Boycott, then one of the team's star performers.
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