Aiming for the title that eluded them last year, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) left for Johannesburg this morning sans their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to participate in the second edition of the Indian Premier League that kick starts in South Africa on April 18. The Super Kings left for Johannesburg via Dubai at 9.45...
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Dhoni is a ‘Successful Captain’ without loss
Cricket viewers will have mixed opinions on whether Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took too long to declare Indian innings in the Wellington Test, which anyway led India to a series win by 1-0 after 41-years. But the draw in Wellington Test also means that India have not lost a single Test under Dhoni....
Series Victory for Team India after 41 yrs in New Zealand
India secured their first series victory in New Zealand breaking the 41-year gap since 1968 on Tuesday despite rain cheating them of a huge victory in the third Test here in Wellington. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the mood in the dressing room after the long awaited win was “fantastic”. “We have achieved...
Tit-Bits: India Vs New Zealand, Day 4, Final Test, Wellington
Tit-bits after the fourth day’s play of the third and final Test between India and New Zealand on Monday. Rahul Dravid, with Tim McIntosh’s catch, has established a world record for most catches (182) as a fielder, overtaking Mark Waugh’s tally of 181 catches. With Jesse Ryder’s catch, his tally is now 183. India...
Scoreboard: India Vs New Zealand, Wellington test, Day 4
Scoreboard at the end of play on the fourth day of the third test between India and New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Monday. India first innings 379 New Zealand first innings 197 India second innings (overnight 349-5) G. Gambhir lbw O’Brien 167 V. Sehwag c Taylor b Martin 12 R....
India’s Probables for World T20
In the absence of the domestic Twenty20 tournament, which was postponed for the second year in a row, performance in the IPL will be crucial for the 30 players selected in India’s preliminary World Twenty20 squad for the tournament in England. The notable omissions were Sreesanth, Joginder Sharma, Ajit Agarkar and Piyush Chawla, who...
India Vs New Zealand: Wellington Test, Day 2
Zaheer Khan claimed his sixth five-wicket Test haul and Mahendra Singh Dhoni held six catches as New Zealand was dismissed for 197 runs in reply to India’s first innings of 379 on the second day of the third Test on Saturday. Zaheer had figures of 5-65 and Harbhajan Singh had 3-43 before India reached...
Crowe criticizes Sehwag
Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe said India’s performance in the on-going second Test in Napier is a far cry from their attempt at becoming the world’s number one team. He has criticised stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag for his poor leadership. Crowe claimed regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni – who is out with a...
NZ Vs India Second test Preview
The resounding nature of India’s victory in the series opener in Hamilton, without doubt, spells more of the same come the second Test in Napier. New Zealand can ride on the back of one or two blokes’ individual performances against ICC Test rankings bottom feeder – the Windies and Bangladesh – but against Mahendra...
