Mahendra Singh Dhoni is set for a challenge of leading a virtually inexperienced team in the World Twenty20 Championships as India has played just one international match in the shortest version of the game. Dhoni on his debut as a captain, however, can draw inspiration from the one-off ma

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that it was imperative for the Indian team to adapt quickly to the demands of Twenty20 cricket to be able to make an impact in the inaugural World Championship. Dhoni said the players had to approach the tournament with an open mind as the pressing s

Juggling captaincy, wicket-keeping and batting is no kid's play but Rahul Dravid has immense faith in Mahendra Singh Dhoni and feels the swashbuckler with flowing tresses can lead India to World Twenty20 triumph in South Africa later this month. Dravid said he had advised Dhoni to keep

Virender Sehwag has decided to rein in his natural agressive instincts a bit so as not to throw away good starts as in the past when he re-enters the international cricket arena through the Twenty20 World Cup starting in South Africa in two days' time. "I have been doing yoga training

Robin Uthappa may not be a permanent fixture in Team India's batting order but thanks to his match-winning knock in the sixth ODI yesterday, he at least has won a couple of admirers in rival captains Rahul Dravid and Paul Collingwood. Uthappa played a blinder under pressure, walking in when

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

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

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

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 had one eye on the weather as they were struggling to save defeat in the first cricket Test against England, reaching 207 for 5 at lunch on the final day in their pursuit of 380 for an unlikely victory. VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept England bowlers at bay after the early d

Bad weather halted Englands march to victory as India, chasing a daunting target of 380, were teetering on the brink at 282 for nine at tea on the fifth and final day of the first cricket Test at Lord's here today. Rains have been forecast for the afternoon and India would certainly be ha

It was fast turning out to be a long day in office for the Indians as Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughann milked their listless bowling to help England reach a strong 197 for 1 at tea on the first day of the first cricket Test at Lord's here today. At the break, Strauss was batting on 84 wh

Thanks to a packed middle order, Yuvraj Singh's chances of playing in the first Test against England look slim but former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad feels it would be a folly if the Indian think-tank ignores the dashing left-hander. Heaping praise on Yuvraj, Miandad said the Punjab pla

While frenzied fans back home make it impossible for him to venture out without being mobbed, Team India stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is enjoying his relative anonymity in England, which would make it easier for him to walk the streets. "I think it will be easier in England to go plac

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued his progress up the rating charts to be fifth in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen today. The wicketkeeper-batsman, who turned 26 yesterday, has moved one spot up in the rankings issued today. England's Kevin Pietersen s

Paceman S Sreesanth was today ruled out of the second cricket one-dayer against South Africa as India continued to be dogged by injuries and illness in their tour of the United Kingdom. While the Kerala bowler will sit out for the second successive game, there is also a question mark on th

Grappling with a cold bug and struggling to stay afloat in the three-match series, a depleted India face a do-or-die battle when they meet South Africa in the crucial second cricket one-dayer here tomorrow. With a flu virus reducing the dressing room virtually to a medical ward, India stru

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

Despite his unbeaten 139 in the Afro Asia Cup final in Chennai, Indian wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained in the fourth place in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen. Dhoni, who hit the highest-ever ODI score by a number seven batsman in Chennai, now trails th

Team India stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni gained a spot to be fourth in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen, released today. Dhoni, who was the man of the series in the one day international (ODI) series against Bangladesh, has a chance to move up to third if he continues his f

Jharkhand Director General of Police J B Mahapatra today denied reports that cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni faced any naxal threat. "There is no danger or threat to Dhoni," said Jharkhand's top police officer. Mahapatra was responding to a query as to whether Dhoni had bec

Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar today admitted that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was responsible for denying the hosts victory in the opening game of the three-match one-day cricket series. Bashar said the dashing wicketkeeper-batsman made all the difference as the visitors registered a five-wic

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who defied cramps to fashion an Indian victory in the first of the three-match one day cricket series against Bangladesh, today termed his unbeaten 91 as one of the most memorable innings of his career. Dhoni fought a cramped right hamstring to take his team home with a

An over-enthusiastic woman caused a flutter by managing to hug Mahendra Singh Dhoni while the Indian cricket team was boarding a bus back to the hotel after the conclusion of a conditioning camp for Bangladesh tour here today. The woman, who had been seen in the stands during the team's traini

Indian cricketers continued their free fall in the ICC ODI Rankings with stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni dropping two places to eighth and skipper Rahul Dravid slipping one spot to 14th in the latest list. The other Indians in the list also dropped down with Yuvraj Singh barely maintaining h

Indian wicketkeeper batsman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, today dismissed media reports which claimed about his 'imminent wedding' soon after the World Cup. "I am greatly amused at the media speculation about my marriage. In fact, I am waiting that some day the media may hand me an invitatio

The Indian team has several matchwinners in its ranks which makes it a strong contender for the World Cup in the Caribbean, former cricketers believe. The present side has the same balance as the one which won India's only World Cup in 1983, Balwinder Singh Sandhu, a member of that vict

Bowlers of rival teams in the coming World Cup have to put in extra effort to bowl dot balls against ICC's number two batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who today said he would strive hard to take at least one run every ball he faced in the quadrennial showpiece. "I will try to play well a

Bowlers of rival teams in the coming world cup have to put in extra effort to bowl dot balls against ICC's number two batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who said he would strive hard to take at least one run every ball he faced in the quadrennial showpiece. "I will try to play well and my