Mumbai Indians' Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh offered prayers at the city's famous shrine, Dakshineswar Kali temple, before leaving for Bangalore.

"The duo came around 8.30 am and were taken inside through the VIP gate. They were there for about 15 minutes," a temple source said.

This was Tendulkar's first visit to the city after scoring his historical 100th international century during the Asia Cup in March.

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 Little master Sachin Tendulkar was portrayed as a golden boy by the west Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, as the cricket association of Bengal honored the all rounder for the completion of one hundred international centuries.

While praising on the behalf of the government, the Chief Minister told the little master that, as he is considered to be a golden boy, he is being gifted with a golden bat and ball. She also said that the state government is proud of him and salutes his achievement.

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British Prime Minister David Cameron , who considered a bat signed by Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar  as one of his 'most valuable possessions', has donated it to raise money for a cricket stadium in Rwanda.

The bat fetched 3,400 pounds (approx Rs 3 lakh) at an auction at the Lord's to raise funds for the stadium project, the Daily Telegraph reported.

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 Completely enamoured withSachin Tendulkar in the present series, Australian batsman Michael Hussey feels it's "inevitable" that the Indian icon would get his 100th century in due course. 

"He has played brilliantly. Watching him closely, his footwork, the time he has and the straight bat, both off the front and backfoot, he's playing really well. If he continues it's inevitable," said Hussey as he shaped up for the final Test at Adelaide, beginning on Tuesday. 

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Adelaide: Taking responsibility for not giving the Indian team a good start in the series against Australia, opener Gautam Gambhir said the players deserved the criticism from the fans.“We have not played well. If you want to be number 1 we have to start winning series. Whatever backlash is happening back home, we accept it. We have let the nation down. Hopefully we can turn it around,” Gambhir said.

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 An economist has rated iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar ahead of Sir Don Bradman on the basis of a ranking system that uses the economic concepts of "supernormal profit" and awards players for "consistent super performance and longevity".

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HE hasn't become the worlds greatest run-scorer by doing the norm, and Sachin Tendulkar illustrated his intentions to surprise Australia in the Perth Test by practicing a metre out of his crease.

While the rest of his Indian teammates settled well into their creases and played largely off the back foot during yesterday's net session, Tendulkar played only off the front foot in a sign of taking the bowling head on.

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Sachin Tendulkar is undoubtedly the master with the bat, but on Tuesday he showed his prowess behind the wheel, setting the fastest lap during Team India’s go-karting session at the Kart World Belmont in Perth.

The Indian team took time off from their cricketing activities to go-karting ahead of their third Test against Australia, starting January 13.Sachin Tendulker showed his prowess behind the wheel as he had fastest lap time on the night, with the rest of the team close on his bumper,” Stanka Kukova, the Events Coordinator was quoted saying in ‘Daily Mail News’.

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In the first innings of the Sydney Test and the second innings of the MCG Test, the regular fall of wickets at the other end allowed Australia to turn the screws on Tendulkar, distracting and pressuring him to the point that he made a mistake.
India appeared to be travelling comfortably at 3-271 in its second innings at the SCG when Michael Clarke's stunning breakthrough to dismiss the Little Master triggered the loss of three more wickets for only 15 runs.

Just the sight of Tendulkar on strike as he was bowling helped him lift to heights he otherwise could not reach, Siddle said.

"It just seems that the times I've bowled at Sachin maybe I have stepped up for that occasion," he said. "I have bowled at my best in this series against him. I'm lucky enough to have

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Even as the world of cricket is beginning to wonder when Sachin Tendulkar's 'century of centuries' will arrive, another legend lent a reassuring note in the midst of the gathering doubts.

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Australia's pace spearhead Peter Siddle doesn't think he has got a hold on Sachin Tendulkar, in contrary to the claim made by the home's team's wicketkeeper Brad Haddin.

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Perth: "Haven't you got a mail to shave off the pitch?" -- senior batsman Rahul Dravid asked the curator as the Indians assembled for their first practice session at the famed WACA ground ahead of the do-or-die third cricket Test against Australia starting on Friday.

WACA curator Cameron Sutherland has stated that the world's fastest pitch is likely to stay true to its nature and be a pacer's delight come Friday.

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Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar is confident that the batting maestro will score his much-awaited 100th international century soon.

"Lavkarach maarel ase watate (I feel he will score it soon)," the Dronacharya awardee said on the sidelines of an event here to announce the launch of Nuzmakers Cricket Challenge.

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Sydney: Former captain Sourav Ganguly wants the India batsmen to learn from teammate Sachin Tendulkar.

“They’ve got to look at the front foot-play of Sachin... Look at the way he’s generally leaving the ball... Others are hitting far too many on the up and getting a nick,” Sourav told The Telegraph.

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Sydney: Steve Waugh, who enjoys the status of an icon, spoke to The Telegraph at the SCG Trustees enclosure on Friday afternoon.

The following are excerpts

On Sachin Tendulkar again falling short of a hundred...

Look, that 100th International hundred will come... It’s a matter of time... I know all of India has been waiting, I realise 1.2 billion people have been waiting... Sachin’s been batting very well in this series... Tight in defence and good in his shot selection.

The fact that Sachin’s just one short of 100 hundreds in Tests and ODIs...

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In a book titled 'SACH,' by Gautam Bhattacharya, Sachin revealed why he snapped back at his critics in 2008 saying 'I had stones thrown at me and I turned them into milestones'. 


Sachin said that the comment was directed at people who didn't understand his style of play. 

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 The Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar is just one behind the historic landmark, the 100^th international ton. The whole cricket community is expecting that to happen in the upcoming 4-match test series against Australia starting tomorrow.

The Australian skipper Michael Clarke, though enjoys watching Sachin Tendulkar bat, he does not want him to achieve the record in Australia.

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