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

Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has sent shock waves across the Sri Lankan camp as he has taken three Sri Lankan wickets. Last ODI charmer Kumar Sangakkara was bowled by Zaheer Khan as the ball kept a little low and nipped back in only to take the bottom edge from Sangakkara’s bat to hit on his

With the Indian and Sri Lankan cricket teams for the icc cricket world cup west indies 2007 announced, the third one day international between the two countries here Wednesday will be little more than a rehearsal for next month's mega cricket tournament. Sri Lanka has taken a 1-0 lead with

In a dramatic turn of event, India suffered an lower order batting collapse which allowed Sri Lanka to register a thrilling five-run victory in the second cricket one-dayer here today. Chasing Sri Lanka's 257-8 built around Kumar Sangakkara's brilliant 110, the Indians were cruising along

Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya today dismissed suggestions of retirement and said that he was working hard on his fitness and enjoying the game. "I am enjoying the game and working hard on the physical aspect of my game. I am working hard on my fitness. I am planning to play in t

Team India members today attended the opening of a jewellery store by Dilip Vengsarkar wife. Manali Vengsarkar today launched her retail shop in Mumbai. "Most are bachelors, but after they get girlfriends and wives, they'll buy," said Manali Vengsarkar, Jewellery designer. "

Swashbuckling Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni jumped one place to occupy the third position in the ICC ODI player rankings. Dhoni, who blazed a 20-ball 40 against West Indies in Vadodara, has 762 points and has Mike Hussey (848) and Kevin Pietersen (778) above him in the lates

The national selectors today announced Indian squad for the forthcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka beginning on February 8 . Out of form opener Virender Sehwag and Munaf Patel have been recalled for the first two one dayers. Gautam Gambhir, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina and Romesh Powar wer

Continuing his brilliant form, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar slammed his 60th first-class century in the final of the Ranji Trophy against Bengal in Mumbai on Friday. Mumbai are favourites to regain the national championship, with the inclusion of several seasoned players making it ev

Former selection committee chief, Chandu Borde, today backed out-of-form batsman Virender Sehwag, saying he would like to see Sehwag in the 15-member World Cup squad as the third opener. Sehwag needs to get back his confidence, but hes a contributor to the teams cause. Like Sachin Ten

Mumbai will today take on Bengal in the Ranji Trophy super league final starting here at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai are favourites to regain the national championship, with the inclusion of several seasoned players- Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar, Ramesh Powar and Zaheer Khan comin

With the World Cup just around the corner, the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar sounded warning to his opponents by moving back into the list of top-20 ODI batsmen on the LG-ICC Player ranking released today. Tendulkar, who hit his 41st hundred in the fourth and final match of the one-day

West Indies skipper Brian Lara today sought to deflect criticism of his decision to field first in the fourth and final cricket one-dayer against India which the visitors lost by a huge 160-run margin here. "Nothing wrong with the decision to field first. But our bowlers did not pit

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has turned over a new leaf in the last one month or so. He staged a successful comeback in Tests during the recently concluded tour to South Africa and had a great run with the bat during the ODI series against the West Indies which India wrapped up 3-1 tod

Having silenced his detractors with a classy one-day international century, Sachin Tendulkar today said he had been in the game long enough to know about his batting and never paid heed to others views. "I always bat as I feel is the correct way to bat. I have played long enough to

Sachin Tendulkar today slammed 41st century in the One Day Internationals as India piled on 341 runs for the loss of three wickets in 50.0 overs, Sachin Tendulkar stroked his way to an unbeaten ton as India rode on some class batting performance from the top order to amass 341 for three in th

Team India practiced in the nets in Baroda ahead of the 4th and final one-day international against West Indies on Wednesday. The hosts may be leading the four-match series 2-1 but the middle order collapse from Saturday's Chennai ODI will definitely be cause for concern. While many

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

Former champions Mumbai will be at full-strength for the Ranji Trophy Super League final against Bengal to be played here from February 2-6. Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar and Ramesh Powar, who are currently doing duty for the country in the one-day series against West Ind

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

Australian pacer, Glenn McGrath, today named West Indies legend Brian Lara as the best batsman he ever bowled to in his international career, "just slightly ahead" of Sachin Tendulkar. When asked to name his toughest opponent in his 13-year-old career, McGrath picked Lara

Hailing his team's all-round performance which helped it register its first-ever Test victory in South Africa, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar said he was glad to see things working for the side in the right direction. He urged Indians back home to have faith in Team India. Talking at the

Team India created history at the Wanderers by winning their maiden Test on South African soil courtesy to superb bowling by Sreesanth, Zaheer and off course Anil Kumble, who claimed some important wickets in the hour of crisis and also batting performance of Ganguly and Laxman in particular.

The Indians have failed to get out of the blocks when it came to their turn to bat in the series against South Africa with master batsman Sachin Tendulkar struggling for runs. The poor form of Sachin Tendulkar has put enormous pressure on the rest of the young and inexperienced batsmen a