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

Australia pegged India back towards the fag end of an intriguing day after India had moved on to a position of strength courtesy a fine middle order partnership between Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. Virender Sehwag who had scored a fine century in the previous three day warm up

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

India look to offset their batting issues and pull up a fine performance going into the second test against the mighty Australia at the SCG this Wednesday. Australia clearly dominated India in all aspects of the game last time around and will be in supreme form and confidence ahead of

India may have been forced to settle for a draw in the second Test against Pakistan but the trio of Wasim Jaffer, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly can take heart from the fact that the Kolkata runfeast has pushed them up in the ICC Players Rankings. Thanks to his double century in the f

India failed to finish the job after pushing Pakistan to the wall as stand-in skipper Younis Khan struck a chanceless century under pressure to salvage a draw on the final day of the second cricket Test here today. Set a winning target of 345, Pakistan were struggling at 78/4 in the post

Sachin Tendulkar returned here early this morning from what's generally perceived to be his last tour of England as a cricketer along with teammates Zaheer Khan, Ramesh Powar and Wasim Jaffer. The ace batsman, deprived of some well-deserved three-figure knocks by some poor umpiring decisio

Test opener Wasim Jaffer was today chosen to lead Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai against Pakistan's Qaid-E-Azam Trophy winners Karachi in the annual four-day fixture for the Mohd Nissar Trophy to be held in Karachi from September 8-11. The 14-member squad, with Pravin Amre as coach, include

Having matured as a batsman in the last few years, opener Wasim Jaffer said he was working on being consistent to contribute more substantially to the Indian cricket team. "I need to convert starts into a big one. We all know how important The Oval Test is and we're in the right fra

Gautam Gambhir and Wasim Jaffer gave the Indians a solid start as the tourists reached 127 for 2 at lunch on the second day of their three-day cricket warm up match against Sri Lanka 'A' at Grace Road here today. Jaffer made a solid 48 while Gambhir was unbeaten on 45, the 85-run partnership

India will launch their gruelling three-match cricket Test series against England at the historic Lord's here tomorrow, heavily relying on their famed batsmen to provide the inspiration in their quest for a rare series win. It will probably be the last English summer for the famous batting q

Skipper Sachin Tendulkar was one short of a classy hundred as he pulled his team out of the woods with a fruitful and unbeaten fifth wicket stand with Yuvraj Singh on the second day of India's tour game against England Lions here today. Riding on the brilliance of Tendulkar, India went to

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Sussex in their four-day opening match of the England tour here today. The Indians included both VVS Laxman and Yuvraj, who are fighting for the last specialist batsman's slot in the Test squad, while Sachin Tendulkar and

Fresh from their one-day cricket series triumph over the South Africans in Ireland, India will launch their gruelling tour of England with a four-day warm-up game against County champions Sussex here tomorrow. The two teams, however, will keep one eye on the quirky weather as it has been ra

Buoyed by their Future Cup series victory against the formidable South Africans, the Indian cricket team arrived here from Glasgow to commence the testing tour of England that starts with a warm-up match against Sussex at Hove from July 7. The team has been joined by senior players Anil Kumb

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid said Dinesh Kaarthick and Wasim Jaffer's rollicking opening stand was the key to the convincing Test win against Bangladesh here today. "It was good effort from everybody.. A good Test match as we piled up a huge score and then knocked them off twice,"

Having cracked a composed ton to leave behind his bitter memories of a pair of ducks in the first Test, a jubilant Indian opener Wasim Jaffer today said he came to bat with an "extra bit of determination" to get a good score. "It is nice to get a hundred in Test cricket, espec

India would look to brush aside the minor concern about opener Wasim Jaffer's form and finish off their Bangladesh tour with a flourish by clinching the Test series with a victory in the second and last match beginning here tomorrow. While the unproductive first Test ended India's all-win

Skipper Rahul Dravid and opener Dinesh Kaarthick hit strokeful half-centuries to lead India to a comfortable 113 for one at lunch on the opening day of first cricket Test against Bangladesh here today. Kaarthick (54 batting) and Dravid (52 batting) were involved in a rollicking unfinished

Zaheer Khan produced a devastative spell of fast bowling to put Mumbai in a position of strength against Bengal on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League cricket final at the Wankhede Stadium here today. Playing his first match for Mumbai, Zaheer claimed five for 40 to dismiss the

Sachin Tendulkar and opener Wasim Jaffer hit contrasting century knocks to help hosts Mumbai manage a respectable score against Bengal on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy cricket final here today. Resting on the duo's efforts, Mumbai recovered from a poor start to end the day at 281

Host South Africa has won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test which begins at Kingsmead today, while riding high on the success in the first Test after posting a historic win India has fielded an unchanged squad for this Test, sources said. Earlier, Indian skipper