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

Sachin Tendulkar today earned lavish praise from captain Rahul Dravid who said his unbeaten 100 in the fourth cricket one-dayer against the West Indies should stop people from worrying about his form. "I had said that we were not unduly worried about Sachin Tendulkar's batting and a

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

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

The Indian squad for the upcoming cricket World Cup in the Caribbean would be chosen on February 11 or 12. "The selectors, who are to meet in Mumbai on February 3 to pick the team for the Sri Lanka series, will decide on the date and the venue, either Rajkot or Mumbai," the BC

Indian cricket team's biomechanical expert Ian Fraser today expressed satisfaction over Irfan Pathan's current form, saying the left-handed paceman had found his natural rhythm back. "Irfan seems to have got his bowling rhythm back. The break from international cricket and th

The cricket teams of West Indies and India have arrived in Vadodara for the fourth and final ODI of the series, Vadodara will host the final ODI on Wednesday. The West Indies team arrived on Sunday. However, skipper Brian Lara would only reach the city today. After their arrival, the Wes

Brilliant knocks by the West Indies captain Brian Lara and Marlon Samuels helped their side post a three-wicket victory over India in the third Pepsi Cup ODI at Chepauk Stadium last night, sources said. According to the sources, Samuels' authoritative 95-ball 98 and his 127-run pa

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

The recent chopping and changing and seemingly inane rotation of players in the Indian cricket team has left many a fan totally puzzled. The question that seems to be on everyone’s lips is “why”. There appears to be no method to the madness with players being dropped and p

Nimbus today said it has signed an agreement with private DTH operator TataSky for telecasting the India-West Indies cricket series on its platform. "We have signed an agreement with TataSky for telecasting the cricket series on the DTH platform," an official of Nimbus s

If Australian and New Zealand fans thought they were facing problems in obtaining visas for the World Cup in the West Indies, then they should spare a thought for their Pakistani counterparts. Anyone from Pakistan will have to apply to an embassy in India, a country with which relations are

Sourav Ganguly, who led India to the 2003 World Cup final, believes England are one of five teams with a chance of winning the World Cup this time around. Ganguly, recalled to Indias one-day squad after 16 months on the sidelines, told BBC Sport there was enough talent in the Engla

Paceman Munaf Patel was today ruled out of the first two one-day internationals against West Indies after being advised two weeks of rest for a sore ankle. Patel has hurt the ankle early on the tour of South Africa and had sat out of three ODIs and the first two Tests. He was brought in f

The fourth and final one-day international between India and the West Indies would be held at Vadodara on January 31 instead of January 30, the BCCI said today. "The West Indies Cricket Board has agreed to our request to put off the match by a day as the police had told the B

According to reports in the Sydney Morning Herald Glenn McGrath's final match in international cricket will be the Sydney Test against England. McGrath's hometown newspaper said they had certified that he would not be playing at the World Cup in March nor will he be continuing his one-da

Third one-day international, Lahore: Pakistan 192/3 (33.4/35 overs) beat West Indies 207-7 (46.3 overs) by seven wickets (D/L method) Pakistan overcame a blackout in Lahore for a seven-wicket win over West Indies to go 2-0 up in the one day series. After Lendl Simmons (70) hit a maiden half

India has slipped to sixth in the LG ICC ODI ranking table following a 4-0 series defeat at the hands of South Africa. The last time India was lower in the LG ICC ODI Championship table was in October 2005 when it languished in seventh position and if the West Indies wins the series ag

The first ODI in a five-match series between Pakistan and the West Indies was washed out without a ball being bowled on Tuesday. Heavy rains continued to bucket down in Rawalpindi forcing umpires Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar to call the match off. Pakistani captain Inzamam Ul Haq is e