India's young brigade may have been exceptional in the Twenty20 World Cup but the side will have to fall back on veterans like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid once it returns to playing "serious cricket", feels former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns. "Of course the yo

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today named skipper of the Indian cricket team for the ensuing one day series against Australia and Pakistan but the selectors held back their decision on Test captaincy. The 26-year-old Dhoni, who is currently leading the Indian team in the Twenty20 World Cup, suc

Breaking his silence over his surprise resignation as India's cricket captain, Rahul Dravid said today that he was not enjoying the job after two years because "there is a shelf life to captaincy in India". The 34-year-old batsman, who has not said a word in public since his resigna

As the cricket fraternity gropes for the exact reason which prompted Rahul Dravid to quit Indian captaincy, the player himself revealed that he was not enjoying leading the side anymore. "I enjoyed the captaincy, I loved it, but it can get tough after a while and some of the enjoyment

Rahul Dravid's sudden decision to quit the captaincy today surprised the Indian team members here ahead of their crucial match against Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup. Indian team's cricket manager Lalchand Rajput said the team was surprised but its focus was intact for the match against

Rahul Dravid today sprang a surprise by resigning as the captain of Indian cricket team on the ground that the burden of leadership was affecting his batting. Back from leading India to a rare Test rpt Test series win against England, Dravid submitted his resignation to BCCI Chief Sharad Paw

In a surprise development, Rahul Dravid today expressed his desire to step down as the captain of the Indian cricket team. Dravid met BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar here yesterday and expressed his desire to relinquish the post. "Rahul Dravid met Sharad Pawar at Delhi on September 13 and

Traditional rivals India and Pakistan will resume their cricketing hostilities when they square up against each other here tomorrow in a Group D clash of the Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead. The two Asian giants could not keep their date in second round clash at the 2007 World Cup in the

Explosive Indian batsman Robin Uthappa says he is ready to light up the Twenty20 cricket World Championship with an array of shots, which he has specially innovated for the slam-bang version of the game. The 22-year-old batsman, whose dazzling performance in England brought him into the s

With a batsman of Rahul Dravid's calibre at their disposal, Team India need not explore other options for the crucial number three slot, said chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar. In an exclusive interview, Vengsarkar wondered what made the think-tank try out Dinesh Kaarthick rpt Kaarthick, Yu

Sachin Tendulkar returned here early this morning from what's generally perceived to be his last tour of England as a cricketer along with teammates Zaheer Khan, Ramesh Powar and Wasim Jaffer. The ace batsman, deprived of some well-deserved three-figure knocks by some poor umpiring decisio

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

With the cricket series tantalisingly poised at 3-3, a buoyant India will seek to record a rare overseas one-day series triumph as they take on an equally determined England in the decider at the Lord's here tomorrow. The Indians have already made the tour of England memorable by winning

Legions of Sachin Tendulkar's fans can heave a sigh of relief now with reports about the champion batsman's possible ODI retirement turning out to be mere rumours. Speculation was rife with media reports claiming that Tendulkar, the highest run-accumulator in the history of international cri

Indian captain Rahul Dravid, whose on-field decisions have quite often defied logic, has admitted that asking Yuvraj Singh to bowl the last over in the sixth cricket one-dayer against England was a "bad" move. Dravid's inexplicable ploy to ask Yuvraj to bowl the last over very near

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

With two belligerent sides locked in a 3-3 stalemate, Saturday's series decider at Lord's promises to be a cracker and Team India captain Rahul Dravid oozed confidence that his side would end up on the right side of a humdinger. India showed tremendous resilience in the series against Englan

Staying afloat in the seven-match was the main concern for Team India till yesterday but Headingley's morale-boosting victory has injected new optimism in captain Rahul Dravid who is now thinking of winning the series. India went into the fifth ODI trailing 1-3 and just one defeat away from

Shane Warne's top-50 list continued to spring surprises as the spin wizard rated Mark Waugh higher than Indians stalwarts Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble while including Aussie paceman Merv Hughes in the best 20. Warne placed former Australian batsman Waugh at 12th spot, in front of India's h

Captain Rahul Dravid has slammed the fielders for India's heart-wrenching three wicket loss to England in the fourth cricket one-dayer but said his team has the resilience to come back from this "tough" situation. "It's tough, but I think when we reach Headingley we'll be

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

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

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

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

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

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

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