Fresh from their one-day cricket series triumph over the South Africans in Ireland, India will launch their gruelling tour of England with a four-day warm-up game against County champions Sussex here tomorrow. The two teams, however, will keep one eye on the quirky weather as it has been ra

Buoyed by their Future Cup series victory against the formidable South Africans, the Indian cricket team arrived here from Glasgow to commence the testing tour of England that starts with a warm-up match against Sussex at Hove from July 7. The team has been joined by senior players Anil Kumb

Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan's splendid nine-wicket haul against Bangladesh has pushed his tally to 916 points in the ICC Test bowlers rankings, only 16 points away from Sydney Barnes who tops the all-time list. Muralitharan, the only contemporary bowler having more than 900 r

Continuing his rise in international cricket, Monty Panesar became the highest rated England spinner in 30 years by breaking into the top-10 of LG ICC Test Rankings today. With a tally of 23 wickets in the Test series against West Indies, Panesar rose six places in the latest charts to joi

Ricky Ponting today said the Indian cricket selectors can take a leaf out of their Australian counterparts' book while managing the transition of players in the team. "I think the Australian selectors handled it very well. Whenever there was a group of players of the same age on the ve

The Cricket Board and the players today appeared to have sorted out differences on the contracts issue with both saying that the contracts would be signed in the next few days. "We had a fruitful discussion with the Board today. We are hopeful of signing it in the next few days,"

The Indian cricket board is hopeful that a solution would emerge out of today's crucial meeting between the board and the senior players to settle the players' contract issue. "We hope to find a solution to the contract issue. Players have some reservation which will be discussed at th

Riding on his two centuries against Bangladesh, Sachin Tendulkar jumped back in the top-20 of the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for Test cricket batsmen. The 34-year-old veteran player scored a hundred in each match, at Chittagong and Mirpur, compiling a total of 254 runs at an average of

After the disappointment of the rain-marred opening Test in Chittagong, the Indian cricket team arrived here today for the second and final match of the series begining on Friday. The Indian players reached Dhaka by a GMG Airlines flight in the morning and headed straight for the team hote

Though India fielded five bowlers in the first Test against Bangladesh, skipper Rahul Dravid lamented the absence of veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble who did not bowl in the match due to a flu. "There was a lot of time lost in the match. We needed Anil in the middle. He could have been a

Skipper Rahul Dravid and opener Dinesh Kaarthick hit strokeful half-centuries to lead India to a comfortable 113 for one at lunch on the opening day of first cricket Test against Bangladesh here today. Kaarthick (54 batting) and Dravid (52 batting) were involved in a rollicking unfinished

His partners may come and go, but Anil Kumble goes on forever. The World Cup severely dented the reputation of many an established player in the Indian team, but with the exception of Kumble. The 35-year-old leggie has come through several crises in his 17-year-long playing career. Po

Indian cricket team, led by skipper Rahul Dravid, today arrived here to play three one-dayers and two Test matches against Bangladesh. India will play the first two one-dayers at Mirpur May 10 and May 12 and the third one at Chittagong on May 15. The first Test match will begin at Chittagong

Indian cricket skipper, Rahul Dravid, today announced playing eleven cricketers for crucial Group B match against Bangladesh. All-rounder Irfan Pathan, veteran leg spinner Anil Kumble, Dinesh Kaarthick and S. Sreesanth have not been included in the final eleven, Dravid said in a press co

Having got enough time to acclimatise to Carribean conditions, India will launch their cricket World Cup campaign against minnows Bangladesh here tomorrow faced with the dilemma of whether to field an out of form Virender Sehwag. Sehwag has been woefully short of runs in recent times but

Spin doctor Anil Kumble has said that the World Cup would probably be his last one day tournament and that would be an added incentive for him to do well at cricket's showpiece event in the Caribbean from March 13. Kumble also defended himself against criticism of his fielding ability, sa

A quartet of India`s golden generation of cricketers will aim for glory in West Indies in what is expected to be their last World Cup. The game`s ultimate prize is still missing from the trophy cabinets of stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly and Anil Kumble. Leg-

Ramesh Powar says he did not expect to be picked for World Cup after not getting enough opportunities to prove himself in the lead up matches but rues that he never got a chance to show his all-round ability. Powar, who narrowly missed the flight to the Caribbean for the quadrennial event

Ramesh Powar says he did not expect to be picked for World Cup after not getting enough opportunities to prove himself in the lead up matches but rues that he never got a chance to show his all-round ability. Powar, who narrowly missed the flight to the Caribbean for the quadrennial event

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field first in the fourth and final one-day cricket international against Sri Lanka here today. Apart from Sachin Tendulkar, earlier ruled out because of back problem, India brought in paceman S. Sreesanth in the place for Munaf

Indian captain Rahul Dravid and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahela Jayawardene on Friday agreed that the series decider on Saturday would give the winning side a minor psychological edge ahead of the World Cup. Dravid said that a positive result in the match on Saturday would not m

Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has sent shock waves across the Sri Lankan camp as he has taken three Sri Lankan wickets. Last ODI charmer Kumar Sangakkara was bowled by Zaheer Khan as the ball kept a little low and nipped back in only to take the bottom edge from Sangakkara’s bat to hit on his

India received a big boost ahead of the third cricket one-dayer against Sri Lanka with batsman Yuvraj Singh and all-rounder Ajit Agarkar being declared fit for the must-win cricket game which gives some of the struggling Cricket World Cup 2007 team members another chance to regain their touch.

As pressure builds up on an out-of-form Virender Sehwag to deliver the goods, Indian captain Rahul Dravid today sought to motivate the Delhi batsman, saying he was just one innings away from recapturing his form. Dravid said the whole team was eager to see the swashbuckling batsman find h

Some of Rahul Dravid’s men would not be able to touch Margao’s turf for 3rd cricket ODI against Sri Lanka as they are either down injured or are out of the cricket team for personal reasons. Indian cricket captain said this a day after the icc cricket world cup west indies 2007 squad

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the second one day international against Sri Lanka at the Madhavrao Scindia ground here today. India made one change in their eleven fielded in the washed out first ODI in Kolkata, opting for a double spin attack by bringing

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid has virtually named Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh as the two spinners certain to make the World Cup squad. He also said that off-spinner Ramesh Powar was competing for a spot with one of the pace bowlers. "It's good to see Anil Kumble back in action and

After the defeat at Chennai, Team India will be keen to field their best combination and wrap up the one-day cricket series against the West Indies here tomorrow. The three-wicket defeat in the third ODI has reduced India's advantage in the series to 2-1 and the hosts would like to regai

The recent chopping and changing and seemingly inane rotation of players in the Indian cricket team has left many a fan totally puzzled. The question that seems to be on everyone’s lips is “why”. There appears to be no method to the madness with players being dropped and p

Sourav Ganguly today said India still has a chance to pull off win in the third Test against South Africa as it would not be an easy task for the home team to achieve the target on the final day of the match. Ganguly believed the game was evenly poised and the South Africans might fin