Fixtures of India vs South Africa series, 2013/14

	Date and Time	Match	Weather
Thu Dec 5 (50 ovs)           11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 17:00 IST 1st ODI - South Africa v India New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 13 - 22° C Sun Dec 8 (50 ovs) 08:00 GMT | 10:00 local 13:30 IST 2nd ODI - South Africa v India Kingsmead, Durban Wed Dec 11 (50 ovs)           11:30 GMT | 13:30 local 17:00 IST 3rd ODI - South Africa v India SuperSport Park, Centurion Sat Dec 14 - Sun Dec 15 08:00 GMT | 10:00 local 13:30 IST South African Invitation XI v Indians Willowmoore Park, Benoni Wed Dec 18 - Sun Dec 22 08:30 GMT | 10:30 local 14:00 IST 1st Test - South Africa v India New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Thu Dec 26 - Mon Dec 30 08:30 GMT | 10:30 local 14:00 IST 2nd Test - South Africa v India Kingsmead, Durban

Ibrahimovic: I don't need the Ballon d'Or to know I'm the best

The Sweden international claims he is the world's greatest player after equalling the record for goals scored in the group stage of the Champions League. Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims that he does not need to win the Ballon d'Or to know that he is the best player in the world.

The Swede's neat finish just seven minutes into Tuesday's 2-1 victory over Olympiakos at the Parc des Princes was his eighth goal in this season's Champions League group stage and equalled the tournament record held by Ruud van Nistelrooy, Hernan Crespo, Filippo Inzaghi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, even though he is now in an excellent position to take outright possession of the record by netting in his side's final outing against Benfica, the 32-year-old insists that he is unconcerned with individual accolades - including the Ballon d'Or.

"It's not something I think about and it is something that is not important for me," Ibrahimovic told reporters.

"I do not need to win this trophy to know I am the best."

PSG guaranteed themselves top spot in Group C thanks to Edinson Cavani's late goal against the Greek champions and Ibrahimovic says he is now looking forward to the last 16.

"Our aim was to get out of the group stage and we have done that," the striker explained.

"We must now wait for the draw to see who we play but, until then, we will train hard and be ready for the next match."


Source: http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2013/11/28/4438685/ibrahimovic-i-dont-need-the-ballon-dor-to-know-im-the-best

Is there any way to back for Sehwag?

Virender Sehwag's omission from current India teams, and his murky form in the on-going domestic season, has occasioned in conjecture that his international career has met a sudden end. However, specialists who have worked with and experiential Sehwag in the last five years decline to believe he is done.

In the 2013-14 domestic seasons, Sehwag's uppermost score is the 59 he scored for Delhi in the Challenger Trophy. In first-class cricket, his highest is 38, in contradiction of West Indies A in Hubli. In three rounds of Ranji Trophy matches for Delhi, Sehwag has only 69 runs in six innings. Is it a bout of dreadful form or is he playing badly? Is the problem technical or a loss of confidence?

Forever Icon - Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar forever icon of cricket. Now Mumbai is ready to say Good Bye to Tendulkar with honor and with big celebrations. People from all over the world who loves cricket they can not see more Tendulkar to play cricket after next text match which will start tomorrow at Mumbai against West Indies.

Many of critics told Tendulkar is the biggest player in the history of cricket. The cricket world can not forget Tendulkar because of many records which made by the Sachin Tendulkar. There has suspect that still in the cricket has no player who can broke the records of Tendulkar. Tendulkar has 100 of 100 in cricket.

Really we are going to miss a big guys of cricket world. Indian local people said that Tendulkar is the "God of Cricket". Don Bradman, Viv Richards and Sachin Tendulkar .. the cricket world can not see more. May be some one going to play well cricket but not like Tendukar. There has a thought Tendukar played 25 years but a 25 years for a player to tough to continue with cricket, to grasp fitness.

So there has low chance to create next Tendulkar.

Brian Lara Said - Sachin Tendulkar the greatest cricketer in history

Brian Lara believes that Sachin Tendulkar deserves to be remembered as the greatest cricketer in history. The 40-year-old will start his 200th and final Test match in his hometown of Mumbai against West Indies on Thursday.

 Tendulkar is the highest runscorer in international cricket, with 15,847 runs in 199 Tests and 18,426 runs in 463 one-day internationals.

"Tendulkar has had the greatest cricket career of anyone who has ever played the game," said Lara.

Former West Indies batsman Lara, 44, and Tendulkar have similar records, with Test figures showing that Lara averaged just under 53 in his 131 Tests, with Tendulkar a fraction over. Tendulkar, though, will end his career having played 69 more matches than Lara, as he becomes the first man to play 200 Tests.

"The impact he has had on his game, his country, the rest of the world - is incredible," added Lara, who scored 11,953 Test runs.

Tendulkar made his international debut aged 16 in November 1989 and last year became the only batsman in the history of the game to reach 100 international centuries.

"His stats speak for themselves," continued Lara. "I don't think there is any 16-year-old who is going to embark on the sort of career that Sachin Tendulkar has had and walk away from the game at 40 with such great achievements.

"He's the Muhammad Ali and the Michael Jordan of cricket. You think of the great boxers and basketball players, but if you were to talk about the game then you would have to talk about Sachin."


News Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24921333