India's loss to Sri Lanka in the last Super Eight stage game meant that they had to return back to the country without any win to their name in the second round. This has brought out many cricketers to criticise the Indian team's performance in the tournament so far, with the likes of Anil Kumbl

The Indian selectors will be meeting today to select the Indian team for the ICC World T20 that happens in the West Indies from the end of April. They have some interesting decisions to make as they sit to select the 15 players who will be on that flight to the West Indies. Batsmen: There

The two bottom placed teams in the competition so far, Rajasthan Royals and the Kings XI Punjab will take on each other in the 19th match of the tournament. The Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab have both won one game out four, and will play the game at Mohali. The good thing about the ga

The seventh match of the third edition of the IPL will be played on Tuesday, the 16th of March and it will be between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab. The match will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Anil Kumble will lead the Royal Challengers Bangalore in th

Indian pace bowler, Irfan Pathan, has said that he has been very impressed and inspired by the return to international cricket of S. Sreesanth and hoped that he would be able to do the same in the near future. He said that his optimism stemmed from the fact that he was now playing domestic cri

Ashish Nehra has been afforded a retainer contract by the BCCI after he had made a remarkable comeback to the Indian team in the last six months or so. Ashish Nehra had been out of the Indian side for almost four years between 2005 and 2009 before he made a comeback to the side and made it count

Yusuf Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja have signed up with the Reliance Industries for the inter-corporate tournament, which is soon to be organised by the BCCI. They have been included in the company as sports and culture executives of the company. Pathan and Jadeja pledged their loyalty to Relia

Struggling players Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan lost their places in India's Test squad today with the national selectors including ODI batsman Rohit Sharma and replacing an exhausted Mahendra Singh Dhoni with wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel for the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka lat

With their bowlers looking quite ordinary, India will heavily rely on their in-form batsmen to to do the job when they take on a confident Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup cricket tournament here tomorrow. While the Indian bowlers have not made much of an impression on the batting

The hollowed grounds of Eden gardens will bid farewell to the Knightriders when they come up against rampaging Kings XI Punjab this coming Sunday. Both these sides have nothing much to play for and will be hoping that the decreased pressure can enable them to express themselves more free

India suffered a day of toil and hard work as an under strength Indian attack found it tough to dislodge two batsmen in the peak of their form in the fourth day of the fourth India Australia test match in Adelaide. A fine 210 run partnership between Pointing and Clarke has almost ent

India rode on the back of a sensational hundred by batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to move away from a position of adversity to a position of relative strength at the end of an exciting day's cricket at the Adelaide Oval. India itched up to 305/5 at the end of the day, courtesy half

Irfan Pathan is the man of the match. The Indian cricket team wrapped up a memorable victory down under as they responded in the best possible manner after all the baptism suffered after the infamous Sydney test match with a famous victory at the WACA in Perth. Australia chasing a ma

India went one step closer to a momentous victory in the third test of the ongoing India Australia Border Gavaskar test series after an intriguing day's cricket at the WACA on the third day of this closely fought third test match. India have set Australia a mammoth target of 413. Austral

His perfect 10 at the same venue against the same opponents now cricketing lore, Anil Kumble would renew his tryst with Ferozeshah Kotla when he makes his debut as Indian captain in the first of the three Test matches against Pakistan starting here tomorrow. Given a choice, Kumble would ha

Pacer Irfan Pathan today said his emphasis on improving batting would not adversely affect his bowling. "I consider batting as my plus point and shall continue to strive to become a good all-rounder," he said on the sidelines of a function here. Pathan also refuted a suggestion tha

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today appointed captain of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming Twenty-20 World Cup in South Africa as the selectors recalled Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh for the inaugural edition of the new version of the game. With regular captain Rahul

In the absence of Rahul Dravid, who has opted out, Ranchi-born Mahendra Singh Dhoni is expected to be named captain of the Indian squad for next month's Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa by the selectors here tomorrow. The swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman, who turned 26 on July 7, is set

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

India will have a new captain at the Twenty20 cricket World Cup in South Africa with Rahul Dravid today opting out of the inaugural edition of the tournament, alongwith seasoned campaigners Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, to make way for youngsters. The three stalwarts, in their 30s,

On the eve of the selection of India 'A' team's tour to Kenya and Zimbabwe, all rounder Mohd. Kaif and fast bowlers Irfan Pathan and Munaf Patel sounded positive about getting back to playing at the international level. Dennis Lillee, former Australian speedster and consultant coach

Pace legend Dennis Lillee today said Indian fast bowlers "have to mature" and become more "safe and stable" if they are to match the Australians. Drawing comparison with the Aussies and the English bowlers, Lillee said Indians were lacking in maturity. "The Austral

Former India pacer Javagal Srinath has sought to debunk the theory that the team would struggle with an inexperienced bowling attack on the upcoming tour of England. India's 16-member squad for the three-Test series in England in July features rookies Ishant Sharma, Ranadeb Bose and the re

Virender Sehwag came a cropper again but India sent a strong warning to their rivals with a thumping nine-wicket win against hosts West Indies in the final warm-up match before the World Cup.While Sehwag's prolonged bad patch was a worry for the Indian think-tank, Irfan Pathan's three-wicket h

Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin tipped India or New Zealand to lift the World Cup in the Caribbean but said the team from subcontinent will have to field well to succeed. "If you ask me, it is between the Indians and the Kiwis," Azhar told reporters here. Azhar, who w

Ending the suspense over his fitness, left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan today got the green signal to play in the ICC cricket World Cup beginning in the West Indies next month. "There are no alteration in the 15-member World Cup squad. Pathan will go to West Indies for the Workd Cup,&quo

Keen to prove his match fitness, left-arm bowler Irfan Pathan, who arrived here this evening along with the rest of the West Zone team to play against Central Zone in a Deodhar Trophy tie, hit the nets under the watchful eyes of selection panel chief Dilip Vengsarkar. Irfan who was sternly

Indian speedster Irfan Pathan will miss the bus to the West Indies if found unfit. Chairman of the national selectors Dilip Vengsarkar, who is going to be present during a Deodhar Trophy match on Saturday, has indicated that Pathan would be dropped if found unfit. Pathan would represe

Indian paceman Irfan Pathan on Thursday brushed aside concerns over his form and fitness, saying he was confident of delivering at next month's World Cup in the Caribbean. "Whatever has happened in the last eight months has made me stronger. I am happy to have gone through this phas

Former skipper Saurav Ganguly has given India an unexpected World Cup boost after a comeback even his most ardent fans would have thought impossible. Ganguly, 34, has been in sublime batting form, oozing with confidence and looking fitter than ever before after his internationalcareer seem