Beleaguered cricketer Irfan Pathan stoutly defended himself against criticism, saying he remained positive about a successful performance in the world cup despite question marks over his form and fitness. "I have been answering these queries about the loss of in-swing and drop in pa

Young middle order batsman Dinesh Karthick said his match-winning half-century that helped India beat the West Indies at Cuttack was crucial in winning him a berth in the World Cup squad. "Definitely my chances increased after I got runs (top-score of 63) in the Cuttack game (on Jan

A motivational ploy of putting him in the middle order seems to have worked in stoking Virender Sehwag's appetite for runs, it was claimed by coach Greg Chappell in an interview today. "Viru was put in the middle order as a cover for Yuvraj Singh in case the latter didn't return in

The BCCI president, Sharad Pawar, will address the Indian World Cup team here on February 27 before it leaves for the West Indies. The BCCI chief will talk to players after the official media conference at the Board's headquarters in the Wankhede Stadium, Board sources said today. Dep

The Board of Control for Cricket in India today announced the 15-member cricket squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, west indies with Virender Sehwag finding a place in the team despite his recent not so good performances. The National Selection Committee, along with skipper Rahul Dravid

Indian cricket skipper Rahul Dravid today lambasted Chetan Desai, Indian team's manager on the recent South Africa tour, for his controversial report, saying the official had no 'prominent' place in the country's cricketing history. "It is important to put it in perspective and understa

India's cricket coach Greg Chappell is being provided special security during the Thursday's one-day match against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens. It is known that Chappell was assaulted by an unruly fan during the recent home series against the West Indies. The former Australian captain,

Indian coach Greg Chappell has indicated that paceman Munaf Patel might not be considered for the second cricket Test against South Africa as the team would like to field the same bowling attack that earned them the historic victory at the Wanderers. "We're hopeful (about Munaf's fitn