The Indian cricket team has landed in Sri Lanka for a series of matches that promise to be a cricketing extravaganza for all lovers of the game. After the recent loss that the Indian One Day International team suffered at the hands of the Sri Lankan team, there is much excitement abo

The India one day international cricket team for the upcoming VB triseries in Australia has been declared and in many surprising moves for the series, ex- India captain Sourav Ganguly has been dropped from reckoning for the upcoming challenge against the world champions. Sourav Ganguly

The Indian team management may be keen to have Munaf Patel in the squad, but the BCCI is not too happy with the paceman's attitude and appears to have second thoughts about sending him to Australia. The BCCI, it is learnt, has taken strong exception to Munaf's decision to skip the Ra

Virender Sehwag was today handed out a fresh lifeline with the national selectors springing a surprise by recalling him while also naming rookie paceman Pankaj Singh in India's 16-member Test squad for the gruelling cricket tour of Australia. Sehwag, who did not figure in the lis

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

Delhi pacer Ishant Sharma was today added to the Indian squad for the first cricket Test match against Pakistan starting here tomorrow as cover for injuries to the pace duo of S Sreesanth and R P Singh. The Delhi pacer's induction comes a day after Munaf Patel was brought into the side foll

Yuvraj Singh may have set the shorter version of the game alight to emerge as India's middle order mainstay but the dashing left-hander would spend the first cricket Test against Pakistan warming the bench with VVS Laxman in action, hinted captain Anil Kumble. Addressing his first pre-matc

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

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

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

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

Injured pace spearhead Zaheer Khan is available for selection for the tours of Ireland and England, the Cricket Board announced here today. "The MRI scan taken of Zaheer Khan's groin is clear and he should be available for selection though a final report from team physio John Gloster is

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

S Sreesanth is yet to cement a regular place in the one-day squad but the sprightly Kerala paceman believes he has an important role to play in Team India's scheme of things in this World Cup. "I have set a goal for myself and I am sure it's going to help the team. I have been workin

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

India wrecked the West Indian top order reducing them to 54 for four after 15 overs in their final World Cup warm-up match at the Trelawny Stadium here today. Openers Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Chris Gayle were dismissed off successive deliveries before left-armer Irfan Pathan got the prize

India captain Rahul Dravid has urged the younger members of his squad not to be overawed by the World Cup. Six of India's 15-man squad for the March 13-April 28 World Cup in the Caribbean will be making their debut in the tournament, including three of the five-man pace attack. "

It was a dream start for Sreesanth as he delivered his first ball and saw the wickets spatter all over the ground. Attapatu was taken off-guard as he tried to defend but unfortunately got an inside edge. He lost his off-stump and the Sri Lankans were left stranded with their top 4 batsme

Riding on the back of his powerful comeback, left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan has jumped ten places to 27th position in the latest LG ICC ODI rankings. Another Indian pacer Munaf Patel leaped eight spots to 39th to record his career best haul of rating points. Zaheer was rewarded for his m

Indian spin wizard Harbhajan Singh took Tillakaratne Dilshan’s wicket as he edged one to wicket keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With this Harbhajan Singh broke a strong partnership of 89 runs between Dilshan and Russell Arnold. Meanwhile, Dilshan made a credible 42 runs off 54 balls. Sri Lanka

Jumping to the defence of Chetan Desai, the Cricket Board today said it would seek an explanation from captain Rahul Dravid for his outburst against the team manager for the South African tour. Desai had come under a scathing attack from the Indian skipper for his tour report which criti

The national selectors today announced Indian squad for the forthcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka beginning on February 8 . Out of form opener Virender Sehwag and Munaf Patel have been recalled for the first two one dayers. Gautam Gambhir, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina and Romesh Powar wer

The Indian squad for the upcoming cricket World Cup in the Caribbean would be selected on February 12 in Mumbai. The list of 30 probables for the World Cup would be pruned to final 15 members as February 13 is the last day to submit the names to the International Cricket Council,

Team India practiced in the nets in Baroda ahead of the 4th and final one-day international against West Indies on Wednesday. The hosts may be leading the four-match series 2-1 but the middle order collapse from Saturday's Chennai ODI will definitely be cause for concern. While many

Paceman Munaf Patel was today ruled out of the first two one-day internationals against West Indies after being advised two weeks of rest for a sore ankle. Patel has hurt the ankle early on the tour of South Africa and had sat out of three ODIs and the first two Tests. He was brought in f

Host South Africa has won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test which begins at Kingsmead today, while riding high on the success in the first Test after posting a historic win India has fielded an unchanged squad for this Test, sources said. Earlier, Indian skipper

Indian coach Greg Chappell has indicated that paceman Munaf Patel might not be considered for the second cricket Test against South Africa as the team would like to field the same bowling attack that earned them the historic victory at the Wanderers. "We're hopeful (about Munaf's fitn