Impressed by the nagging discipline shown by the pacemen in their final warm-up game against the West Indies, Indian captain Rahul Dravid said it had given them an idea about their bowling attack for the World Cup matches.He said even though the pitches in the Caribbean were expected to suit t

Rahul Dravid and his men may have their concerns with injuries and form, but Pakistani legend Abdul Qadir believes India are "favourites" while Australia will fail to reach the semi-final of the World Cup in the Caribbean. The former leg-spinner said India had more strengths than we

The two former captains, Sachin and Ganguly were present with Dravid at the unveiling of the new team clothing along with Mahendra Dhoni, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth and Dinesh Karthik. The Cricket Board`s apparel sponsors Nike claimed that the new apparel that the team would be wearing at t

The forthcoming World Cup provides a a great challenge and opportunity for his team members as it was the pinnacle of one day cricket in the world and is a quadrennial event, India skipper Rahul Dravid said here today. "It's an exciting opportunity and a great challenge for us as i

Sri Lanka rode on a maiden hundred by Chamara Silva to recover from another top order slump and post a challenging 259 for seven in 47 overs in the fourth and final cricket one-dayer against India here today. Twenty-seven-year old Silva justified his inclusion in place of Upul Tharanga by

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly provided much-needed breakthrough to his side when he had Dilshan caught by Robin Uthappa on 28 after the visitors lost four early wickets against India in the fourth and final limited-overs international being played here today. Silva is not out o

With the one-day cricket series tantalisingly poised at 1-1, India`s ability to perform in a crunch situation will be tested when they go into the series decider against Sri Lanka on Saturday without the services of Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar, who had shown glimpses of his vintage fo

Riding on the back of his powerful comeback, left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan has jumped ten places to 27th position in the latest LG ICC ODI rankings. Another Indian pacer Munaf Patel leaped eight spots to 39th to record his career best haul of rating points. Zaheer was rewarded for his m

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid on Wednesday showered accolades on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying that the Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batsman has become a mature cricketer and has learnt to adapt his game to situation. "He (Dhoni) has a mature head. He plays different cricket for different sit

Indian speedster Zaheer Khan claimed a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka managed a modest total of 230 runs in the third One Day International of the four-match series here. Left-arm seamer Zaheer blasted the Lankan top order in a sensational opening spell when he had 3-4 in his first three

Indian captain Rahul Dravid made 10,000 one day international runs on Wednesday. With this he becomes the sixth player and only the third Indian to achieve this feat. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar are the other two Indians who have made 10,000 ODI runs. Meanwhile, India still require 1

Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has sent shock waves across the Sri Lankan camp as he has taken three Sri Lankan wickets. Last ODI charmer Kumar Sangakkara was bowled by Zaheer Khan as the ball kept a little low and nipped back in only to take the bottom edge from Sangakkara’s bat to hit on his

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the second one day international against Sri Lanka at the Madhavrao Scindia ground here today. India made one change in their eleven fielded in the washed out first ODI in Kolkata, opting for a double spin attack by bringing

Mumbai today won their 37th Ranji Trophy title by registering a 132-run win over Bengal at the Wankhede Stadium here today. Chasing a stiff target of 472 runs for victory by the home team, Bengal made a strong effort to reach the target before folding up for 339 in their second innings a

India bowled out the West Indies for 181 to win the fourth and final cricket one-dayer by 160 runs and clinch the series 3-1 here today. The Indians rode on Tendulkar's unbeaten ton to amass an imposing 341 for three and then bundled out the Caribbeans for 181 with more than eight over

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid has virtually named Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh as the two spinners certain to make the World Cup squad. He also said that off-spinner Ramesh Powar was competing for a spot with one of the pace bowlers. "It's good to see Anil Kumble back in action and

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

Indian speedster Irfan Pathan returned here early this morning from South Africa, sources said. The left arm pace bowler was sent back by the Indian team management before the conclusion of the ongoing test series against the host to rediscover his bowling form in domestic cricket.

Team India created history at the Wanderers by winning their maiden Test on South African soil courtesy to superb bowling by Sreesanth, Zaheer and off course Anil Kumble, who claimed some important wickets in the hour of crisis and also batting performance of Ganguly and Laxman in particular.

Indian cricket all-rounder Irfan Pathan’s unbeaten 111 runs and Sourav Ganguly's dazzling 83 runs took 'Team India' to respectable total after yet another collapse of opening batting order. India were 316/7 by the end of the first day of this tour-game here in a practice match against Rest of So