Swashbuckling middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh today backed the decision of the International Cricket Council to cap the number of Twenty20 internationals played by a country in a calendar year. "It obviously feels great to be part of the winning team in the Twenty20 format, but it's

After an intense recruitment drive, the rebel Indian Cricket League today announced the dates and the venue for its high profile inaugural edition of the Twenty20 championship. The League, which will have West Indies batting great Brian Lara and some other recently retired intern

Matthew Hayden derives almost a sadistic pleasure when he silences a choc-a-bloc Indian stadium with a match-winning knock or a brutal shot and the towering Australian opener says nothing matches the elation he gets after thrashing the 'Men in Blue'. Just back from an ill-tempered one day ser

Pakistan Cricket Board today said the rebel Indian Cricket League cannot prevent Mohammad Yousuf from playing for the country during the upcoming series against India by serving the player with a legal notice. PCB Chairman Naseem Ashraf said the Board was prepared to offer the best possibl

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the Twenty20 victory over Australia will boost his team's confidence as it prepares to take on Pakistan in a hectic five ODI and two Test series next month. "This victory, as well as the last ODI victory, will give us a lot of confidence and mo

Murali Kartik, architect of India's incredible two-wicket win against Australia tonight, revealed he shared jokes with batting partner Zaheer Khan to keep his calm during the chase. After his six-wicket haul broke Australia's back, Kartik shone with the bat as well. He was unbeaten on 21 a

Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat first in the final one dayer of the seven-match cricket series against India here today. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said senior player Rahul Dravid has been 'rested', with Dinesh Kaarthick replacing him. Fit-again left

Ruing that his career has been plagued by scores of controversies, banned Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar today said he would like to focus on the forthcoming tour of India instead of fretting over the spoilt past. "Although no cricketer wants to be banned and fined, I am happy that t

The organisers have decided not to allow the spectators to carry plastic water bottles inside the stadium during the sixth ODI between India and Australia here on October 14. They will instead be allowed to carry water in pouches. In the wake of spectators throwing water bottles

Despite Indian batting crumbling like house of cards against Australia in the fifth one-dayer, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today not only refused to blame the batsmen for the defeat but also described them as the best line-up at his disposal. India were reduced to 43 for five at one stage

Australian captain Ricky Ponting today described their resounding nine-wicket win against India as a "flawless job" and said it was possible because of the homework his his team had done. "It has been our best performance of the series so far. We batted, bowled and fielded ve

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth One-Day International against Australia at the Reliance Stadium here today. Both the teams retained the playing eleven that did duty in the fourth match on October 8 at Chandigarh. Australia is leading

Stung by the defeat to India at Chandigarh, Australian captain Ricky Ponting is not in a mood to concede more ground and cautioned the home team that they will treat the fifth cricket one-dayer tomorrow as a virtual final. "The last game was a terrific game of cricket and India have mad

Having managed to halt the Australian juggernaut in its tracks at Chandigarh, India will seek to carry the momentum when they go into the fifth cricket one-dayer here tomorrow, hoping to level the seven-match series. The eight-run victory over Ricky Ponting's men and the semi-final

Australia captain Ricky Ponting today said his side was well on course for a win against India but losing the in-form duo of Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds at crucial stages dashed their hopes. Ponting said India did well to keep wickets in their hands and rued that his side could not t

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

Admitting there was let up in intensity level of Indian team after the Twenty20 World Cup, middle order batsman Robin Uthappa today promised the hosts would "make amends" in remaining one-dayers against Australia. "The momentum we returned with (from South Africa), was

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

Yuvraj Singh's heroic 121 went in vain as a ruthless Australia maintained their stranglehold in the series with a comfortable 47-run victory over India in the third cricket one dayer here today. The formidable Australians rattled up 290 for seven and then bundled out the home team for 24

Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against India in their third one-day cricket match here today. Australia omitted Brad Haddin to bring in fit-again Ponting, who had missed the first two games due to hamstring injury. India have made just one change by bringin

Perceived as a hard-boiled, tough-talking coach whose stint with the Indian team was marked by controversy, the other side of Greg Chappell's persona came to the fore as the Australian talked about his sense of attachment with the side even though he is not in charge anymore. Bac

The Indian and Australian cricket teams arrived here today to a rousing welcome for the third one-day international to be played in the city on Friday. A large number of fans greeted their favourite stars at Begumpet airport. The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) had made elaborate a

Sourav Ganguly, who pulled a hamstring muscle during the first ODI, will be rested for the second cricket one-day international against Australia to be held in Kochi on Tuesday. However, the good news for Team India is that Ganguly's injury is not serious and he will be available for rest

Paceman S Sreesanth wants to emulate Sachin Tendulkar and come up with a five-wicket haul on his home ground when India take on Australia in the second cricket one-day international at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here Tuesday. Sreesanth, who arrived here this morning and drove straight to t

Money continues to pour in for Indian cricketers for their Twenty20 World Cup triumph and the latest to dole out cash is a UK-based businessman, who will give away Rs three lakh to pacer S Sreesanth for his "brilliant" performance. Pradeep Menon, a London-based banker a

Tight security arrangements have been made for tomorrow's ODI between India and Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium with the city police deploying more than 3,000 personnel. In addition, the police have pressed into service anti-sabotage, bomb disposal and sniffer dog squads for the day-

Australian captain Ricky Ponting, yet to fully recover from hamstring injury, is doubtful starter for the first one-day cricket match against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium here tomorrow. "We are not 100 per cent sure but he is very close to playing tomorrow," stand-in skipper

Australia's stand-in skipper Adam Gilchrist said today his side was facing a "great challenge" in the one-day series as a passionate and energetic India was was high on confidence. "We lost to India in the semi-finals of Twenty20. They had great passion and great energ

Australian captain Ricky Ponting today issued a warning to India ahead of the seven-match one-day series, saying his team was looking to "impose" itself on the hosts by playing aggressive cricket. Ponting also said his side was better prepared to tackle the Indian team, including