Sachin Tendulkar meets Lionel Messi, gifts 2011 World Cup jersey at Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai witnessed a star-studded spectacle as cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar met football icon Lionel Messi at Wankhede Stadium.

Ponting says 'no reason' why Root cannot top Tendulkar's run record

Ricky Ponting is convinced there is "absolutely no reason" why Joe Root cannot surpass India's Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricket's all-time leading run-scorer after the England star leapfrogged the Australian into second place on Friday.

Root climbs to second in Test runs

Joe Root etched his name even deeper into Test cricket history with a sublime unbeaten century at Old Trafford, becoming the second-highest run-scorer in the format.