India have dropped down one place to fourth in the ICC Test Championships table after the annual update released on Tuesday, which reflects the performance of only the last three years with the older results being discarded. Sri Lanka, riding on their Test series win over Pakistan, leveled India (119) on points but replaced...
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Match 3: West Indies vs India: India won toss, opts to bowl first
India have won the toss and opted to bowl in the third of the 4 ODI’s between West Indies and India at St Lucia. Two changes have been made in India team. Ishant Sharma comes in for Praveen Kumar, and Ravindra Jadeja is left out giving opportunity to Abhishek Nayar. West Indies are going...
T20 World Cup 2009 Team Announced: RP Singh Back
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Twenty20 World Cup team on Monday. The selection committee, headed by Chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth, named Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain of the 15-man squad. The other players included in the squad are Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan,...
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians: Knight Riders hope for a miracle
Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya would return to haunt Kolkata Knight Riders when they open up once again on Friday just days after their 92-run drubbing at the hands of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. The veteran duo pulverized the Knight Riders’ attack and whatever resistance Brendon McCullum’s side tried to...
Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals: Super Over proved successful for the Royals
Yusuf Pathan smashed 18 runs off four balls as the Royals snatched victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders in a ‘super over’ after their Indian Premier League match ended in a tie at Newlands on Thursday. Kolkata needed only seven to win off the last over of the normal match, bowled by teenaged left-arm...
Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab: Weather makes them worry
Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab have weather as a reason to worry about since both the teams have suffered defeats in their opening matches in IPL season 2. They are, after all, to play here on Tuesday (the day’s first match) and desperate to log their first points. “Right now, I’m largely...
Knight Riders Vs Deccan Chargers: Knight Riders hope to perform well
Their owner may have been the most visible presence in the pre-tournament build-up, but the Kolkata Knight Riders will seek to show they are capable of playing good cricket when they open their Indian Premier League campaign against the Deccan Chargers at Newlands on Sunday. Knight Riders owner, bollywood film star Shah Rukh Khan,...
Former players suggest Sehwag should continue to open
Just after Virender Sehwag said that he would like to play as a middle order batsman again, former Indian Test stars have their suggestions and opinions and have given an unanimous thumbs down to his idea. Former players Sandeep Patil, Nayan Mongia and Ajit Wadekar strongly believe that Sehwag should continue to open the...
Chris Gayle in Knight Riders
Chris Gayle reached the Kolkata Knight Riders’ base in Bloemfontein on Sunday. The West Indies captain had missed the first edition of the Indian Premier League because of an injury. Ishant Sharma is the only player who is yet to join the Knight Riders camp. The pacer, who failed to submit his visa application...
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...
