Sachin Tendulkar takes guard in a Test match for the first time as a Rajya Sabha MP when India begin a new home season this week, aiming to rebuild their damaged reputation.

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Apparently incommunicado when V.V.S. Laxman tried contacting him before announcing retirement, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni paid rich tribute to the veteran batsman saying that his abse

V.V.S. Laxman's decision to retire with immediate effect didn't just surprise the cricketing fraternity but also shocked his better half Sailaja, who was left wondering how the veteran would do withou

After scoring 11,119 runs in 220 international matches, an emotional V.V.S. Laxman walked off the cricket ground in a dark suit and not the white flannels that had been the dominant dress during his16-year career. It was a poignant moment as Laxman sauntered through the field at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium clasping his son Sarvajit’s hand before he climbed the steps leading to the home dressing room and headed home with his family members.

V.V.S. Laxman was a rare cricketer in many ways. Sincere, God fearing and humble, the Hyderabadi kept reminding the dressing room of true cricketing value at a time when fancy sunglasses, zinc cream and louder music were on the ascendant. Laxman proved that no amount of drama was a match for performance in the middle.

Veteran Tamil Nadu batsman S. Badrinath has been recalled into the Indian Test team as replacement of the just retired V.V.S. Laxman.

"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named S. Badrinath

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Sunday clarified that he never suggested through his comments that V.V.S. Laxman does not enjoy captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's support.

Confusion prevailed over appointment of Mohammad Akram as the new bowling coach of the Pakistan team with a PCB official denying any such development even as the news appeared on a cricket website on

A whole new meaning may have been given to what would otherwise have been a low-key Test series between India against a depleted New Zealand. The classy VVS Laxman is likely to call it a day after the

Former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said he is ready to serve as the bowling coach of the national cricket team, provided the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) agrees.

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