Former England captain Michael Vaughan has warned South Africa to abstain from its "cocky jibes", saying that they will backfire against the visitors.
Out of form South African middle-order batsman J P Duminy has returned home owing to injuries, making him unavailable for the third and final One-dayer against India in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Sachin Tendulkar's stupendous feat of becoming the first cricketer to score a double century in One-dayers was on Thursday hailed by the British media, which described the little master as the 'finest batsman' ever.
Shahid Afridi is not the ideal candidate to lead Pakistan in Test matches but his temperament and aggression undoubtedly made him the best available option before PCB, feels former captain Wasim Akram.
Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh gave some anxious moments to the police in Chandigarh when they left the team hotel without informing them.
Australia cruised to a 50-run victory over West Indies after skipper Ricky Ponting smashed his 29th ODI century in the fourth One Day International at the Gabba, Brisbane, on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma became the first batsman in the history of cricket to hit a world record second double century in One-Day Internationals. He got to the coveted landmark off 151 balls in grand style, having hit 26 fours and five sixes, in the 46th over of India's innings in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka in Kolkata on Thursday.
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Opener Virender Sehwag is set to return, while all-rounder Yusuf Pathan is likely to be axed when the selectors pick the Indian squad for the first two One-dayers against Australia in Chennai.
South Africa has become the latest team to pull out of a scheduled Test tour to Pakistan because of security concerns.
Australia handed James Faulkner a four-match suspension on Tuesday after the all-rounder was charged with drink-driving in Britain this month.
World champions in Tests and One-dayers but considered duds in Twenty20, Australian skipper Michael Clarke says his side's win over Pakistan in the World Cup has shown how much it has improved in the game's shortest format in the past one year.
International Cricket Council President David Morgan termed the just-concluded Champions Trophy "a huge success" and said the event has proved to be a great advertisement for one-dayers.
The introduction of Power play in the One-Dayers has made the job of bowlers all the more difficult to maintain consistency while playing on the batting pitches in the subcontinent, Indian pace spearhead Zaheer Khan said in Mirpur on Sunday.
Beleaguered leg-spinner Amit Mishra is "available" for the fourth One-dayer against South Africa and his selection in the playing XI would depend on nature of the Chepauk track, senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has said.
Rookie India pacer Sudeep Tyagi wants to forget Ferozeshah Kotla pitch fiasco in his debut match against Sri Lanka and eyeing some impressive performance in the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Endorsing his India team-mate Gautam Gambhir's view that the Ferozeshah Kotla pitch was not suitable for international matches, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday said practice games should have been held on the wicket before the One-dayer against Sri Lanka.
Two days after the pitch fiasco that led to the abandonment of the fifth India-Sri Lanka one-dayer, the DDCA on Tuesday brought back old hand Radhey Shyam as the chief curator of Ferozeshah Kotla.
Expressing shock at how a pitch unsuitable for an international match was prepared for the fifth and final ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi, former cricketers on Sunday demanded strong action against Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
England batsman Kevin Pietersen will not be available for the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the upcoming Twenty20 Champions League.
England skipper Andrew Strauss has warned that banishing 50-over cricket from the country's domestic schedule could have dire consequences for the team's World Cup campaigns.
A tired Tim Nielsen will return home after Australia's first four ODIs, leaving his deputy Troy Cooley to coach the side in the final three one-dayers against England.
Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla has tied the knot with his long-time friend Anubhuti Chauhan in a grand ceremony Moradabad.
Team India has to get its strategies in place if they have to get the better of in-form Bangladesh in the third and final One-Dayer on Wednesday and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, insists that the team is going in with the best lot of players available but they have not been able to adjust to the conditions.
The concept of going back to the home and away format in Ranji Trophy games after one year's experiment with neutral venue format found favour from the majority of participants in the Board of Control for Cricket in India's captains-cum-coaches conclave in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Former New Zealand captain John Reid feels some members of the Australian cricket team are "idiots" who need to be reined in.
South Africa off-spinner Johan Botha has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during the fourth one-dayer between Australia and South Africa in Port Elizabeth. Botha was reported by the two on-field umpires, Brian Jerling and Asoka de Silva, along with third umpire Rudi Koertzen.
A 'Shane Warne like drift' makes Kuldeep Yadav a more difficult bowler to face compared to Yuzvendra Chahal, believes former Australia opener Matthew Hayden.
Mitchell Johnson will be rested for the opening One-Day International against England to freshen up for the rest of the series, Australia coach Darren Lehmann said on Thursday.
Uncapped off-spinner James Tredwell was called into the England squad as cover on Thursday after Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad were ruled out of the first two One-Day Internationals through injury. Spinner Swann has a side strain and pace bowler Broad a shoulder injury.
South African skipper Jacques Kallis heaped praise on Sachin Tendulkar for his historic double ton and said the way the champion batsman paced his innings it showed one need not be a slogger to do well in One-day cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score a double century in One-Day Internationals, accomplishing the feat in the second one-dayer against South Africa in Gwalior on Wednesday. The master batsman, who holds the record for most runs and centuries in Test (13,447) and one-day (17,398) cricket, scored 200 not out off 147 balls as India amassed 401-3 in 50 overs. A look at the highest ODI scores.
Faced with a do-or-die situation after the heartbreaking one-run loss in Jaipur, South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl today hinted that the visitors may make some changes in their side for the second one-dayer against India in Gwalior on Wednesday.
Clearly not happy with the performance of his bowlers in India's one-run victory over South Africa in the first one-dayer in Jaipur, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he had not expected his best bowlers to get the pasting from the visiting tailenders.
Ravindra Jadeja's ill-timed run out in back-to-back One-dayers against Australia notwithstanding, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday, backed the promising all-rounder saying he would learn from his mistakes.
Australia were struck with another blow after injured Peter Siddle was ruled out from the rest of the series with a side-strain.
The International Cricket Council has asked all its member nations to prepare sporting pitches for one-dayers and Twenty20 internationals probably in the wake of low-scoring matches played in the Champions Trophy and Champions League T20 tournaments recently.
Sachin Tendulkar should cut down on his limited-overs appearances to prolong his Test career, feels former Australia captain Allan Border.
The thumping 99-run victory over Australia in the second One-Day International Nagpur in on Wednesday has forced the national selectors to retain the squad for the next two matches in the seven-match ODI series.
India pacer Ishant Sharma, who has struggled for form since his fine show in Australia last year, has come in for praise from skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni after his impressive performance in the first One-dayer in Vodadara.
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