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Manoj Tiwary didn't know much about British athlete Derek Redmond before he bumped into a Youtube clip of former British 400m runner while searching for motivational videos. "That clip was an inspiration when I was cramping up with more than 20 runs to get to my ton," Tiwary said.

The Bengal batsman ensured on Sunday that Indian fans would now know him for his impressive maiden ODI ton in the final game against West Indies at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Amol Karhadkar reports. Where Tiwari got his runs | Shaky past

The hosts were keen to see how Rahane, Manoj Tiwary and Irfan Pathan fared in their first game of the series. Skipper Virender Sehwag, local hero R Ashwin and the ever-consistent R Vinay Kumar got a deserving rest ahead of the tour Down Under. Amol Karhadkar reports. Top run getters in ODIS this year

Middle-order batsman Manoj Tiwary, who guided India to a 34-run victory over the West Indies in the fifth and final one-dayer here today, dedicated his match-winning century to those who died in a Kolkata hospital fire on Friday.

It looked liked a strategy that nearly worked. Kieron Pollard had decided — one six an over is all that is needed to seal the deal.

During the ongoing series against the West Indies, India's practice sessions on the match-eve have been nets session for the reserves. Amol Karhadkar reports. Chennai churner | Match reckoner

Varun Aaron comes across as a chilled-out 22-year-old, not given to moments of panic that briefly gripped him while he batted in the last over of his debut Test against the West Indies in Mumbai last month. Nikhilesh Bhattacharya reports.

Swashbuckling India opener Virender Sehwag was singing songs of Kishore Kumar during the course of his record 149-ball 219-run knock against the West Indies in the fourth ODI in Indore, his team-mate Suresh Raina said.

One day after Virender Sehwag created One-day International history in Indore, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, who was named Bengal Ranji Trophy captain replacing Manoj Tiwary on Friday, ranked the opener among one of the all-time greats of Test cricket. HT reports.

To understand Virender Sehwag's audacious game, one only needs to take a look at the picture collage of the strokes he played during his record-breaking innings in Indore. Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports.

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today fulsome in his praise for Virender Sehwag and said he always believed that the swashbuckling opener would go past 200 in a One-day International match.

Virender Sehwag on Thursday smashed a one-day record 219 to help India amass a record 418 for five - their highest total in ODIs - during the fourth ODI against the West Indies. Amol Karhadkar reports. Rahul adds spin to Sehwag show | Congratulate Sehwag | Quoteshoot | The ballistic doubles | In numbers | Step by step

The Caribbeans lost wickets in a hurry, and despite Denesh Ramdin's impressive 96, were bundled out for 265; just 46 runs more than Sehwag's individual score. Amol Karhadkar reports. Congratulate Sehwag | God was with me: Viru | Viru most dangerous: Bhajji | Scorecard

Stand-in captain Virender Sehwag, who today created history by scoring the highest ODI score of 219, admitted that he never expected to score a double hundred although the thought only crossed his mind during the batting Powerplays.