Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar feels the combined failure of the experienced Indian middle order batting in Sri Lanka was a one-off thing and expects the batsmen to put it firmly behind them and start afresh in the upcoming four-Test series against Australia. Vengsarkar also feels that th

Virender Sehwag does not hanker after Test captaincy and the swashbuckling opener says as a senior member of the squad, he would keep giving his inputs to whoever leads the side. While ODI and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the overwhelming favourite to take over the Test reins fr

India will be gunning for revenge when they come up against Sri Lanka in the second one dayer of the ongoing five match Sri Lanka vs India test series. India were blown away in the first one dayer in the face of some brilliant bowling by the Sri Lankans and having lost out to Sri Lanka on a re

After an exciting and enthralling three match test series, India and Sri Lanka get ready to lock horns in the upcoming five match India Sri Lanka one day series. India have played Sri Lanka quite a bit over the past six months and this show-off will go a long way in determining the rising fo

Dhammika Prasad is on cloud nine having scalped Sachin Tendulkar, the 'greatest' batsmen of modern era, on his debut.Prasad, who replaced Nuwan Kulasekara, accounted for three batsmen today as the Indian innings folded for just 249 against Sri Lanka on the opening day of the third and final cr

The third test match of the ongoing Sri Lanka-India test series will take place on the 8th of August 2008 and if the results of previous test matches are anything to go by, all is set for an enthralling finish to one of the most exciting test matches in recent history. India fought back brilli

Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir hit impressive half-centuries to give India a solid start as the visitors reach 151 without loss at lunch on the opening day of the second cricket Test here today.Sehwag was unbeaten on 91 while Gambhir was batting at 50 after India, aiming to square the seri

Known for scoring big hundreds, Indian opener Virender Sehwag today disclosed his secret of tall scores, saying he can sort out any bowler if he carefully plays for an hour and a half in the beginning.Sehwag, who was unbeaten at 128 after the first day of the crucial second cricket Test agains

Struggling players Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan lost their places in India's Test squad today with the national selectors including ODI batsman Rohit Sharma and replacing an exhausted Mahendra Singh Dhoni with wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel for the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka lat

With their bowlers looking quite ordinary, India will heavily rely on their in-form batsmen to to do the job when they take on a confident Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup cricket tournament here tomorrow. While the Indian bowlers have not made much of an impression on the batting

India will aim to take a head start when they come up against Bangladesh in the opening fixture of the Super four division in the Asia Cup. The first round of matches saw the likes of Hong Kong and UAE wave an expected goodbye and with the mainstays of Asian cricket still alive, the

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

It will be a match of immense consequences of the IPL league table when Delhi Daredevils come up against the Kolkata Knightriders in the league meeting between these two sides at Delhi this coming Thursday. Both these sides are still in with a chance of cracking through to the semi finals and

It will be the battle of survival when Delhi Daredevils take on Deccan Chargers in the upcoming IPL cricket match to be held in Delhi. Both these sides are among the lower movers of the league and much needs to be done to improve their stature in the eight team table. With this match being

Rajasthan Royals will be hoping to continue their impressive run in the inaugural edition of the Indian premier League with a victory at home over the Delhi Daredevils this coming Sunday 11th of May at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Shane Warne's troops currently lead the table

Virender Sehwag, the swash buckling Indian opener played himself to form in the first test match between India and South Africa with a fine unbeaten knock of 309 of 272 balls. The opener smashed the entire proteas attack ball by ball and reached his triple ton in a record number of d

India suffered a day of toil and hard work as an under strength Indian attack found it tough to dislodge two batsmen in the peak of their form in the fourth day of the fourth India Australia test match in Adelaide. A fine 210 run partnership between Pointing and Clarke has almost ent

Irfan Pathan is the man of the match. The Indian cricket team wrapped up a memorable victory down under as they responded in the best possible manner after all the baptism suffered after the infamous Sydney test match with a famous victory at the WACA in Perth. Australia chasing a ma

Virender Sehwag was the star show for an Indian batting lineup that flayed the ACT XI attack to all parts of the ground in their recently concluded 3 day match up against the ACT XI line up. The flamboyant dasher from Najafgarh made his intentions clear from the very first over itself an

Pakistan's depleted bowling attack notwithstanding, India's opening batsman Wasim Jaffer feels his unbeaten 192 on the first day of the second cricket Test here was a good preparation for the team's tour of Australia later this year. "I'm happy with the knock. I hadn't scored 192 in a

The national selectors today sprung a major surprise by dropping former captain Rahul Dravid and recalling Virender Sehwag in the 15-member Indian one-day squad for the first two matches of the upcoming cricket series against arch-rivals Pakistan. The 34-year-old Dravid, who struggled

The Indian team management is yet to take a decision on whether to include an injured Virender Sehwag in the team for the final of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan here today. The Indian opener is nursing a groin injury and will have to clear a fitness test just b

A scintillating Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over en route to his 14-ball 58 against England to keep alive India's semifinal hopes in the Twenty20 cricket World Cup here tonight. In reply to India's imposing 218 for four, England managed 200 losing six wickets, with Vikram Solanki (43

Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have led India to a famous win through a 'bowl out' against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup, but the dashing wicket-keeper would not like to see cricket matches ending in such a fashion. A beaming Dhoni was all praise for his side for snatching a

Virender Sehwag has decided to rein in his natural agressive instincts a bit so as not to throw away good starts as in the past when he re-enters the international cricket arena through the Twenty20 World Cup starting in South Africa in two days' time. "I have been doing yoga training

Virender Sehwag has been named the captain and Gautam Gambhir the vice-captain of the Delhi cricket team for the 2007-8 domestic season. Sehwag and Gambhir were among the 51 probables named by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) selection committee which met here today, the DDC

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today appointed captain of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming Twenty-20 World Cup in South Africa as the selectors recalled Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh for the inaugural edition of the new version of the game. With regular captain Rahul

The Indian squads for the seven-match ODI series against England and for the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa will be chosen here on August 7, the Cricket Board announced today. The selectors also have to name the captain for the inaugural Twenty-20 championships as Rahul Dravid, alongwi

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,

Out-of-favour batsman Virender Sehwag and spin bowler Harbhajan Singh are expected to be included in the list of 30 Indian probables for the inaugural World Twenty20 championship when the national selectors meet here tomorrow. Sehwag lost his spot in the one-day team after the Bangladesh tou