Sachin Tendulkar has pipped Brian Lara as Shane Warne's greatest cricketer. Warne, who released the last ten names of his 50 greatest cricketers, said it was a "close call" to choose between Tendulkar and Lara, but rates the Indian ahead because of his 'mental toughness'. "I

Ajit Agarkar bowled India back into contention with a four-wicket burst but the visitors could not deliver the knock-out punch and let England escape with a three-wicket win in the fourth cricket ODI here. Chasing 213 for win, England fumbled and faltered before Stuart Broad (45) and Ravi B

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

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

Test opener Wasim Jaffer was today chosen to lead Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai against Pakistan's Qaid-E-Azam Trophy winners Karachi in the annual four-day fixture for the Mohd Nissar Trophy to be held in Karachi from September 8-11. The 14-member squad, with Pravin Amre as coach, include

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

Anil Kumble, India's lone century-maker in the three-Test cricket series against England, emerged with the highest batting average for the victorious visiting team. Kumble averaged 54 to top the batting averages chart after scoring an unbeaten 110 in the first innings of the third and fina

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

Sachin Tendulkar's impressive performances in the ongoing Test series against England has made Michael Atherton eat his words as the former cricketer has expressed "great admiration" for the Indian, admitting he had matured to be "a very fine player now". "Watching

Sitting pretty on their 1-0 lead after the victory at Trent Bridge, India will be looking to end a 21-year-long drought of a series triumph in England as they square up against the hosts in the third and final cricket Test at the Oval here tomorrow. Even as the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Ra

Global sportswear major Adidas today said cricket body BCCI has no rights over personal endorsement contracts of a player, countering rival Nike's claim that it derived rights from BCCI to use Sachin Tendulkar name and image for advertising purpose. In their ongoing battle over the cricket

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

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 batted resolutely to help India stretch their first innings lead and take control of the second cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge here today. At lunch on the third day, India were 338 for three in reply to England's 198, with Tendulkar batting

Showering praise on Sachin Tendulkar, former South African pacer and England bowling coach Allan Donald said the Mumbaikar is the best batsman of present era and deserves to become the highest run-getter in Test cricket. Donald said the veteran Indian willower, who became the third player to

Zaheer Khan's two-wicket burst helped India make early inroads into the England batting and reduce the hosts to 94 for three at tea after overnight rain forced a four-hour delay on day one of the second cricket Test here today. At the break, opener Alastair Cook on 35 (112m,70b,5x4) and Paul

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

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev today kept up his attack against Sachin Tendulkar for his failure to win matches for India and said the Mumbai batsman has to rediscover his "aggressive style" to make an impact again. Kapil said Tendulkar was no doubt a great player, but he has not

Australian spin bowling legend Shane Warne has given a split verdict in the case of who's the best contemporary batsman between Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. Warne rated the Indian maestro above the West Indian genius in case of technique but altered his preference when it came to flair

Indian cricket team has complained to its manager that it considers the lodging arrangement in this venue for the second Test as completely rotten. The squad is livid that ahead of the critical second Test with the series evenly poised at nil-all, their accommodation in this city of mythical

Practitioner of perhaps the most spectacular celebration in cricket, England's left-arm spinner Monty Panesar revealed he almost lost his mind after trapping Sachin Tendulkar in the Lord's Test. Tendulkar had scribbled "once in a blue moon" on the ball with which Panesar had remo

Come October and Wankhede Stadium, India's second largest cricket ground, will undergo massive renovation. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will demolish a few of the stands of the Wankhede Stadium and remodel it to host the finals of the 2011 World Cup, slated to be held in the sub-contin

India will launch their gruelling three-match cricket Test series against England at the historic Lord's here tomorrow, heavily relying on their famed batsmen to provide the inspiration in their quest for a rare series win. It will probably be the last English summer for the famous batting q

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

Sachin Tendulkar says his opting out of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championships does not signal a possible imminent retirement from other forms of the game as well, at least for the time being. Ever since India's disastrous World Cup campaign in the Caribbean earlier this year, there ha

After smashing a superb 171 against England Lions, Sachin Tendulkar has said he was relieved at spending some time in the middle to go in the upcoming cricket Test series with a confident frame of mind. Tendulkar, who is leading the Indians in the three-day warm up match, had not pla

Skipper Sachin Tendulkar was one short of a classy hundred as he pulled his team out of the woods with a fruitful and unbeaten fifth wicket stand with Yuvraj Singh on the second day of India's tour game against England Lions here today. Riding on the brilliance of Tendulkar, India went to

Former Pakistan offie Saqlain Mushtaq says India can make the English team bite dust in the upcoming Test series, if their bowlers back the glittering batting line up. "India has depth in its batting which just needs to be backed by the bowlers. It is very easy to lose control in the

Indian cricketers may be poor travellers but their former coach John Wright feels the team could be "very competitive" if they get their batting right and big players perform in the upcoming series against England. "Always the key for India is their belief that they can win aw

Veteran spinner Anil Kumble has lavished praise on Monty Panesar, saying the England left-arm bowler had quickly picked up nuances of spin bowling since his debut 18 months ago. "From the start, I liked him - he was steady, bowled with good control and he maintained attacking lines. A