Deccan Chargers relied on a late batting assault by Dwayne Smith (47) and Rohit Sharma's three-wicket dream spell later on to thump Rajasthan Royals by 53 runs in their Indian Premier League match.

Chandigarh: Australian batsman Phillip Hughes was reportedly very delighted to get few tips from Indian star batsman Sachin Tendulkar over a cup of coffee.

Durban: Rahul Dravid stood tall among the Bangalore ruins and kept the team's hopes alive with an unbeaten half century while chasing 166 to win at Kingsmead on Sunday against the Mumbai Indians.

Mohali: Rahul Dravid hit a well composed half century to keep the Indians in challenge, against Australia in the first session of 3rd day's play in Mohali.

SHOULD Marcus North's batting fail him, he always has his bowling to fall back on or, at least, the memory of one critical wicket.

Sachin Tendulkar was felicitated on Friday evening for becoming the world's highest run-scorer in Test cricket. The master batsman crossed Brian Lara's record against Australia recently. A host of dignitaries including the BCCI top-brass, Mumbai Ranji team, politicians and socialites gathered at the function hosted by the state cricket association to recognize Tendulkar's feat .