Captain Rahul Dravid has slammed the fielders for India's heart-wrenching three wicket loss to England in the fourth cricket one-dayer but said his team has the resilience to come back from this "tough" situation. "It's tough, but I think when we reach Headingley we'll be

After a gilt-edged opportunity to level the series slipped through the fingers, an exasperated Team India captain Rahul Dravid said his side fell 25-run short in the fourth one-dayer against England. Defending a total of 212, Indian bowlers did well to remove the top half of the English bat

Ajit Agarkar bowled India back into contention with a four-wicket burst but the visitors could not deliver the knock-out punch and let England escape with a three-wicket win in the fourth cricket ODI here. Chasing 213 for win, England fumbled and faltered before Stuart Broad (45) and Ravi B

The Indian cricket team, which has been far from impressive in the ongoing one-day series against England, found a novel way to draw inspiration ahead of the crucial fourth game -- by watching the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Chak De India'. The cricketers watched the Bollywood hit movie with ent

With India's bowling falling to pieces in the one-day series against England, bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad today said he was not happy with Munaf Patel's form and felt the fast bowler was not doing his job with enough intensity. Prasad also said that he will be giving a proposal to

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the third cricket one-day international against England here today. India made one change to their squad that won the second one-dayer, Zaheer Khan returning to the side in place of Ajit Agarkar. England suffered a double blow

Having returned to their winning ways, India will look to plug the loopholes and sustain the momentum against England in the third cricket one-day international here tomorrow. The Indians bounced back from a crushing 104-run loss in the first ODI to post a narrow but hugely morale-boosting

Former England batsman Mark Butcher has been offered a lucrative deal to captain a side in the Indian Cricket League, while Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien and Warwickshire all-rounder Neil Carter also confirmed receiving offers to play in the rebel league. According to a report in 'The

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field against England with the skies overcast for the first cricket one-dayer here today. India have left out Ramesh Powar and Robin Uthappa from their playing XI. Teams: India: Rahul Dravid (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly

England bowler Ryan Sidebottom has been ruled out of tomorrow's NatWest Series one-day cricket opener against India as he is still recuperating from the side strain injury sustained during the recent Tests. Sidebottom did not join the England ODI squad here yesterday to continue to receive

Despite stand-in skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's optimism, India's bowlers need to get their act right ahead of the seven-match one-day cricket series against England starting here Tuesday. The fact that England Lions could post a mammoth score of 296 for 8 from their 50 overs after to

India's stand-in captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against England Lions in the warm-up one-day cricket match here today. India rested skipper Rahul Dravid along with Sachin Tendulkar, who sat out the one-off ODI against Scotland in Glasgow on Monday too. Sou

"Timid Dravid", the headline in a British mass circulated daily, sums up the reaction to Rahul Dravid's decision not to enforce the follow-on in the third Test despite a 319-run lead against England. In the euphoric celebrations over 1-0 series win for his team, the Indian skipper's

Anil Kumble, India's lone century-maker in the three-Test cricket series against England, emerged with the highest batting average for the victorious visiting team. Kumble averaged 54 to top the batting averages chart after scoring an unbeaten 110 in the first innings of the third and fina

India presented themselves with a nice gift on the eve of 60th anniversary of Independence, as their first series win in England in 21 years pushed them to third place in the ICC Test Championship table. The 1-0 success against England in the three-Test series earned Rahul Dravid's men fiv

A fighting half century from Kevin Pietersen kept England afloat and they were seemingly on course to save the final cricket Test against India on the final day reaching 232 for 3 at tea in their second innings. India now have another 34 overs to dismiss England for an outright win. At t

Despite having the hosts at his mercy, India captain Rahul Dravid's baffling decision not to enforce a follow-on threatens to boomerang as England grabbed the opportunity with both hands and began the battle to save the third and final cricket Test here today. Entrusted with the task of def

Showers suspended play on the fourth morning of the third and final cricket Test between India and England here today. India were 35 for 3 in their second innings with captain Rahul Dravid (two) and Sourav Ganguly (21) at the crease when the covers came on 20 minutes before scheduled lunch

Anil Kumble surpassed Glenn McGrath to become the world's third highest wicket-taker in Tests as India bowled England out for 345 on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test here today. Kumble, who scored his maiden Test century on Friday in India's first innings total of 664, di

Despite being ignored by Indian selectors for upcoming one-day series against England, spinner Harbhajan Singh emphasised his blazing form by claiming an 11-wicket match haul to help Surrey stun Kent by four wickets in two days in the county cricket championship. Harbhajan took 6-57 to add

India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan insisted he was an aggressive bowler by nature and the jelly bean incident at Trent Bridge should not dilute his match-winning performance in the second Test against England. The popular perception is that Zaheer, goaded by the attempted insult, dished o

Sitting pretty on their 1-0 lead after the victory at Trent Bridge, India will be looking to end a 21-year-long drought of a series triumph in England as they square up against the hosts in the third and final cricket Test at the Oval here tomorrow. Even as the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Ra

Even as the Indians looks forward to record its first series win in England in 16-years, they will have to deal with a bouncy pitch at the Oval, the venue of the third and final Test starting Thursday. India are sitting pretty on a 1-0 lead, following their victory in the second Test at T

Seeking to bury the jelly-bean incident as a thing of past, England spinner Monty Panesar said cricket should be played in the right spirit. Panesar said the jellygate in the second Test at Trent Bridge was "unintentional" and should not affect the game's spirit in future. "

All-rounder Andrew Flintoff today returned to the England squad for the first four one-dayers of the seven-match cricket series against India starting August 21. However, his return to action would be subject to regaining full fitness from the right ankle surgery, which forced him ou

Having matured as a batsman in the last few years, opener Wasim Jaffer said he was working on being consistent to contribute more substantially to the Indian cricket team. "I need to convert starts into a big one. We all know how important The Oval Test is and we're in the right fra

The BCCI today added a new twist to the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test between India and England by claiming that the International Cricket Council had set up a committee to look into the issue. The BCCI President Sharad Pawar told reporters here that the ICC had formed a

Murali Kartik was denied a 10-wicket match haul after he returned three for 52 to help Middlesex claim an innings and 71-run win against Glamorgan in their Division Two County Championship cricket match at Lord's. The Indian left-arm spinner, who had picked a superb six for 21 in Glamorgan's

Having taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match cricket Test series against England, India will rest some of their key players when they take on Sri Lanka 'A' in a three-day practice match here tomorrow. The Indians are likely to go into the match without big guns like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav

England cricketers have drawn sharp criticism for their jelly bean prank in the second Test against India with former players describing the incident as "juvenile rubbish" and calling for stern action against such gamesmanship. The players deplored the England team for behaving in s