Swashbuckling middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh today backed the decision of the International Cricket Council to cap the number of Twenty20 internationals played by a country in a calendar year. "It obviously feels great to be part of the winning team in the Twenty20 format, but it's

Their high-flying balloon of Twenty20 success pricked by Australia's back-to-back wins, India go into the fourth cricket one-dayer faced with the herculean task of winning four matches in a row to clinch the series. The task at hands seems all the more difficult with the Indians failing to

Yuvraj Singh's heroic 121 went in vain as a ruthless Australia maintained their stranglehold in the series with a comfortable 47-run victory over India in the third cricket one dayer here today. The formidable Australians rattled up 290 for seven and then bundled out the home team for 24

Having taken a 2-0 lead in the One-day series against India, Australian captain Ricky Ponting today warned his teammates to guard against complacency and said it was important to keep the heat on the home team. Ponting said the lead taken by his team would be "pretty handy" and i

Although the BCCI says that appointing a coach for the Indian cricket team is not necessary at the moment, vice-captain Yuvraj Singh feels the post should not be left vacant for long. The left-hander, who exhibited his exquisite form during India's title triumph in the Twenty20 World Cup i

India's World Cup winning cricketers returned to a tumultuous welcome today as an ecstatic nation rolled out the red carpet for the homecoming of their young heroes. The euphoria of the remarkable Twenty20 World Cup triumph spilled over onto the streets as the bustling metropolis virtually

Victorious Indian cricketers arrived here this morning to a tumultuous welcome following their triumph in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in Johannesburg. Thousands of cricket fans braved rain and waited for their heroes outside the CSI airport. Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh,

Ahead of the big final against acrhrivals Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh is confident of playing a big innings and is focused on his job, his father Yograj Singh said. "Yuvraj is concentrating and focusing like Arjun (in 'Mahabharat') for the all important final. The

Shahid Afridi leads the race for the Player of the Tournament award but tomorrow's final of the Twenty20 World Cup gives Yuvraj Singh, lone Indian in hot pursuit, yet another chance to pip the Pakistani to the honour. Afridi has so far polled seven votes to top the table, but there are s

His son may be blazing on the field but Yuvraj Singh's father says the player may have a feeling that he has been ignored for captaincy. Yograj said his son had not spoken to him even once on the issue, but as a father he felt that his son had been ignored in the matter. "Yuvraj Singh

The Indian team today heaved a sigh of relief with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni exuding confidence that Yuvraj Singh will be fit for tomorrow's semifinal against Australia in the Twenty20 World Championship. Yuvraj missed the Super Eight encounter against South Africa yesterday due to an e

Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first as India, sans star middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh, go into a do-or-die match against South Africa in the Twenty20 cricket World Cup here today. After his heroics in yesterday's win against England which kept alive India's semif

After his blitzkrieg against England in the Twenty20 World Cup match in Durban, Yuvraj Singh now also wants to concentrate on his bowling. "I called him up early this morning and congratulated him for his heroic innings. Apart from wanting to continue his fine touch which he has redisco

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

With a batsman of Rahul Dravid's calibre at their disposal, Team India need not explore other options for the crucial number three slot, said chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar. In an exclusive interview, Vengsarkar wondered what made the think-tank try out Dinesh Kaarthick rpt Kaarthick, Yu

Indian captain Rahul Dravid, whose on-field decisions have quite often defied logic, has admitted that asking Yuvraj Singh to bowl the last over in the sixth cricket one-dayer against England was a "bad" move. Dravid's inexplicable ploy to ask Yuvraj to bowl the last over very near

The hype around them notwithstanding, none of the 'Men in Blue' could make it to the shortlist for ICC annual awards, which has the lone Indian representation in Jhulan Goswami, nominated for the 'Women's Cricketer of the Year' category. The long list for the ICC awards included Zaheer Khan

A strong batting performance led by Sachin Tendulkar's blazing half-century helped India post a commanding 324 for 6 against England in the fifth cricket one-dayer here today. Tendulkar hit a 59-ball 71 and shared a 116-run opening stand with Sourav Ganguly (59) while Yuvraj Singh struck

Staying afloat in the seven-match was the main concern for Team India till yesterday but Headingley's morale-boosting victory has injected new optimism in captain Rahul Dravid who is now thinking of winning the series. India went into the fifth ODI trailing 1-3 and just one defeat away from

Ajit Agarkar bowled India back into contention with a four-wicket burst but the visitors could not deliver the knock-out punch and let England escape with a three-wicket win in the fourth cricket ODI here. Chasing 213 for win, England fumbled and faltered before Stuart Broad (45) and Ravi B

Having returned to their winning ways, India will look to plug the loopholes and sustain the momentum against England in the third cricket one-day international here tomorrow. The Indians bounced back from a crushing 104-run loss in the first ODI to post a narrow but hugely morale-boosting

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field against Scotland in the one-off cricket one-day international here today. India rested key players Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan besides leaving out Rohit Sharma. Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Ramesh Powar

In the absence of Rahul Dravid, who has opted out, Ranchi-born Mahendra Singh Dhoni is expected to be named captain of the Indian squad for next month's Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa by the selectors here tomorrow. The swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman, who turned 26 on July 7, is set

Sourav Ganguly, who skipped the practice session yesterday due to stiff back, is expected to be fit for the second cricket Test with the team management including him in the shortlist of 12 players for the match. Captain Rahul Dravid said Ganguly was in much better shape after a day's rest

England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to field against India in the first cricket Test beginning at Lord's here today. India left out Yuvraj Singh in the playing XI, which comprises a three-pronged pace attack with Zaheer Khan, RP Singh and S Sreesanth. For England, Stua

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

India lost quick wickets in the face of some impressive bowling by the Sussex bowlers and were reduced to 116 for 6 in their second innings on the final day of their tour opener here today. At lunch, India had an overall lead of 204 runs with four wickets in hand. Skipper Rahul Dravid, who

VVS Laxman fell five short of a hundred as India put up a dominating batting display before declaring their first innings at 388 for 7 on the second day of their four-day warm-up game against Sussex here today. Probably in his last tour of the Old Blighty, Laxman seemed set for a classy cent

India's 2-1 triumph over South Africa in the off-shore series has been a tale of two batsmen. If Sachin Tendulkar hogged the headlines at the start with his two 90-plus knocks but Yuvraj Singh put the smiles back on the Indian team by sealing victory in the last two matches. While the ret

Following are the statistical highlights of the third and final one-dayer between India and South Africa, played here on Sunday. # India registered their first ever win in a bilateral series against South Africa away from home. # India, with two successive six-wicket victories at Belfast, fo