It has been a summer of major mismatches as India were humbled, embarrassed and whitewashed in the four-match test series. Going into the second month of a dreadful 2012 so far, Team India will be hoping for a turnaround in fortunes in the first Twenty20 match on Wednesday. While the Indian p

India rode on the back of a sensational hundred by batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to move away from a position of adversity to a position of relative strength at the end of an exciting day's cricket at the Adelaide Oval. India itched up to 305/5 at the end of the day, courtesy half

The fourth test in Adelaide present a perfect opportunity for the Indian cricket team to register an astounding comeback and draw what has arguably been the finest cricket test series since the Ashes two years back. India come into this match on the back of an excellent hard fought victo

The Indian cricket team has dropped the charges of misconduct and foul language against Brad Hogg barely a week after the most infamous test in recent years between India and Australia. Anil Kumble reportedly held a long meeting with Australian skipper Ricky Pointing and he later r

The potential bomb that was ticking all the time the time when India travelled down under after a ferociously competitive series in India has finally burst taking the cricketing world by storm and in all probability ending Harbhajan's chances of further participation in the series. After

Throwing his weight behind Brad Hogg, spin legend Shane Warne said the chinaman bowler has done well against India in the one dayers and there is no reason why he can't do it against them in the forthcoming Test series as well. Warne admitted supple wrists and nimble footwork of the In

Unperturbed at being identified by Indian skipper Anil Kumble as a weak link in the Australian team, spinner Brad Hogg is confident of his success in the Test series. Hogg hopes Melbourne's drop-in pitch will help earn him a Test recall after a four-year absence. The condition of the

Left-arm spinner Brad Hogg was today included in the 12-man Australian squad, announced by Cricket Australia for the first three Tests of the four-match series against India. Hogg, who last played a Test for Australia in October 2003, replaced injured spinner Stuart Macgill. Express bowl

Citing Indian batsmen's susceptibility to fast bowling, Australian great Glenn McGrath has urged the selectors to pick an all-pace attack for the first time in 16 years for the Boxing Day Test here. McGrath felt Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait were good enoug

Speedster Shaun Tait is preparing himself for the possibility that Australian selectors will opt for a four-pronged pace attack for the first cricket Test against India starting here on December 26. Pain-free in his right elbow for the first time in 12 months, Tait is aware he mu

Retired legends Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, along with Damien Martyn and Justin Langer, made way for fresh faces in Cricket Australia's list of 25 contracted players announced here today. With form over the past 12 months and the likelihood of selection in future being the criteria, the

Indian cricketers continued their free fall in the ICC ODI Rankings with stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni dropping two places to eighth and skipper Rahul Dravid slipping one spot to 14th in the latest list. The other Indians in the list also dropped down with Yuvraj Singh barely maintaining h

It would certainly not be music to the ears of the rival batsmen as Glenn McGrath asserted that his immaculate spell of fast bowling in Australia's opening World Cup game against Scotland was nowhere near his best. "It could have been better, but I will take it. We are still getting used