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There may be 100s of them, but if one century that had established an endearing legacy of Sachin Tendulkar in the minds of cricket fans, it was his “Desert Storm” innings against Australia in Sharjah. That magnificent unbeaten 143 in 1998 has etched in cricket's history as a timeless classic.

BCCI has no faith in the concept of day and night Test matches and refused Cricket Australia’s proposal to play one such match in Adelaide towards the end of this year. The ICC has also not included day and night matches in the ICC Test Championship, which is to be announced after 2019 World Cup.

The Law Commission of India has urged the central government to bring the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The commission also believes that like all other national sports federations, the BCCI needs to be made a public body.

The players that are hopeful of playing for the India A or the senior India team, are being monitored by BCCI to keep their workload in check in the ongoing IPL. These players have not been included in the central contract list by BCCI, but have caught the eyes of selectors with their performances.