Photos: Sachin Tendulkar at BCCI Awards 2011

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Durani tells Sachin to go for 400

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Mumbai: The man who has been known over three decades for his towering sixes ' on demand ' has one very special demand from our master blaster Sachin Tendulkar.

Salim Durani wants Tendulkar to claim the record for the highest individual Test score, currently held by West Indian Brian Lara. 'Sachin has had an amazing career. He has broken every possible record in the book, and in fact has redefined the records in many cases,' said Durani. (Also Read: Sachin laughs off 'emphatic 100th ton' theory)

'He won the biggest prize in One-Day cricket, the World Cup for India, and now I feel he should concentrate on getting the 400 in Test matches,' he added.

'Sachin is God's gift to Cricket and more so to India, and I always thank the almighty that Sachin was born in this country,' he said.

Commenting on the latest fad to take limited overs cricket by storm, the IPL, Durani said that it is the perfect set-up for the families to come and enjoy the game. 'It's fun, and masala version of the game. The crowds love it, and it also gives youngsters a platform to showcase their skills against the best players from across the world.'

However, he added that top quality players like Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman should avoid playing the IPL. 'They are players of great class, and should display their skills in the real arena, that is Test cricket. They have far superior skills than any contemporary batsman in world cricket.'

He found a special mention for hard-hitting all-rounder Yusuf Pathan. Impressed by his batting prowess, Durani said that Pathan should be nurtured well by the Indian team at the number 3 spot. 'Pathan has a great future for Team India, and the captain and coach should ensure that he is nurtured well.'
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Sachin laughs off 'emphatic 100th ton' theory

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Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar stated the reason for him opting out of June-July's three-Test series in the West Indies.

"I just want to spend some time with my family. I have not had time with my children. If I don't spend time with them now (during their school holidays), I would have to wait for one more year to do so. The kids (daughter Sara and son Arjun) are very thrilled because we hadn't discussed this with them, so they didn't know anything. It was a surprise for them," he said on Monday. (Also Read: Durani tells Sachin to go for 400 )

"I could make out that they wanted me to be with them because of their school holidays coinciding."

Tendulkar was rested for the one-day series against the West Indies, but when it came to the Test series, he requested the Board to leave him out. He will be available for the tour of England involving four Tests and a one-day series.

No one can stop the theories though. The batting genius laughed at one about him not going to the West Indies because he wants to get his 100th international century at Lord's, a venue that will host the 100th India vs England Test (July 21-25) and the 2000th game in the history of Test cricket. "How can you plan such things?" he asked.

Respected West Indies writer Fazeer Mohammed connected Tendulkar's Caribbean absence to the state of the game in the region. "But there was obviously something missing that made India's batting maestro determine that a month in the Caribbean and the prospect of a couple really big innings was worth passing up. Maybe it was the challenge. Maybe it was the sense of occasion. Maybe it was both.

"To put it bluntly: milking our bowlers on the way to a 100th senior international hundred in a near-empty stadium would have been the equivalent of Barcelona defeating Manchester United on a Sunday morning at the Aranjuez Savannah with ten men and two dogs in attendance and two vagrants sleeping at the back of the pavilion," Mohammed wrote in the Trinidad Express.

Earlier, Tendulkar stated: "As I have been playing continuous cricket over the last 10 months which started during the Sri Lankan series in July 2010, I had requested the Cricket Board to allow me to spend some quality time with the family as it coincides with my children's holidays and hence will not be available for the series in the West Indies. I would appreciate everyone's understanding of my decision and look forward to be back shortly post the series."

Post 2000, Tendulkar has been part of Test series wins in England, Pakistan and New Zealand but when it came to the 2005-06 Test series victory in the West Indies, he was injured. So, in all probability, he will end his career without experiencing a Test series triumph in the Caribbean.

That could be a regret, but only just, considering what he said a few years ago: "Getting married and having kids nothing matches that."

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Sena chief sore with Sachin

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Mumbai, May 27: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today accused Indian cricketers of playing for money and made it clear he was not willing to forgive Sachin Tendulkar yet for his “Mumbai-belongs-to India…. I-am-an-Indian-first” statement of 2009.

In an interview with Times Now editor Arnab Goswami that was aired on a day three top cricketers dropped out of the West Indies tour, Thackeray also said he would not object if son Uddhav and nephew Raj decided to “patch up” in future and work together. “But will they, that’s a question?” he said.

Thackeray admitted he no longer shared the ideological connect with the BJP that he did when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was at the helm.

Asked about his criticism of Sachin in November 2009, Thackeray said he admired Sachin for his cricket. “But to say something about Mumbai, that Mumbai belongs to the country, no. We fought for Mumbai, 105 people laid (down) their lives… So I said, ‘Don’t talk about Mumbai. I said, if you say we cricketers belong to the country, yes I will accept that, play for the country,’ but they play for money.”

Continuing his attack on Sachin, Thackeray said: “If you need money for something, he will give you a bat. Then it gets auctioned, and then the money is deposited. The World Cup-winning shirt, I can sell it, auction it.” He described such auctions as a “stingy thing”.

Thackeray seemed almost reluctant to comment on the future of the Sena-BJP alliance. “In politics nobody is close to anybody. No one is close…. Alliances come and go,” he said, admitting he shared an ideological closeness 20 years ago when Vajpayee and L.K. Advani led the BJP.

The Sena boss also slammed Anna Hazare’s televised campaign for the Lok Pal Bill. “I am a political cartoonist. I know the political side of the thing. You are overpowering the other four pillars of your democracy. Your democracy, not my democracy. I don't believe in democracy. I believe in Shiv Shahi (Shivaji’s rule) and not Lok Shahi (democracy)…. You are overpowering Supreme Court, the President. Then just scrap it and wipe them out. Just keep the Lok Pal, and let the, what do you call it, Lok Pal committee decide it.”

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Photos:Sachin & Yuvraj sharing some light moments.

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As we know Yuvraj has a great relationship with sachin Tendulkar.He respect him a lot and recently he dedicated worldcup 2011 victory to him.Yuvraj confessed that he wanted to win this worldcup for Sachin.both are good friend and shares some great moments on and off field so here are some photos of them.They are sharing some light moments.
















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