Harbhajan Singh produced a potentially match-winning spell to put Surrey in box seat against Worcestershire in a County Championship Division One cricket match at Guildford on Friday. The Punjab off-spinner claimed four for 64 to skittle out Worcestershire for 217 and force them to f

The Indian squads for the seven-match ODI series against England and for the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa will be chosen here on August 7, the Cricket Board announced today. The selectors also have to name the captain for the inaugural Twenty-20 championships as Rahul Dravid, alongwi

Desperate to stage a comeback into the team, Harbhajan Singh says his ouster from the national cricket team will help him improve and come back a stronger cricketer. The off-spinner said he chose to play county cricket in England so that he was fit enough to join the team at a short notice

Harbhajan Singh says he would not let his prime goal of getting back into the Indian cricket team distract him from his immediate task of helping Surrey get promoted to the top division of county championship. The Punjab off-spinner, overlooked by the national selectors for tour of England

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued his progress up the rating charts to be fifth in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen today. The wicketkeeper-batsman, who turned 26 yesterday, has moved one spot up in the rankings issued today. England's Kevin Pietersen s

Out-of-favour batsman Virender Sehwag and spin bowler Harbhajan Singh are expected to be included in the list of 30 Indian probables for the inaugural World Twenty20 championship when the national selectors meet here tomorrow. Sehwag lost his spot in the one-day team after the Bangladesh tou

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 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

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

'Turbunator' Harbhajan Singh has debunked the theory that having visited the Caribbean last year; the Indian team would hold an "advantage" at the World Cup in terms of knowledge of the conditions. "Only when we go there we will know about the conditions. And frankly I don'

India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up to second position overtaking Australian captain Ricky Ponting in the latest ICC Player rakings for ODI batsmen. This is Dhoni`s highest ranking since May 2006. The 25-year-old, who had briefly reigned the rankings chart la

Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh today emphasised on the need for the tail-enders to contribute with the bat. "It is important for bowlers to bat and contribute. As we bat down the order, the 20-odd runs that we can contribute is very important. All the bowlers have been working

Indian speedster Zaheer Khan claimed a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka managed a modest total of 230 runs in the third One Day International of the four-match series here. Left-arm seamer Zaheer blasted the Lankan top order in a sensational opening spell when he had 3-4 in his first three

Indian captain Rahul Dravid made 10,000 one day international runs on Wednesday. With this he becomes the sixth player and only the third Indian to achieve this feat. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar are the other two Indians who have made 10,000 ODI runs. Meanwhile, India still require 1

Indian spin wizard Harbhajan Singh took Tillakaratne Dilshan’s wicket as he edged one to wicket keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With this Harbhajan Singh broke a strong partnership of 89 runs between Dilshan and Russell Arnold. Meanwhile, Dilshan made a credible 42 runs off 54 balls. Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka today won the toss and elected to bat in the third One Day International of the four-match series here. The match officials have stated that the game will begin 30 minutes late, due to a damp outfield. The ground staff are out on the field, busily trying to dry the ground with

Wednesday's match against the West Indies is a big one for India because it’s one step closer to finalising their team for the World Cup. And it’s equally big for the West Indies because it's their last international match before the World Cup. Harbhajan Singh, the Indian spinn

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

The cricket teams of West Indies and India have arrived in Vadodara for the fourth and final ODI of the series, Vadodara will host the final ODI on Wednesday. The West Indies team arrived on Sunday. However, skipper Brian Lara would only reach the city today. After their arrival, the Wes

Indian cricket all-rounder Irfan Pathan’s unbeaten 111 runs and Sourav Ganguly's dazzling 83 runs took 'Team India' to respectable total after yet another collapse of opening batting order. India were 316/7 by the end of the first day of this tour-game here in a practice match against Rest of So

South Africa batsmen made short work of India's bowlers as they cruised to a nine-wicket win in the fifth one day international, completing a 4-0 whitewash in the series on Sunday. Victory was achieved with 18 overs and four balls to spare as the Proteas reached their victory target of 2