Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed ambassador for the Manchester United Opus in India and the publishers are planning a similar epic about the Indian batting great. Tendulkar, who was the guest of honour at the Premier League match between Manchester United and Sunderland, has been named

After a gilt-edged opportunity to level the series slipped through the fingers, an exasperated Team India captain Rahul Dravid said his side fell 25-run short in the fourth one-dayer against England. Defending a total of 212, Indian bowlers did well to remove the top half of the English bat

Ajit Agarkar bowled India back into contention with a four-wicket burst but the visitors could not deliver the knock-out punch and let England escape with a three-wicket win in the fourth cricket ODI here. Chasing 213 for win, England fumbled and faltered before Stuart Broad (45) and Ravi B

The Indian cricket team, which has been far from impressive in the ongoing one-day series against England, found a novel way to draw inspiration ahead of the crucial fourth game -- by watching the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Chak De India'. The cricketers watched the Bollywood hit movie with ent

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the third cricket one-day international against England here today. India made one change to their squad that won the second one-dayer, Zaheer Khan returning to the side in place of Ajit Agarkar. England suffered a double blow

Indian Cricket League were targetting New Zealand express fast bowler Shane Bond, a report said today. The ICL, who have already been looking to sign up Test captain Stephen Fleming, were offering the pace ace a "staggering" sum to play in the unauthorised Twenty-20 tournament in

Having returned to their winning ways, India will look to plug the loopholes and sustain the momentum against England in the third cricket one-day international here tomorrow. The Indians bounced back from a crushing 104-run loss in the first ODI to post a narrow but hugely morale-boosting

Even after joining the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL), 'rebel' Punjab players Dinesh Mongia and Reetinder Singh Sodhi dream of donning the Team India colours again. Though BCCI has made it clear that players who have defected to the rebel league would not be considered for the natio

Defending his decision to field first, captain Rahul Dravid has said India were done in because of their "all round disappointing performance" while England played "a perfect one-day game" in the one-day cricket series opener. Indian bowlers struggled to take wicket

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field against England with the skies overcast for the first cricket one-dayer here today. India have left out Ramesh Powar and Robin Uthappa from their playing XI. Teams: India: Rahul Dravid (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly

Rubbing shoulders with Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq would have otherwise remained a unfulfilled dream for many players in the domestic circuit, but after joining the Indian Cricket League, the likes of Kaushik Reddy are waiting for their day in the sun. The Hyderabad Ranji players who

Former India coach John Wright will be back to his coaching ways in October when he takes charge of the national A team for a series against Australian state sides. The 53-year-old former New Zealand opener and captain signed up with the country's Cricket Board last month but his specific

Former Australian leg-spinner Terry Jenner, better known as Shane Warne's mentor, will train Indian spinners at the MAC Spin Foundation here from September 15 to 20. "Trainees at the state-of-the-art academy will surely benefit from Jenner's training -- particularly three of our best

England bowler Ryan Sidebottom has been ruled out of tomorrow's NatWest Series one-day cricket opener against India as he is still recuperating from the side strain injury sustained during the recent Tests. Sidebottom did not join the England ODI squad here yesterday to continue to receive

Despite stand-in skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's optimism, India's bowlers need to get their act right ahead of the seven-match one-day cricket series against England starting here Tuesday. The fact that England Lions could post a mammoth score of 296 for 8 from their 50 overs after to

India's stand-in captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against England Lions in the warm-up one-day cricket match here today. India rested skipper Rahul Dravid along with Sachin Tendulkar, who sat out the one-off ODI against Scotland in Glasgow on Monday too. Sou

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field against Scotland in the one-off cricket one-day international here today. India rested key players Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan besides leaving out Rohit Sharma. Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Ramesh Powar

"Timid Dravid", the headline in a British mass circulated daily, sums up the reaction to Rahul Dravid's decision not to enforce the follow-on in the third Test despite a 319-run lead against England. In the euphoric celebrations over 1-0 series win for his team, the Indian skipper's

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