Paceman S Sreesanth wants to emulate Sachin Tendulkar and come up with a five-wicket haul on his home ground when India take on Australia in the second cricket one-day international at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here Tuesday. Sreesanth, who arrived here this morning and drove straight to t

Australian captain Ricky Ponting said today his side was better prepared to tackle the Indian team including big guns Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly as it knows their "strengths and weaknesses". India would be under pressure after their young team clinched th

The whole of country's heart beat may have stopped for a moment when Misbah-ul Haq's scoop was in the air in the Twenty20 World Cup final, but if you believe S Sreesanth, who lapped the victory catch, he had gone blank. "I was blank. I did not feel anything," Sreesanth said when as

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

The Cricket Board today rubbished a media report claiming Sachin Tendulkar spurned captaincy protesting BCCI allegedly paying more money to foreign players who are being roped in for the Indian Premier League (IPCL). A vernacular channel claimed that Tendulkar was miffed with the BCCI, as wa

Sachin Tendulkar today said injuries were part and parcel of sports, but strong will and determination along with family support were necessary to make a comeback for a sportsperson. "When you push yourself 100 times, there will be injuries. It happens to every sportsperson some day o

Sachin Tendulkar today skirted the issue of captaincy of the Indian cricket team saying he did not have much to say on it. "I don't have much to say about the issue of captaincy. I am not allowed to do so," Tendulkar, one of the strong contenders for the job, told reporters on th

After wielding the willow for close to 18 years, Sachin Tendulkar will try his hand at tennis here tomorrow when he would team up with Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi for a fun doubles match at the Sunfeast Open. The cricket icon is scheduled to play alongside Sania and Bhupathi at the Netaj

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

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

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today said it has settled a dispute with sports gear firm Nike on sponsorship issue, adjusting 1.228 million dollars compensation claim put on the Board after making some discounts. "There is no outstanding issue, everything has been reso

Pace bowler Jhulan Goswami became the first Indian ever to bag the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award making amends for the failure of her more illustrious male counterparts to make it to the list of nominees. The 23-year-old pacer from Bengal pipped rivals Lisa Sthalekar of Australi

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

Sachin Tendulkar today described his farewell tour of England as a "memorable summer" but said a win in the seventh and last one-day cricket match at Lord's would be its crowning glory moment. As he looked back on his final journey in 'Old Blighty' in an exclusive interview, Tend

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

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

Sachin Tendulkar, rated as the greatest batsman by legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne in his list of top 50 cricketers, has duly returned the compliment by describing the Australian as "as good a bowler as I faced". While Warne's rankings were being debated for the lowly rating

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

Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed ambassador for the Manchester United Opus in India and the publishers are planning a similar epic about the Indian batting great. Tendulkar, who was the guest of honour at the Premier League match between Manchester United and Sunderland, has been named

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