India’s warm-up match causes concern over the team’s performance as they are placed among the toughest teams in Group A with Australia, Pakistan and West Indies. Though Champions Trophy has kicked off today, India have their first match on September 26 against Pakistan in Centurion. India lost their only warm-up match to New Zealand...
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Sachin moves up the ODI Ranking
Sachin Tendulkar is back to the top-10 ODI batsman list in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for the first time in 10 months after scoring his 44th one-day century against Sri Lanka at the finals of the Compaq Cup 2009 in Colombo on Monday. Tendulkar soared five places to 7th in the latest...
Dhoni is number one batsman
Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is under threat from his deputy Yuvraj Singh. This is just for the top slop. Dhoni’s number one ODI batsman’s tag could be taken by Yuvraj if Yuvi performs better in the upcoming series. India is preparing to leave for Sri Lanka for the tri-series which has New Zealand...
ICC World T20 Warm-up: Dhoni looks at the positives
Indian Teams warm-up match against New Zealand ended with the Kiwi’s winning by 9 run. The Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni refused to go much into the team’s defeat. Dhoni preferred to look at the positives and said he was not unduly worried about the loss. He was happy with a couple of batsmen...
Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab: Sehwag destroys Punjab
Virender Sehwag blasted 38 from just 16 deliveries to help the Delhi Daredevils ease to a 10 wicket Duckworth-Lewis victory over the Kings XI Punjab in a rain-affected Indian Premier League clash in Cape Town. Daniel Vettori (3/15) sent down a miserly spell of bowling earlier to help reduce Punjab to 104 for seven...
McCullum is Knight Riders Captain
Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders appointed New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum as captain of the team. McCullum will replace Sourav Ganguly for the second edition of the tournament, which kicks-off in Cape Town on Saturday. KKR meet Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in their opening match on April 19. McCullum’s appointment comes in the wake...
Aussies Slip to 3rd place
The World Cup champions Australia slipped to third place in the one-day rankings on Wednesday, their lowest since the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced ratings in October 2002. On Monday Australia collapsed to their seventh defeat in nine matches against top-ranked South Africa this year and now lies third in the rankings behind India....
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...
Sachin is all praise for the Indian team
With the Indian Team’s first Test Series victory in Kiwi soil after 41 years, Sachin Tendulkar has praised India’s coach Gary Kirsten for his excellent role. India have been on a roll since they beat Australia late last year with their confidence right up, and Tendulkar felt Kirsten’s allowing the team to be themselves...
