India moved to the top of the standings in the CB Series with a hard fought five wicket victory over Australia in Melbourne, a match which was sparked up by some raw aggressive fast bowling by speedster Ishant Sharma. That victory was India's first over Australia in Melbourne after a

India moved to the top of the standings in the CB Series with a hard fought five wicket victory over Australia in Melbourne, a match which was sparked up by some raw aggressive fast bowling by speedster Ishant Sharma. That victory was India's first over Australia in Melbourne after a

India moved to the top of the standings in the CB Series with a hard fought five wicket victory over Australia in Melbourne, a match which was sparked up by some raw aggressive fast bowling by speedster Ishant Sharma. That victory was India's first over Australia in Melbourne after a

The Indian cricket team will be determined to avenge for the abandonment of their previous group game clash against Sri Lanka with a thumping victory over Sri Lanka in the second round of CB Series matches, a victory that would indeed go a long way in determining India's future prospects in th

India will be hoping to further their CB series ambitions with a giant killing victory over the mighty Australians in the fourth one dayer of a pulsating CB series at the MCG this coming Sunday. The first round of battle has been badly interrupted by rain and India will be anxious for so

India and Australia get ready to lock horns in a familiar territory on a whole new different cricketing level when India take on the World Champions in the first one dayer at Brisbane this Sunday. Australia have the edge going into this what is expected to be a scintillating clash having

The India one day international cricket team for the upcoming VB triseries in Australia has been declared and in many surprising moves for the series, ex- India captain Sourav Ganguly has been dropped from reckoning for the upcoming challenge against the world champions. Sourav Ganguly

Delhi batsman Gautam Gambhir will join the Indian team in Bangalore as a cover for Sachin Tendulkar who is the doubtful starter for the third and final cricket Test against Pakistan, beginning tomorrow. The BCCI said Gambhir would be on the stand-by because Tendulkar was doubtful for

Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar may be drawing criticism for being too harsh to Rahul Dravid by dropping him from the squad for the first two ODIs against Pakistan, but the man on the hot seat insisted that he picked the team "purely on merit". "You cannot make everybody hap

The national selectors today sprung a major surprise by dropping former captain Rahul Dravid and recalling Virender Sehwag in the 15-member Indian one-day squad for the first two matches of the upcoming cricket series against arch-rivals Pakistan. The 34-year-old Dravid, who struggled

Opener Gautam Gambhir, injured during the practice session on the eve of the fourth one-dayer against Australia, will be out of action for two weeks and has been replaced by Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath. Gambhir yesterday slipped while batting in the nets and sustained a right adductor (

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat in their fourth one-day cricket match against Australia here today. India went into the match with three changes to the side with Sourav Ganguly replacing injured Gautam Gambhir, left-arm spinner Murali Kartik coming in Ro

India's preparation for the crucial fourth cricket one-dayer against Australia received a jolt with opener Gautam Gambhir sustaining a groin injury during the practice session this morning. Gambhir was batting in the nets with S Sreesanth bowling at him when the left-hander slipped and hur

Their high-flying balloon of Twenty20 success pricked by Australia's back-to-back wins, India go into the fourth cricket one-dayer faced with the herculean task of winning four matches in a row to clinch the series. The task at hands seems all the more difficult with the Indians failing to

A scintillating Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over en route to his 14-ball 58 against England to keep alive India's semifinal hopes in the Twenty20 cricket World Cup here tonight. In reply to India's imposing 218 for four, England managed 200 losing six wickets, with Vikram Solanki (43

With a batsman of Rahul Dravid's calibre at their disposal, Team India need not explore other options for the crucial number three slot, said chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar. In an exclusive interview, Vengsarkar wondered what made the think-tank try out Dinesh Kaarthick rpt Kaarthick, Yu

Virender Sehwag has been named the captain and Gautam Gambhir the vice-captain of the Delhi cricket team for the 2007-8 domestic season. Sehwag and Gambhir were among the 51 probables named by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) selection committee which met here today, the DDC

With the trio of Ravi Bopara, Andrew Flintoff and Chris Tremlett nursing some sort of injury or the other, England has pencilled in Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright as cover for the remaining two ODIs against India. "The Sussex all-rounder, who was recently named in England's squad for th

A strong batting performance led by Sachin Tendulkar's blazing half-century helped India post a commanding 324 for 6 against England in the fifth cricket one-dayer here today. Tendulkar hit a 59-ball 71 and shared a 116-run opening stand with Sourav Ganguly (59) while Yuvraj Singh struck

Staying afloat in the seven-match was the main concern for Team India till yesterday but Headingley's morale-boosting victory has injected new optimism in captain Rahul Dravid who is now thinking of winning the series. India went into the fifth ODI trailing 1-3 and just one defeat away from

Injuries of star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara seem to be a major concern for hosts England as it may also hamper their chances of taking part in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup starting in 10 days time. Flintoff has been bothered by a troublesome left ankle that forced him to

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 Lions' skipper Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Indians in their final three-day warm up cricket match beginning here today. Indians are being led by Sachin Tendulkar after skipper Rahul Dravid pulled out yesterday due to calf muscle injury. The visitors have l

India lost quick wickets in the face of some impressive bowling by the Sussex bowlers and were reduced to 116 for 6 in their second innings on the final day of their tour opener here today. At lunch, India had an overall lead of 204 runs with four wickets in hand. Skipper Rahul Dravid, who

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Sussex in their four-day opening match of the England tour here today. The Indians included both VVS Laxman and Yuvraj, who are fighting for the last specialist batsman's slot in the Test squad, while Sachin Tendulkar and

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the third and final cricket one-dayer here today. Both the teams made two changes to their sides. India brought Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir in place of Ishant Sharma and Ramesh Powar. Agarkar was one

Paceman S Sreesanth was today ruled out of the second cricket one-dayer against South Africa as India continued to be dogged by injuries and illness in their tour of the United Kingdom. While the Kerala bowler will sit out for the second successive game, there is also a question mark on th

Sachin Tendulkar missed his century by just one run as India overcame early jitters to post a fighting 242 for eight in their first cricket one-dayer against South Africa here today. Tendulkar was run out in tragic fashion going for what would have been his 42nd ODI hundred but not before

Gautam Gambhir believes improving on his consistency will help him cement his place in the Indian cricket team. "At this level it's all about being consistent and that's what I was lacking in the past and it's very important for me," said the Delhi batsman who cracked an unbeaten

India defeated Bangladesh by 46 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day cricket series at the Sher e Bangla Stadium here today. Brief scores: India: 284 for eight in 49 overs (Gautam Gambhir 101, Rahul Dravid 42 not out; M Rafique 3-59, Syed Rasel 2-49). Banglades