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For the first time in cricket history - twenty eight legendary cricketers from around the world will be playing in the “ Cricket All Stars Series ” to be held in the United States of America in November across New York, Houston and Los Angeles. Hey USA, look who's coming to play some cricket this November :) #CricketAllStars @ShaneWarne @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/6fTGjOeHlr — Cricket All Stars (@T20AllStars) October 5, 2015 The series is part of a league planned by two legends Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar. In addition - Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting have been signed up for the T20 league featuring retired international cricketers. Here are the complete list of the 28 cricketers: India: Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Ajit Agarkar England: Michael Vaughan, Graeme Swann Australia: Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting, Glen McGrath, Mathew Hayden, Andrew Symonds New Zealand: Daniel Vettori Sri Lanka: Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardena,...

India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been named the best Test cricketer of the 21st century by by Cricket Australia's website. An online poll conducted by CA website, in which the 42-year-old bagged the highest number of votes to become on top of the list of the 100 best Test players since 2000. Sri Lanka's Wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara received the second highest votes, followed by Australian legend Adam Gilchrist in the third position. Tendulkar earned 23% of votes, while Sangakkara got 14% votes. The former India skipper, Tendulkar, is the only Indian player to be listed in the top-10 list, while there are four Aussie, three South African and two Sri Lankan cricketers. "After 10 days of counting down and no end of deliberations, cricket.com.au released its final countdown of the 100 best Test players since 2000 a couple of days ago.  "Readers debated the top 10, just as you did players 11 through 100, but we also provided an opport...

Sachin Tendulkar brought the curtains down on Test career. The phenomenal 24-years of career by giving a heart-warming speech to everyone. Tendulkar Speech in his Last Test Match "Friends please settle down, I'll get more emotional! It's hard to believe my wonderful journey is coming to an end," Tendulkar said immediately after his 200th and final Test which India won by an innings and 126 runs. "I have got a list of people to thank because sometimes I forget," he joked. "The first is my father ( Ramesh Tendulkar), who passed away in 1999. Without his guidance I wouldn't be standing in front of you. He said 'chase your dreams, don't give up, the path will be difficult.' I miss him today," said Tendulkar, who always looked heavenwards after every big knock in memory of his father. "I don't know how she managed a naughty child like me. She just prayed and prayed from the day I started playing the game. F...

Recently few days back, BCCI meeting held at Kolkata for the upcoming cricket schedule for team India . BCCI have announced one home series against West Indies before the South Africa tour. By this decision, this is likely to be seen as sachin’s last series before his retirement. There are too many questions arises in our mind that what decision have been made by the BCCI? West Indies series announcement just before the South Africa tour, will it be a Last series for Sachin Tendulkar ? Will sachin say goodbye to cricket after the West Indies series? There is good news for sachin's fans, the master blaster sachin to play his 200 test in his own country India. West Indies will have to tour India in November 2013. They will play 5-ODIs and 2-Tests, The dates and the venues have not decided yet, but there will be hope that sachin will play his 199 Test in Kolkata and 200th test in Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium. If we look around Sachin's career, He played 198 tests so ...

Mumbai Indians batsman Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from IPL cricket after winning their first IPL title. He played his last IPL in a league match against Sunrisers Hyderabad . " This is my last IPL, " Tendulkar announced casually during an interview with Harsha Bhogle on the ground after the win. " This has been a fantastic season. I thought our third IPL season was the best before this. "I think this is the right time to stop playing the IPL. I am 40. Got to accept it. I had decided this was my last season. " In his 78 matches of IPL career, Tendulkar scored 2334 runs that includes one century and 13 half-centuries. 

India's most promising batsman Virat Kohli stated " Sachin Tendulkar is the reason I started playing. " Virat said " He is the reason why I have started playing cricket. Like me I think most of the youngsters in the India started playing cricket because of him. " " Now it is just a great honour to share the same dressing room with him. I remember when I was small, my only dream was to see him in real life and to play with him now is just a great honour for me. I couldn't have asked for anything more, " he added.

India will play one-off Twenty20 International match against South Africa on March 30 in Johannesburg to celebrate 150 years of Indian settlement. Sachin Tendulkar is unlikely to be part of the T20 squad and Robin Uthappa is expected to replace sachin.

Virat Kohli has been appointed as vice-captain for the Asia Cup , Indian selectors reported. Selectors has been given another chance to Sachin Tendulkar to play in Asia Cup despite his poor performance in the ongoing tri-series in Australia. Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan has been rested for the Asia cup starting from March 11 in Bangladesh. Yusuf Pathan and Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda both has been included in the 15-member squad. Indian squad for Asia Cup : MS Dhoni (Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Rahul Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Praveen Kumar, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Ashok Dinda.