Just two appearances with the Indian team has made paceman Ishant Sharma wise enough to understand the rigours of international cricket and the teenager is ready to wait to be "best prepared" for a long career at the highest level. The 19-year-old Delhi bowler, who has played one

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

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

Buoyed by their Future Cup series victory against the formidable South Africans, the Indian cricket team arrived here from Glasgow to commence the testing tour of England that starts with a warm-up match against Sussex at Hove from July 7. The team has been joined by senior players Anil Kumb

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the third and final cricket one-dayer here today. Both the teams made two changes to their sides. India brought Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir in place of Ishant Sharma and Ramesh Powar. Agarkar was one

Hit by a viral bug which has left several players indisposed, the Indian team management was today forced to seek the services of Baroda paceman Rakesh Patel to make up the numbers for the first ODI against South Africa. Patel, a right-arm paceman, who is currently playing in England has bee

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

VVS Laxman and Yuvraj Singh were left out in the cold once again while young pacer Ishant Sharma and left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar were fighting for a place in the Indian eleven for the second and final cricket Test against Bangladesh starting here tomorrow. The Indians dropped Punjab pace

India suffered another setback in the bowling department with Munaf Patel being called back from the Bangladesh tour after being declared unfit due to a lower back spasm. Patel strained himself while bowling in the nets yesterday and had to sit out of the first Test against Bangladesh that