He was almost ruled out of rest of the IPL owing to his hamstring injury but Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne made a surprise appearance against Mumbai Indians as he did not want to miss possibly his only chance to play Sachin Tendulkar in the Indian Premier League in Durban.

Munaf Patel's sensational final over guided Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling two-run victory over the Mumbai Indians in Durban on Thursday.

The last time the Mumbai Indians played the King’s XI Punjab Sachin Tendulkar’s team fell three short of chasing 120. They were set the same target on Tuesday but there was no repeat of the last debacle.

The temptations were huge, but still Shahid Afridi refused to part with the bat which proved lucky for him. Shahid Afridi scored his fastest century ( 100 from 37 balls) with a bat which originally belonged to Sachin Tendulkar.

Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya would return to haunt Kolkata Knight Riders when they pad up once again on Friday just days after their 92-run drubbing at the hands of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne has named master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar as his all-time favourite batsman. Speaking at a function hosted here by sponsors Tata Communications Services, Warne, joined by South African captain Graeme Smith and other members of the team

Struggling to digest the three-run defeat against Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar said lack of partnership did in his team in the IPL thriller on Wednesday night.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar today rubbished the notion that Twenty20 was a format of cricket suited for the youth. Those who consider Twenty20 a young man's game don't know much about cricket, said Sachin Tendulkar.

Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya put up a scintillating show to power the Mumbai Indians to 187-6 in their 20 overs against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Port Elizabeth on Monday.

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar and his Deccan Chargers counterpart Adam Gilchrist were slapped a fine of USD 20,000 each for slow over rate in the Indian Premier League match.