Prolific opener Gautam Gambhir has warned against complacency ahead of India's defence of their World Twenty20 crown in England next month.
England meet in-form India in the first Test starting on Thursday with one eye still on security following last month's terror attacks in Mumbai. The touring side arrived on Monday from Abu Dhabi and 3000 police and soldiers will look after the players in the southern Indian city after the Test was switched from Ahmedabad.
Cricket is helping Mumbai to overcome the shock of last week's militant attacks that killed at least 171 people, say players and fans. Mumbai's confident start against Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy national championship on Tuesday came as a welcome distraction for players and spectators as the cricket-loving city slowly recovers from the tragedy.
Australia will hope to draw inspiration from their brave batting performance in the last Test when they bid to square the four-match series against India.
The four-match series could be the last Test tour of Australia for batting greats Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly and Vangipurappu Laxman, as well as leg spinner Anil Kumble, and they are intent on clinching their country's first series win on the game's toughest terrain.
The battle between BCCI's IPL and Essel-backed ICL threatens to shake up the game's biggest global market.
Off spinner Harbhajan Singh is keen to emulate his domestic success against Australia when India embark on their Test tour starting in December.
The intensity shown by Australia in the current one-day series in India is drawing comparisons with the great West Indies side following their shock defeat in the 1983 World Cup final.
The 22-year-old left-hander was hailed as a future successor to retired all-rounder Kapil Dev after his impressive debut as a teenager until his bowling form deserted him last year.
Gaurav Ghei, who won the Pine Valley Beijing Open a fortnight ago, credited his recent good form to adjustments made to his swing.
India's Zaheer Khan puts his re-emergence as an international strike bowler down to his stint playing English county cricket last year.
Sachin Tendulkar will move down the order in Sunday's first ODI against the West Indies.
The defeat has prompted former players and media to round on the team and increased calls for Vangipurrapu Laxman to return to the one-day side.
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