Tendulkar gives pep talk to women's team ahead of SA series
Mumbai: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today gave a pep talk to members of the Indian women's cricket team, who will travel to South Africa for a gruelling ODI and T20 series.
It is learnt that Tendulkar spoke to the members of the team captained by Mithali Raj, for over an hour, at the Mumbai Cricket Association's Bandra Kurla complex here.
The Indian's women team will tour South Africa for a three-match ODI series, which starts at Kimberly on February 5, followed by a five-match T20 series, which begins on February 13 at Potchefstroom.
The players were quite inquisitive and asked Tendulkar on how he prepared before a Test match.
It was also understood that that the legendary batsman told the players to go with a positive frame of mind and advised them not to worry about the conditions there.
Tendulkar has also told the members not to burden themselves and advised them to avoid making minor mistakes.
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KKR post 200/6 against SRH
Kolkata, April 3 (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders posted 200 for six against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Venkatesh Iyer (60 off 29) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (50 off 32) did the bulk of the scoring, while Ajinkya Rahane (38) and Rinku Singh (32) also made useful contributions.
For SRH, Mohammed Shami (1/29), Pat Cummins (1/44), Zeeshan Ansari (1/25), Harshal Patel (1/43), and Kamindu Mendis (1/4) were among the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 200 for 5 in 20 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 60, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 50; Mohammed Shami 1/29, Kamindu Mendis 1/4).
