Anil Kumble, India's lone century-maker in the three-Test cricket series against England, emerged with the highest batting average for the victorious visiting team. Kumble averaged 54 to top the batting averages chart after scoring an unbeaten 110 in the first innings of the third and fina

A fighting half century from Kevin Pietersen kept England afloat and they were seemingly on course to save the final cricket Test against India on the final day reaching 232 for 3 at tea in their second innings. India now have another 34 overs to dismiss England for an outright win. At t

Despite having the hosts at his mercy, India captain Rahul Dravid's baffling decision not to enforce a follow-on threatens to boomerang as England grabbed the opportunity with both hands and began the battle to save the third and final cricket Test here today. Entrusted with the task of def

Showers suspended play on the fourth morning of the third and final cricket Test between India and England here today. India were 35 for 3 in their second innings with captain Rahul Dravid (two) and Sourav Ganguly (21) at the crease when the covers came on 20 minutes before scheduled lunch

Anil Kumble surpassed Glenn McGrath to become the world's third highest wicket-taker in Tests as India bowled England out for 345 on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test here today. Kumble, who scored his maiden Test century on Friday in India's first innings total of 664, di

The rebel Indian Cricket League has done something which the BCCI, the world's richest cricket Board, has not done in 77 years -- launch its official website. ICL, the much talked about venture of Subash Chandra's Essel Group which has already sounded the alarm bells in the BCCI, today ann

The Cricket Board (BCCI) today appointed India under-19 coach Lalchand Rajput as interim Cricket Manager of the senior team for the Twenty20 World Championship after deciding to advertise for the coach's post within a week. Former Test player Rajput, 45, will take over from Chandu Borde who

Sitting pretty on their 1-0 lead after the victory at Trent Bridge, India will be looking to end a 21-year-long drought of a series triumph in England as they square up against the hosts in the third and final cricket Test at the Oval here tomorrow. Even as the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Ra

Mahendra Singh Dhoni today termed his elevation to Twenty-20 captaincy three years after his India debut as a "fairy-tale" and said he would strive hard to meet the challenges and expectations. "To be honest, I never dreamt of playing for India. I just played the game for t

Former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani believes Mahendra Singh Dhoni's struggles behind the stumps in England are borne out of the fact that he is not getting his basics right. Kirmani, who is considered one of country's best keepers, said Dhoni stands flat-footed which is the major reason

Pakistan's new coach Geoff Lawson has rated the team's traditional rivalry with cross-border rivals India as the mother of all cricket battles. The former Australian fast bowler said that to beat India in India is about 10 Ashes series wrapped in one. "The biggest series of the decade

The Indian Cricket League today hit back at the Cricket Board for threatening to impose a life ban on players aligining with the rebel body, saying the BCCI was a private organisation and had no right to issue such directions. A day after BCCI made it clear that players taking part in the br

Coach for Team India is expected to be appointed in a month's time, BCCI President Sharad Pawar said today. Pawar also said there is no proposal before the BCCI to pick former coach Greg Chappell for an advisory role at the National Cricket Academy. Asked about the progress made on appoint

The BCCI today added a new twist to the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test between India and England by claiming that the International Cricket Council had set up a committee to look into the issue. The BCCI President Sharad Pawar told reporters here that the ICC had formed a

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

Having returned to play as a batsman for his county side, injured star all rounder Andrew Flintoff has now begun to bowl in the nets to be fit to face India in the one-day cricket series, starting on August 21. Chief Selector David Graveney said Flintoff, making a speedy recovery after his

England cricketers have drawn sharp criticism for their jelly bean prank in the second Test against India with former players describing the incident as "juvenile rubbish" and calling for stern action against such gamesmanship. The players deplored the England team for behaving in s

Taking a tough stand on the poor on-field behaviour of players during the second cricket Test between India and England, ICC Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle will have a word with captains of both the sides before the third and final Test at Oval next week. Players from both the teams indulg

England skipper Michael Vaughan has apologised to Team India pacer Zaheer Khan for the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test here but insisted that the incident had been blown out of proportion. "I guess one of the guys might have left them as a prank for the new batsmen. If

India beat England by seven wickets in the second cricket Test to take 1-0 lead in three-match series here today. Brief Scores: England: 198 and 355. India: 481 and 73 for 3 in 24.1 overs (D Kaarthick 22, W Jaffer 22, R Dravid 11 not out, S Ganguly 2 not out).

Indian paceman S Sreesanth has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for breaching an ICC Code of Conduct by deliberately barging past England captain Michael Vaughan on the fourth day of their second cricket Test at Trent Bridge. Sreesanth, charged after shouldering Vaughan during the fir

Quashing the notion that twenty20 cricket was only for "big hitters", Pakistan's prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf today said the shortest version of the game was as tough as Test and one-day formats. "There is this feeling that Twenty20 cricket is all about the big hitters a

Inzamam-ul-Haq has been approached by the organisers of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) to play for one of the participating teams and the former Pakistan captain is considering the proposal. Inzamam, who retired from one-day cricket after the World Cup in March, confirmed today that ICL h

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly batted resolutely to help India stretch their first innings lead and take control of the second cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge here today. At lunch on the third day, India were 338 for three in reply to England's 198, with Tendulkar batting

India were 338 for 3 at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge here today. India have a first innings lead of 140 runs. Brief score: England, 1st innings: 198 all out India, 1st innings: 338 for 3 in 107 overs (D Kaarthick 77, W Jaffer 62, S Tend

Zaheer Khan's two-wicket burst helped India make early inroads into the England batting and reduce the hosts to 94 for three at tea after overnight rain forced a four-hour delay on day one of the second cricket Test here today. At the break, opener Alastair Cook on 35 (112m,70b,5x4) and Paul

The start of the second cricket Test match between India and England has been delayed due to a wet outfield caused by overnight rain here. The two umpires, Simon Taufel and Ian Howell, will inspect the ground at 1130 hrs local time (1600 hrs IST) before taking a decision on start of play.

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev today kept up his attack against Sachin Tendulkar for his failure to win matches for India and said the Mumbai batsman has to rediscover his "aggressive style" to make an impact again. Kapil said Tendulkar was no doubt a great player, but he has not

Although willing to aid the planned Bob Woolmer Academy in every possible way, some officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) feel the late coach's family is being too demanding by asking for a special charity match. Woolmer's widow Gill had written to both the PCB and the Indian Cricket

Australian legends Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath are set to renew their rivalry with West Indian batting genius Brian Lara after having all but agreed to play in the Indian Cricket League. "They are on the verge of signing the contracts. The discussions are in the final stages,"