A determined effort from Orissa batsman Niranjan Behera ensured Mumbai had to be content with a single point from their drawn Ranji Trophy Super League match at the Brabourne stadium.
If a depleted Australia was able to beat India in the just-concluded ODI series, it was mainly because of the solidity and impetus Michael Hussey provided in the middle of the innings.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting says there's no room for complacency in the seventh ODI against India in Mumbai on Wednesday despite having the series in the pocket.
The intermittent rain that lashed Mumbai on Monday robbed Team India of practice ahead of seventh ODI and cast serious doubts on the possibility of the match being played.
Australia pacer Doug Bollinger, who destroyed India in the sixth ODI in Guwahati, with a five-wicket haul, says the ongoing series is a good learning experience.
India captain MS Dhoni finally admitted that his team failed to stand up to the task and said that the team were inconsistent in their batting.
With the batting Power Play and with four wickets in hand, India could have calculated the game better, feels skipper MS Dhoni, reflecting on the narrow defeat in the fifth ODI in Hyderabad.
Unpredictabilty is the word that defines best the sixth One-Day International between India and Australia in Guwahati on Sunday.
With the batting Power Play and with four wickets in hand, India could have calculated the game better, feels skipper MS Dhoni, reflecting on the narrow defeat in the fifth ODI in Hyderabad.
Australia are upbeat about their chances and looking to seal the series before landing in Mumbai for the final ODi of the seven-match series, says Michael Hussey.
Yuvraj Singh is raring to complete his own hat-trick of hundreds at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium, in Hyderabad, which hosts the fifth ODI between India and Australia on Thursday.
Thursday's fifth ODI between India and Australia is crucial in the sense that the side winning will have a slight advantage ahead of the next one in Guwahati, where an early start may put paid to the plans of the teams.
India's captain is looking for a good showing from his batsmen in the fifth ODI against Australia in Hyderabad on Thursday.
'More matches are scheduled keeping television interests in mind and we can't complain when that is the issue,' said Australia coach, reflected on the hectic schedule of the ongoing series.
Is Twenty20 proving to be the death knell for Test cricket? If Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi is to be believed, it is not the case.
From 19 matches in four World Cup appearances, Gavaskar amassed only 561 runs (@ 35.06).
Sania Mirza on her current form, fitness, future, Yuki Bhambri and Indian tennis in general.
Sourav Ganguly retired from international cricket last year, after the home series against Australia in early November. And before he resumes duties as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in the second edition of the Indian Premier League come April, he is already into something. That of a reality show host. The show, in this case, is called Knights and Angels, and Ganguly's job is to help pick six girls who will be cheerleaders for KKR.
Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar says playing the Kiwis at home is going to be a challenge because of the conditions there.
Victory is another assembly line product, and the blame lies mainly with the director. Ajitpal Mangat is neither a raconteur nor a master craftsman. And it is his inexperience, and the subsequent inability to tell a story differently that turned the film to an unintentional comedy.
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