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Sachin Tendulkar will retire from International Cricket after his 200th Test Match,when India play West Indies next month.

In the latest 50 over match between India & Australia. Australia made 359.

But India got 362 -1 in 44 over to win.

This is the second highest scoring sucessful chase.

Champagne stuff

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 100 from 52 balls,the fastest by an Indian & the 7th fastest in ODI history.

Rohit Sharma made 141 not out & Shikhar Dhawan 95.

They still had 39 balls remaining when they won.

Australia made history themselves as their top 5 batsmen all scored 50 or more for the first time ever in 50 over cricket.

Former Kent,Middlesex & England Wicketkeeper Paul Downton will succeed Hugh Morris as managing Director of England Cricket.

James Whitaker will replace Geoff Miller as England Chairman of Selectors in the New Year.

Pakistan defeated number one ranked Test side South Africa in a 7 wicket victory in the first of a two match series in Abu Dhabi,This is the first defeat for South Africa in Tests for almost two years & they must win the second match to avoid their first series loss since early 2009.

India chased down 350 in the 6th ODI against Australia to level the series with one match to go.Kohli took 61 balls to reach his century.

Australia 350-6 Watson 102 Bailey 156

India 351-4 Dhawan 102 Kohli 115 not out

India won the deciding ODI by 57 runs as records tumbled.Rohit Sharma scored "09 & hit16 sixes which beat Shane Watson's record.India hit 19 sixes,the most in an ODI innings,& the 38 sixes in the match was also a record.

The 115 run 9th wicket partnership between Faulkner & McKay is an Australian record.Maxwell's 50 off 18 balls is the joint fastest by an Australian.

Kinay Kumar's bowling went for 102 runs from his 9 overs,the highest by an Indian.

Day 2 - 1st Test India V West Indies from Kolkata

WI 234 - all out

India 354 - 6

A great recovery after being 83-5,Rohit Sharma makes an unbeaten century in an unbroken 7th wicket partnership of 198 with Ashwin,who is 92 not out.

On the first day of his last ever test Tendulkar has made 38 not out. At the close of play India are 157/2 in reply to West Indies 182. India won the previous test by an innings and 51 runs.

After the heavy defeat in the 1st Test this could be Tendulkar's last Test innings,all of India & cricket lovers from around the world will be willing him to get to a ton in his final match.