Rahul Sharad Dravid

A string of heavy Test defeats, some of the biggest superstars walking into the sunset of their glorious careers and 'Captain Cool' Mahendra Singh Dhoni turning into 'Captain Circumspect' are how things panned out for Indian cricket in 2012.

The late Peter Roebuck once wrote that great players are known for their failures while ordinary players for their achievements. It was in the context of Sachin Tendulkar, a few years back.

The criticism against Sachin Tendulkar might be mounting rapidly after a string of poor performances but his former India team-mate Rahul Dravid feels the senior batsman is needed "more than ever now".

Surrounded by controversies and scams, the big three of the Congress - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will try to divert attention by showcasing the economic agenda of the government over the past few months at a mega rally of party workers at the Ramlila ground.

The Congress and Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy are in a fresh war of words, challenging each other to move the court over the latter's allegations against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

The BCCI has decided to recommend the names of former Indian captain Rahul Dravid and opener Gautam Gambhir's names for the prestigious Padma Bhusan and Padma Shri awards respectively.

The nation today paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was killed in a suicide bomb attack on this day 21 years ago.

Investing is just like playing a test match. Both requires one to be focused and patient. Financial advisor Amit Trivedi illustrates this point by referring to the cricketing life of Rahul Dravid.

A spectacular mix of Bollywood razzmatazz and performances by international stars were the highlights of a glittering opening ceremony for the fifth edition of the IPL on Tuesday night.

Rahul Dravid, who today announced his retirement from international cricket, has achieved truly staggering numbers over a glittering 16-year career, with the most remarkable being his 13288 Test runs, the second most aggregate in the game's history.

Batting great Rahul Dravid, the second most prolific batsman in the game's history and India's middle order bulwark for years, today bid adieu to Test cricket, bringing down the curtains on a glorious 16-year career.

The book on the Gandhi scion does not rise above being a collection of reportage.

The very thought of Sachin Tendulkar and his contemporaries being shown the exit door would have been dismissed a year ago, but the majority of the Indian cricket fans are now convinced that the 'golden generation' should make way for new blood.

Miffed with reports that its senior players were contemplating retirement after failing in the Test series loss to Australia, the Indian team management today rejected the speculation as "baseless" and refused to answer queries on the matter.

The flopshow of India's senior batsmen in the Test series loss to Australia notwithstanding, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today refused to say anything on their future, insisting that decisions would not be taken in haste.

India's famed batting line-up produced yet another spineless display to crash to an embarrassing 122-run defeat in the first cricket Test and hand Australia a 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series today.

A list of the leading runscorers in test match cricket after Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene became the ninth batsman to reach 10,000 runs on the first day of the second test against South Africa on Monday:

He can read the game quite well. It's good to have him around. He suggested a couple of things which are helping," Rahul who is now the highest run-getter in Tests in 2011 said at the day end media conference.

Sachin Tendulkar's quest for a record 100th international ton continued, but India rode on his fluent 76 to script an admirable come-from-behind five-wicket victory over the West Indies with more than four sessions to spare here today.

Sachin Tendulkar achieved another milestone on Tuesday as he became the first cricketer in the history of the game to cross the 15,000-run mark in Test cricket.