Moving to the No. 1 place in Test Cricket, the Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni described the status as a dream come true. He also conceded that it would be a tough job to maintain the top slot. After the team swamped Sri Lanka by an innings in the third Test to win the...
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India vs Sri Lanka: Sehwag smashes to create history
As the day one ended for Sri Lanka with 366/8, the day 2 began with a weak performance and were all out for 393 and left India to take over the ground. The Indian opening duo Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay stood steadily making the Lankan team suffer under the sun. Vijay made 87...
Day 1: India vs Sri Lanka
The first test between India and Sri Lanka began at Ahmedabad today. India won the toss and chose to bat first. The top order collapsed with Gambhir (1) and Sehwag (16) returning back to the pavillion within 7 overs. Both their wickets were taken by Chanaka Welegedara. Even Sachin Tendulkar (4) fell for the...
Squad announced for ODI series against Australia
BCCI selectors today announced a 15-member squad for the first two matches upcoming ODI series against Australia. Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh have been included in the team while Rahul Dravid has been left out. Yuvraj will have to clear a fitness test on October 25 to get the final affiliation. Uttar Pradesh tall...
Compaq Cup Finals: India won by 46 runs
India innings (50 overs maximum) R Dravid c Dilshan b Jayasuriya 39(56) SR Tendulkar lbw b Mendis 138(133) MS Dhoni c Kandamby b Malinga 56(62) Yuvraj Singh not out 56(41) YK Pathan c Kapugedera b Thushara 0(1) SK Raina c Kulasekara b Thushara 8(6) V Kohli not out 2(2) Extras (b 1, w 18,...
Compaq Cup: Match 3: India struggling
India seems to be struggling to chase a huge total of 307 as they have been losing wickets since beginning. They are also struggling to stand and maintain partnerships. Sri Lanka innings(50 overs maximum) TM Dilshan c Dhoni b Sharma 23 ST Jayasuriya lbw b Nehra 98 DPM Jayawardene st Dhoni b Pathan 17...
Compaq Cup: Match 2: India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets
India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets in the Compaq Cup match played at Sri Lanka. With this Kiwis are out of the Sri Lanka tri-series. New Zealand Daniel vettori won the toss and opted to bat first. But they lost wickets since the beginning and unable to handle Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra,...
Indian Team’s camp in Bangalore
After a long break, the Indian Cricket team has headed for a four day conditioning camp at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Coach Gary Kirsten and trainer Ramji Srinivasan will over take the conditioning camp. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Harbhajan Singh were tuning themselves for the upcoming tri-series which will be...
Rahul Dravid makes a comeback
Former Indian Cricket Captain Rahul Dravid makes a return to India’s ODI team for the tri-series in Sri Lanka and for the Champions Trophy next month. Rahul Dravid replaced Rohit Sharma, who managed 15 runs in three ODI innings in the West Indies and 43 runs in three innings against major opposition in the...
Dravid among Champions trophy probables
Rahul Dravid finds himself back in the ODI reckoning after the former captain was named in India’s 30-member probables list for the Champions Trophy on Monday. The All-India Senior Selection Committee met to pick the 30 probables for the elite top-eight tournament to be held in South Africa during September 2009, however decided to...
