The second and the final Test match between India and South Africa will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The South African side had stunned the Indians by an innings, and with only a tied series in India's grasp, it will be interesting to see how the side goes about it. There is a l

Ashish Nehra has been afforded a retainer contract by the BCCI after he had made a remarkable comeback to the Indian team in the last six months or so. Ashish Nehra had been out of the Indian side for almost four years between 2005 and 2009 before he made a comeback to the side and made it count

Australia beat India in the sixth game at Guwahati to make the final game at Mumbai turn into an inconsequential encounter. The Aussies have already won the series 4-2, and a win here would ensure that India end with the same number of wins as they had on Australia's previous ODI tour to India

A thumping performance by India in the second game of the seven game series against Australia meant that the two teams will go into the third game at Delhi on Saturday with the series tied at 1-1. And with the Aussies having suffered injury woes, and not knowing whether they would have the ser

India and Pakistan will face-off in what should be one of the most interesting games of the Champions Trophy on Saturday at the Centurion. It will be a day-night match and will be played on a pitch which looks a little slow and sluggish, much more than what one would expect in South Africa.

India will face Sri Lanka in the finals of the tri-nation Compaq Cup at the RPS in Colombo, after the hosts had beaten the visitors in a dress-rehearsal to the finals. In that last league game, Sri Lanka thrashed India by a whopping margin of 139 runs, and would have seriously dented the India

With the first loss to Sri Lanka, in a game that the Kiwis should have won, their second game against India assumes proportions of the do-or-die kinds. In such a tournament, where each loss could end up ending the hopes of a team of making it into the finals, two successive losses will turn th

The second game of the Compaq Cup in Sri Lanka will see India take on the Sri Lankans, at the same RPS ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka has already won their first game of the tournament with a thrashing 97-run victory over the Kiwis, and another win here would see them through to the finals. On

According to reports, half of the Indian team had trained in Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi on Monday without any security cover that they had been so vehemently talking about during their recent stand-off with WADA. The players who trained at the Kotla were eight cricketers including the Indian s

India will play the West Indies in a four-match ODI series and the first game will be played at Kingston in Jamaica on Friday. India has already reached West Indies, directly from England, where their World T20 campaign ended on an unhappy note as they crashed out before getting to the semi-fi

The Indian team to tour West Indies has been announced and although there have been many changes to it, the same has been on expected lines. India plays West Indies in four ODIs and one T20I starting from the 26th of June. Zaheer Khan has been rested because of his shoulder injury that he had

India and South Africa will meet in a dead rubber Super Eights game at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. India has already crashed out of the tournament following two successive losses in the second stage, while South Africa is through to the semi-finals. With not much at stake except pride for India,

India will play England in an important Super Eights game at Lord's after both the teams have already lost one game each in the second stage. The team that loses this match will, in all probabilities need to pack its bag and leave the competition, while the winners will have another

India will play their first game of the Super Eights against West Indies at Lord's in London on Friday. India had won both their league games - against Bangladesh and Ireland - before getting to the second round, while West Indies had upset Australia but were stream-rolled by Pakistan in their

The last group match of the first round of the ICC World T20 will see India take on Ireland at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Both, India and Ireland have already qualified for the Super Eights by the virtue of having beaten Bangladesh in their opening games. The Indian team seems to have gone

India will be hoping to make the most of a fine performance in the second One Dayer when they come up against Sri Lanka in the third One Dayer of the ongoing five match Sri Lanka India cricket One Day series this coming Sunday 24th August 2008. The series is intriguingly poised at 1-1 and wi

India will be hoping to secure a place in the final of the Asia Cup when they come up against in from Sri Lanka in the Super four fixture of the ongoing Asia Cup in Pakistan. India have been in fine fettle till date and Sri Lanka will represent the biggest test for the Indians as they look t

India will be hoping to drive hosts Pakistan out of further qualification in the Super four encounter of the upcoming Asia Cup clash in Karachi. India have already won their last clash against Bangladesh and with Pakistan losing two back to back games against India and Sri lanka, Ind

India will be hoping to come flying out of the blocks when they clash up against Hong Kong in their first encounter of the 2008 Asia Cup played in Pakistan. India saw their winning streak halted by Pakistan last time around in the tri-nations tournament in Bangladesh and skipper Mahe

India will be hoping to win their second major international trophy in the past year when they come up against archrivals in the finals of the Kitply Cup this coming Saturday 14th of June 2008 at Dhaka. The Men in blue are in rip-roaring form and expect a full blow battle when these two Asian

Skipper Mohammad Kaif struck a determined 91 as Uttar Pradesh opened up a vital first innings lead over Bengal on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B outing here today. At stumps, the visitors were 437 for seven with Praveen Kumar (50) and Amir Khan (30) unbeaten in the middl

India will have a new captain at the Twenty20 cricket World Cup in South Africa with Rahul Dravid today opting out of the inaugural edition of the tournament, alongwith seasoned campaigners Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, to make way for youngsters. The three stalwarts, in their 30s,

India would have to improve its fielding to bring back the World Cup which it won 24 years ago, says talented middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh. "We are improving our fielding. That is one area we have to improve upon. And, we are working hard in that area," Yuvraj told reporters

Mohammad Kaif today continued with his mockery of the national selectors as he hammered an unbeaten 151 to guide Uttar Pradesh to a 197-run win against Rajasthan in the Central Zone Ranji Trophy one day cricket tournament here today. Kaif's powerful knock, which included 10 boundaries and f

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

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 Board of Control for Cricket in India today announced the 15-member cricket squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, west indies with Virender Sehwag finding a place in the team despite his recent not so good performances. The National Selection Committee, along with skipper Rahul Dravid

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

Wednesday's match against the West Indies is a big one for India because it’s one step closer to finalising their team for the World Cup. And it’s equally big for the West Indies because it's their last international match before the World Cup. Harbhajan Singh, the Indian spinn