Cricket board secretary Niranjan Shah today made it clear that paceman Irfan Pathan, a part of India`s 15-member World Cup squad, still required to prove himself by playing in the domestic circuit. "Pathan has to still prove himself and maybe he has to play one match of Deodhar Troph

Ramesh Powar says he did not expect to be picked for World Cup after not getting enough opportunities to prove himself in the lead up matches but rues that he never got a chance to show his all-round ability. Powar, who narrowly missed the flight to the Caribbean for the quadrennial event

Indian skipper, Rahul Dravid, today hailed the players for bouncing back into the series after being 1-0 down and then registering a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth and final one-dayer in Visakhapatnam to clinch the series with a 2-1 margin. "Credit goe

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

After winning his first series award in six years, Sourav Ganguly today said that both his personal form and that of the Indian team were peaking at the right time for the World Cup. "We are going into the World Cup with the right frame of mind. We will get similar wickets in the We

Sri Lanka rode on a maiden hundred by Chamara Silva to recover from another top order slump and post a challenging 259 for seven in 47 overs in the fourth and final cricket one-dayer against India here today. Twenty-seven-year old Silva justified his inclusion in place of Upul Tharanga by

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

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

Riding on the back of his powerful comeback, left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan has jumped ten places to 27th position in the latest LG ICC ODI rankings. Another Indian pacer Munaf Patel leaped eight spots to 39th to record his career best haul of rating points. Zaheer was rewarded for his m

Australia are in danger of losing their top position to a resurgent South Africa in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-day International (ODI) Championship table following the Proteas' series win over Pakistan. ICC said Thursday that if Australia (120 points) lose their up

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

Sachin Tendulkar today joined India's list of fitness concerns with a stiff back and would be "rested" for the fourth and final cricket one-dayer against Sri Lanka. "Tendulkar has a stiff back and the team management has decided to rest him for the final ODI against Sri

The Delhi High Court today directed Nimbus Communication to provide live feed for the cricket match between India and Sri Lanka to be played on February 17 in Visakhapatnam. The bench comprising Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice J P Singh passed the order after Nimbus counsel Gopal Jain

The Delhi High Court today directed Nimbus Communication to provide live feed for the cricket match between India and Sri Lanka to be played on February 17 in Visakhapatnam. The bench comprising Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice J P Singh passed the order after Nimbus counsel Gopal Jain

Friday Kasteni is the one surprise name in the 15-man Zimbabwe squad for the World Cup. The 18-year-old left-hander has limited experience, but impressed during the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka last year, and has been preferred to 23-year-old Hamilton Masakadza. The latter has been

Indian speedster Zaheer Khan claimed a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka managed a modest total of 230 runs in the third One Day International of the four-match series here. Left-arm seamer Zaheer blasted the Lankan top order in a sensational opening spell when he had 3-4 in his first three

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

Describing Irfan Pathan as a bigger worry for India in the World Cup than Virender Sehwag, former cricketers Ravi Shastri and Wasim Akram said the Baroda paceman should be allowed to open the bowling to help him regain his rhythm quickly. "Irfan is a bigger worry than Sehwag for the te

After being selected for the World Cup, it is time for out-of-form players like Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan to regain their touch as they go into the must-win third cricket one dayer against Sri Lanka here today. The shocking defeat in the last game at Rajkot must have made the home te

Sri Lankan skipper, Mahela Jayawardene, today threw the gauntlet at India ahead of the third cricket one dayer, saying the hosts had to play "really good cricket" right through the contest to be able to beat his team. Jayawardene said that his players had developed the attitude

India received a big boost ahead of the third cricket one-dayer against Sri Lanka with batsman Yuvraj Singh and all-rounder Ajit Agarkar being declared fit for the must-win cricket game which gives some of the struggling Cricket World Cup 2007 team members another chance to regain their touch.

As pressure builds up on an out-of-form Virender Sehwag to deliver the goods, Indian captain Rahul Dravid today sought to motivate the Delhi batsman, saying he was just one innings away from recapturing his form. Dravid said the whole team was eager to see the swashbuckling batsman find h

Some of Rahul Dravid’s men would not be able to touch Margao’s turf for 3rd cricket ODI against Sri Lanka as they are either down injured or are out of the cricket team for personal reasons. Indian cricket captain said this a day after the icc cricket world cup west indies 2007 squad

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

Kerala speedster Shanthakumaran Sreesanth today said it was a dream come true for him to book a berth in the next month's icc cricket world cup west indies 2007 squad and a great opportunity to perform well. "It is a dream come true for me. It is God's grace. It is really a great opp

Goa will have heavy security in place next fortnight for two major crowd pulling events - the Feburay 14 India-Sri Lanka ODI. Gun-wielding Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) coupled with the Goa Police are deployed at different locations while local intelligence has been put on ale

Indian Cricket team face the threat of dropping to sixth position in LG ICC ODI ranking while South African cricket team sniff a chance to topple Australian cricket team at top. Indian cricket team, now fifth with 107 points, may slide one place if they lose the remaining two ODIs of the