Robin Uthappa has given some promising performances as India's opening batsman in the past. The 24 years old cricketer made his debut in the Indian national team back in 2006. Robin Uthappa scored 86 runs in his first international match which is highest score by an Indian debutant in a limited

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will play the Rajasthan Royals in the 10th game of the Indian Premier League at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The Bangalore side did not have a great first game in the tournament and lost to the Kolkata Knight Riders rather easily, whereas the Rajastha

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

The ninth game of the tournament will be the first knock-out game whose winner will go through the next stage, whereas the losing side will crash out of the tournament. Royal Challengers Bangalore will face the Otago Volts in the game, and the match will be played in Bangalore. As was seen i

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will play the Cobras in the first game of the Champions League T20 tournament. The match will be played in Bangalore and will be a day night encounter. This is a match for the Group C in the four group tournament. The other side in this group is Otago from New Z

One of the most anticipated and eagerly waited battles in World cricket will go through in Bangladesh when India take on Pakistan in the third match of the Kitply cup. Both these teams are already through to the final and the match is geared up to be a fascinating encounter between bat a

It will be the battle of two teams with opposite momentums when Deccan Chargers take on Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League this coming Sunday. Deccan Chargers are almost out of the table while the Mumbai Indians have put up a spirited comeback and look to be heading into the sem

Sachin Tendulkar once again proved his penchant for scoring big runs in Sydney with a fabulous century to guide India to a triumph over the Australians in the first CB Series final. A solid start from Robin Uthappa and Sachin Tendulkar gave India a perfect platform chasing a relativ

Terming the fourth cricket one-dayer as a "crucial" match, middle order batsman Robin Uthappa said a confident India would like to clinch the series against Pakistan here tomorrow. Uthappa said the match could go either way but the Indians were deriving confidence from the fact t

S Sreesanth, who was at his belligerent best in the first two cricket one-dayers against Australia before going uncannily quiet in the third match, mellowed down due to criticism of his volatile temper, said Robin Uthappa. "You guys have mellowed him down," Uthappa quipped at the p

India's preparation for the crucial fourth cricket one-dayer against Australia received a jolt with opener Gautam Gambhir sustaining a groin injury during the practice session this morning. Gambhir was batting in the nets with S Sreesanth bowling at him when the left-hander slipped and hur

Admitting there was let up in intensity level of Indian team after the Twenty20 World Cup, middle order batsman Robin Uthappa today promised the hosts would "make amends" in remaining one-dayers against Australia. "The momentum we returned with (from South Africa), was

India's historic win at the Twenty20 World Cup had not imposed any pressure on the team which has worked out a strategy to take on the Aussies to fight "fire with fire" in the coming ODI series, Robin Uthappa, part of the victorious team, said today. "The pressure is not on

Four days ahead of the first match of the one-day series between India and Australia here, excitement is already in the air as a sell-out crowd gears up for the limited overs game. Tickets for for the September 29 match were sold in no time, fuelled by India's sterling performance in the T

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

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

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

India might struggle to put 11 players on the park even as they look for revenge when they take on South Africa in the first one-day international of the three-match Future Cup series here tomorrow. After Mahendra Dhoni pulled out of India's opening game due to high fever, players like Sac

Having forced his way into India's World Cup cricket squad with some blazing knocks, opener Robin Uthappa believes his ability to adjust quickly to pitches and bowlers will prove handy during the mega event. The 21-year-old batsman said he had now matured as a player and was smart enough

India would have to improve its fielding to bring back the World Cup which it won 24 years ago, says talented middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh. "We are improving our fielding. That is one area we have to improve upon. And, we are working hard in that area," Yuvraj told reporters

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. "

India thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth and final one-dayer to clinch the Hero Honda Cup series 2-1 here at Vizag stadium. Chasing the target of 260, Robin Uthappa and Sehwag provided hurricane start to the hosts. Uthappa scored 52 runs in just 37 deliveries while out-of

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly provided much-needed breakthrough to his side when he had Dilshan caught by Robin Uthappa on 28 after the visitors lost four early wickets against India in the fourth and final limited-overs international being played here today. Silva is not out o

With the one-day cricket series tantalisingly poised at 1-1, India`s ability to perform in a crunch situation will be tested when they go into the series decider against Sri Lanka on Saturday without the services of Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar, who had shown glimpses of his vintage fo

Skipper Rahul Dravid today virtually gave the thumbs up for the struggling Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan for a berth in India's World Cup squad, saying that past performance will be a factor while choosing the team for the mega event. Dravid said there would not be added pressure on any pla

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid has virtually named Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh as the two spinners certain to make the World Cup squad. He also said that off-spinner Ramesh Powar was competing for a spot with one of the pace bowlers. "It's good to see Anil Kumble back in action and

After the defeat at Chennai, Team India will be keen to field their best combination and wrap up the one-day cricket series against the West Indies here tomorrow. The three-wicket defeat in the third ODI has reduced India's advantage in the series to 2-1 and the hosts would like to regai

Brilliant knocks by the West Indies captain Brian Lara and Marlon Samuels helped their side post a three-wicket victory over India in the third Pepsi Cup ODI at Chepauk Stadium last night, sources said. According to the sources, Samuels' authoritative 95-ball 98 and his 127-run pa

Chennai, Jan 27: India blew away a blazing start given by rookie opener Robin Uthappa and were restricted to 268 by the West Indies in the third cricket one-dayer here today. Uthappa smashed a hurricane 70 and his tempo was sustained by Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Rahul Dravid who hit s

India were racing along at 232-3 but collapsed to 268 before the tourists survived a slump of their own to win. Skipper Lara said: It didn't look good after 29 overs but the guys bowled well after that and pulled the game back. It was unbelievable, the guys held everything in the field a