Forced out of the upcoming cricket Test series against India due to an ankle injury, England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is desperate to be back in the team for the ODI series that will follow. "In terms of exact dates, it is hard to say. I hope to play a part against India, but the o

Former Pakistan offie Saqlain Mushtaq says India can make the English team bite dust in the upcoming Test series, if their bowlers back the glittering batting line up. "India has depth in its batting which just needs to be backed by the bowlers. It is very easy to lose control in the

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly return to bolster the batting as India look forward to a morale-boosting performance against England Lions in the three-day final warm up game starting here tomorrow. Both Ganguly and Tendulkar were rested from the tour opener against English County Cham

Sourav Ganguly feels England cricket team was vulnerable against India in the upcoming Test series in the absence of its star all rounder Andrew Flintoff, who makes a "huge difference" to the home side. "England are a good side. But we're lucky that Flintoff is not fit. I thin

If it was the Indian cricketers who were caught up in a traffic jam in UK the other day, their bags containing the trophies they won in Ireland have also had to suffer a similar fate. The team's winners' trophy, Sachin Tendulkar's man of the series, and Yuvraj Singh's and Gautam Gamb

Saqlain Mushtaq says he has got back his confidence and self-esteem after his performance against India for Sussex and is open to the idea of donning the England cap to satisfy his desire to return to top flight cricket. "The match made me realise that I am fit now and am getting better

The Future Cup win against South Africa in Ireland has pushed India to fifth spot and helped four of its players to jump into the top ten of the Maruti Suzuki ODI rankings. Team India, ranked as low as eighth in April, now has 69 points. World champions Australia continue their dominance i

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

Harbhajan Singh failed to recreate the magic of his off-spin bowling to return empty handed in Durham's second innings but spearhead Matthew Nicholson put Surrey on the victory track in their County Championship - Division one match at the Oval. Harbhajan returned 0-66 in 15 overs but Surr

It looked like a stroll in the park as England blanked the West Indies in the recent Test series but life would be difficult against India, host captain Michael Vaughan warned his teammates. Back in the side after a nagging knee injury that kept him out of action for a whole year, Vaughan

BCCI, the Indian Cricket Board, is planning to introduce a software in the system of video recording of domestic matches which will help them in assessing the performance of Indian umpires on a regular basis. The BCCI's umpires committee met here today and was given a demonstration by two

Rain has delayed the start of the third and penultimate day's play in the warm-up match between the Indians and Sussex county cricket team here today. The rain started just 15 minutes before the third day's play was scheduled to start. The weather forecast for the day also promises more rains

Captain Rahul Dravid says India has a good chance of India doing well in the upcoming Test series against England as the hosts were most likely to miss the services of their star all rounder Andrew Flintoff. Flintoff, who underwent an ankle surgery, was still recuperating and is doubtful t

India's bowlers took cue from the top order batsmen as they struck telling blows to reduce English County Champions Sussex to 146 for 5 in their first innings on the second day of the warm up cricket match here today. After VVS Laxman top scored with a sparkling innings of 95 to give the Ind

VVS Laxman fell five short of a hundred as India put up a dominating batting display before declaring their first innings at 388 for 7 on the second day of their four-day warm-up game against Sussex here today. Probably in his last tour of the Old Blighty, Laxman seemed set for a classy cent

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

India, grouped with arch-foes Pakistan and minnows Scotland in Group D, will commence their campaign in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead in Durban, South Africa, on September 13. India, who did not include their top three players - Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly -

Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara has risen to a career-high third position in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after hitting an unbeaten 200 against Bangladesh. The stylish left-hander, playing as a batting specialist after starting as a wicketkeeper-batsman, scored his fifth

Fresh from their one-day cricket series triumph over the South Africans in Ireland, India will launch their gruelling tour of England with a four-day warm-up game against County champions Sussex here tomorrow. The two teams, however, will keep one eye on the quirky weather as it has been ra

Former India coach Greg Chappell has said that only one tour game before the first cricket Test could leave the Indian team under-prepared for the tough tour of Australia later this year. India would get to play only one three-day tour match against Victoria at the Junction Oval from Decem

The washout of the one-day international against arch-rivals India in Glasgow had deprived Pakistan of a chance to boost morale and confidence, captain Shoaib Malik has said. "In Pakistan, a match against India is above everything else and the players were also looking forward to it a

India and Pakistan are keen to reschedule the charity cricket match for the Prince Charles Foundation, which was washed out earlier this week at Glasgow. "Both the Boards are keen to have the match as it is for a noble cause," Pakistan team manager Talat Ali said. Pakistan wicket

ESPN-STAR Sports' new channel STAR Cricket will telecast live the three-Test cricket series between India and England starting July 19. The channel will also broadcast India's warm-up matches against county side Sussex and England A, a statement said today. India will play a four-day match

Private sports broadcaster Nimbus, which holds telecast rights of cricket matches featuring India till 2010, today said it would launch an independent bouquet for distributing content to cable and other TV platforms. The announcement puts to rest speculation that Nimbus was working on a dist

The one-off cricket one-dayer between traditional rivals India and Pakistan was today called off without a ball being bowled due to inclement weather. The handful of fans who had turned up at the Clydesdale Ground returned disappointed as the umpires decided to abandon the game after an insp

Rain and wet outfield conditions have delayed the start of the one-off limited overs cricket match between India and Pakistan here today. Umpires will carry out an inspection of the Clyedesdale Cricket Ground at 2 pm local time (6.30 pm IST) as its is still raining here. Toss was scheduled

Heavy showers forecast by the weatherman threatens to affect the one-off limited overs cricket match between India and Pakistan here today. Cricket Scotland Chief Executive Roddy Smith said continuous rains in the region in the last week had left the outfield saturated at the Clyedesdale Cri

Security has been beefed up for tomorrow's India versus Pakistan cricket one-dayer here following Saturday's foiled terrorist attack at the airport here. A senior Pakistan Cricket Board official today said that though the security for the Pakistan team remained normal, it had been stepped up fo

India and Pakistan, the traditional rivals who have suffered similar failures and revivals in the recent past, face off once again in an off-shore cricket one-dayer here tomorrow. The two teams would be meeting for the first time since the World Cup two months ago, during which time both ha

Following are the statistical highlights of the third and final one-dayer between India and South Africa, played here on Sunday. # India registered their first ever win in a bilateral series against South Africa away from home. # India, with two successive six-wicket victories at Belfast, fo