India grappled with more injury worries ahead of their one day cricket series with Bangladesh as young Manoj Tiwary hurt his shoulder during the team's first practice session here today. Tiwary, the prolific Bengal batsman who is on his first tour with the senior team, suffered the injury

Indian cricketers today slogged it out for over two hours on the last day of the conditioning camp ahead of their Bangladesh tour even as youngster Dinesh Karthik joined his team mates. Karthik, who could not participate in the camp so far due to his marriage, had batting and fielding practi

Cricket lovers should be a little more patient towards senior players like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag, Indian cricket team Manager Ravi Shastri said here today. "Don't forget they are there for 15-16 years and know what to do. Just be patient, give them a littl

Disappointed at Sourav Ganguly being kept out of the coming ODI series, Bangladesh cricket fans are now eagerly looking forward to see the former Indian captain in action in the two Test matches during the latter half of the tour. Ganguly, who has a huge fan following in Bangladesh, was dr

Indian cricket team, led by skipper Rahul Dravid, today arrived here to play three one-dayers and two Test matches against Bangladesh. India will play the first two one-dayers at Mirpur May 10 and May 12 and the third one at Chittagong on May 15. The first Test match will begin at Chittagong

As the Indian cricket team reached here aiming to avenge their World Cup loss, Bangladesh vice captain Mohammad Ashraful said his side had plans to stretch Rahul Dravid's men in the upcoming series. "They will come hard at us as they probably lost out on a Super Eights spot because of u

India's preparation for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh suffered a blow when skipper Rahul Dravid was hit on the face by a bouncer from R P Singh on the penultimate day of the conditioning camp here today. When Dravid, who was having batting practice on a grassy centre wicket track, tried

With his ankle injury improving, Sachin Tendulkar today rejoined Team India's practice session for a few hits on the second day of the cricket conditioning camp here. "He continues to get ice treatment. Physio John Gloster says he is improving," Indian team's administrative manag

Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar turns 34 today. Sachin has rarely celebrated his birthdays lavishly over the years, preferring to spend time with his family - his wife, their son and daughter as well as other members. The batting great has always kept his birthday programmes

Revealing that Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were rested and not dropped from the team for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, the chairman of BCCI's national selection committee, Dilip Vengsarkar, has said that every cricketer playing for the nation has to be rested at one point on the oth

The Cricket Board today ruled out issuing any directive to the selectors to drop or select any particular player for the Bangladesh tour as has been reported in the media. "I totally deny having written to Dilip Vengsarkar (selection panel chief) to choose or drop any player," s

Australia cricket skipper Ricky Ponting became the seventh batsman in One Day International cricket history to join the 10,000 run-club. Ponting achieved the milestone while scoring 91 runs against South Africa in St. Kitts on Saturday in a World Cup match. The dashing Aussie batsman n

A glittering ceremony under floodlights will mark the grand opening of ICC 9th edition of Cricket World Cup at Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium about 220 kilometers from here in the evening today. More than a thousand performers, as part of over two and a half-hour ceremony, will be demonst

Skipper Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar struck impressive half-centuries as India powered their way to a massive 182-run victory over minnows the Netherlands in their first warm-up game in the lead-up to the Cricket World Cup here. Apart from setting the mood perfectly for the tournament

Sachin Tendulkar might have to cope with a new role in batting and the extra responsibility of being the vice-captain, but India's premier batsman said that he felt no pressure and was keen to contribute with both bat and ball at the World Cup. "I am looking forward to having a good Worl

Sunil Gavaskar feels the current Indian team appears better prepared than their 1983 World Cup winning team for the cricket's most coveted Trophy. "This team is much better prepared than ours in 1983 because of the sheer volume of one-day cricket that it has played and against almost

'Turbunator' Harbhajan Singh has debunked the theory that having visited the Caribbean last year; the Indian team would hold an "advantage" at the World Cup in terms of knowledge of the conditions. "Only when we go there we will know about the conditions. And frankly I don'

Former skipper Saurav Ganguly has given India an unexpected World Cup boost after a comeback even his most ardent fans would have thought impossible. Ganguly, 34, has been in sublime batting form, oozing with confidence and looking fitter than ever before after his internationalcareer seem

A quartet of India`s golden generation of cricketers will aim for glory in West Indies in what is expected to be their last World Cup. The game`s ultimate prize is still missing from the trophy cabinets of stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly and Anil Kumble. Leg-

The new light blue coloured one day clothing for the Indian team unveiled with much fanfare at a five star hotel here with seven World Cup team members sporting it can not be worn by the cricketers during the mega event, the Cricket Board said today. "At the World Cup the players would

India wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up to second position overtaking Australian captain Ricky Ponting in the latest ICC Player Rakings for ODI batsmen. The 25-year-old, who had briefly reigned the rankings charts last year, has just completed a successful four-match

Virender Sehwag should be used as an opener rather than as a middle-order bat in the World Cup, feels former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin. "I have always felt that Sehwag should be used as an opener along with Sourav Ganguly because he will not be much successful playing in

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

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field first in the fourth and final one-day cricket international against Sri Lanka here today. Apart from Sachin Tendulkar, earlier ruled out because of back problem, India brought in paceman S. Sreesanth in the place for Munaf

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

Indian captain Rahul Dravid and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahela Jayawardene on Friday agreed that the series decider on Saturday would give the winning side a minor psychological edge ahead of the World Cup. Dravid said that a positive result in the match on Saturday would not m

Swashbuckling batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni climbed to the third spot while Sachin Tendulkar slipped to the 19th in the International Cricket Council (ICC) one day international rankings released here Thursday. Dhoni, who gained thanks to his unbeaten 67 in the third ODI against Sri La

The Indian team has suffered a severe setback with star batsman Sachin Tendulkar pulling out of the 4th and final ODI against Sri Lanka to be played on Saturday. The BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah announced on Thursday that Tendulkar pulled out of the crucial tie due to a stiff back. Th

Indian captain Rahul Dravid made 10,000 one day international runs on Wednesday. With this he becomes the sixth player and only the third Indian to achieve this feat. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar are the other two Indians who have made 10,000 ODI runs. Meanwhile, India still require 1

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