Left-handed opener Abhinav Mukund was named captain of the Indian 'A' side that will take on England in a warm-up game in New Delhi on January 6.
Virender Sehwag (77) and David Warner (77) cracked blistering half-centuries as Delhi Daredevils revived their IPL campaign by edging past strong contenders Kings XI Punjab by 29 runs in a high-scoring thriller in New Delhi on Saturday.
Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag came in defence of Irfan Pathan, who was bought for a whopping $1.9 million, after his team's 16-run defeat to Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League.
Sachin Tendulkar's quest for a record 100th international ton continued, but India rode on his fluent 76 to script an admirable come-from-behind five-wicket victory over the West Indies with more than four sessions to spare at the Ferozshah Kotla on Wednesday.
India scored a comprehensive five-wicket win in the first Test against the West Indies at the Ferozshah Kotla on Wednesday. The win gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday achieved another milestone as he became the first cricketer in the history of the game to cross 15,000-run mark in Tests even as India closed in on a win in the opening Test against West Indies at Ferozshah Kotla.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha took a wicket in the final over of the day to help India regain advantage against West Indies on day two of the first cricket Test at Ferozshah Kotla on Monday.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul brought all his experience into play as he notched up an unbeaten 111 to steer West Indies to 256 for five and share the honours with India on day one of the first cricket Test at the Ferozshah Kotla on Sunday.
Sahim Salim meets Nitin Yadav Sanjana Bharadwaj, who claimed the legendary Brian Lara's wicket at a cricket clinic for budding Delhi players at the Ferozshah Kotla.
Paul Collingwood's unbeaten half-century and Pradeep Sangwan took three wickets to help Delhi Daredevils outplay Royal Challengers Bangalore by 37 runs in the Indian Premier League at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi, on Sunday. Collingwood smashed an unbeaten 75 to lift Delhi Daredevils to 184 for five in their 20 overs. Left-arm seamer Sangwan then starred with the ball as he took three for 22 in four overs to restrict Bangalore to 147 for nine in their 20 overs.
Amit Mishra claimed three wickets and David Warner four catches as Delhi Daredevils scored a convincing 67-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League match at the Ferozshah Kotla, in Delhi, on Wednesday. Mishra, who took the big wicket of Yusuf Pathan, finished with three for 23 as Rajasthan, chasing 189 for victory, were dismissed for 121 in 17.4 overs.
The Ferozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi has been approved to be re-instated as an international venue from January 1, 2011 after being suspended last year following a pitch fiasco.
Matthew Hayden blasted an entertaining 93 as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Delhi Daredevils by five wickets in the Indian Premier League match at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi, on Friday. Using the evolutionary Mongoose bat, the former Aussies ace was at his devastating best as he smashed nine boundaries and seven sixes in his 43-ball knock.
The master batsman displayed vintage touch as he smashed 63 from 32 deliveries, inclusive of 11 boundaries, against Delhi Daredevils, in the Indian Premier League match at the Ferozshah Kotla on Wednesday.
Andy Atkinson, the International Crcket Council's chief pitch consultant, expressed satisfaction with the progress of work at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai but remained mum on Delhi's Ferozshah Kotla ground.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Ferozshah Kotla in the national capital from hosting international matches for a year after match referee Alan Hurst reported the wicket prepared for the fifth and final ODI between India and Sri Lanka as "unfit".
Virat Kohli scored a breezy half century to help Royal Challengers Bangalore eke out a narrow three-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match at Ferozshah Kotla on Tuesday.
Stung by the fiasco at the Ferozshah Kotla which led to the abandonment of the fifth and final India-Sri Lanka ODI, the Cricket Board on Sunday disbanded its Grounds and Pitches Committee with immediate effect.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expects the wicket for the third ODI between India and Australia to keep low, like it did during the Champions League T20.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expects the wicket for the third ODI between India and Australia to keep low, like it did during the Champions League T20.
It was on 7th February 1999, that Anil Kumble became just the second bowler in the history of cricket to take all ten wickets in an innings of a Test match. He achieved the feat against Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, now known as Arun Jaitley cricket stadium in Delhi during the second Test of the two-match series.
Dinesh Karthik starred with the bat as Delhi Daredevils scored an emphatic 67-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League match at the Ferozshah Kotla, in Delhi, on Wednesday.
David Warner smashed an unbeaten century as Delhi Daredevils crushed Kolkata Knight Riders by 40 runs in the Indian Premier League match at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi, on Monday. Warner was at his devastating best as he smashed 107, to lift Delhi Daredevils to a huge 177 for four in their 20 overs. The left-hander hit nine boundaries and five sixes in his 69-ball knock, to register only the second century of IPL 3.
Mumbai Indians put up the highest total in IPL-3 before scoring a comprehensive 98-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in their second match. It took them to top place in the standings.
Australia's hopes of strengthening their bowling attack suffered a blow when strike bowler Brett Lee was ruled out of the third one-day international against India, at the Ferozshah Kotla, in New Delhi, on Saturday.
After a thrashing from Victoria Bushrangers, Delhi Daredevils captain Gautam Gambhir says he and senior batsman Virender Sehwag will have to shoulder the responsibility of steering the team to the next stage of the Champions League Twenty20.
Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid will be among the ICC Champions Trophy probables from West and South zone who will undergo fitness Tests to be conducted by BCCI physio Nitin Patel in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says Indian bowling has come off age. 'It was all about India's spin bowling, but now Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma are doing well. They are good at reverse swing and India always had quality spinners.'
A quickfire half-century by Sunny Sohal and an equally useful knock of 49 from captain Kumar Sangakkara helped Deccan Chargers register a 16-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match, at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi, on Tuesday.
International Cricket Council (ICC) vice-president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the governing body could give its verdict on the Ferozshah Kotla pitch fiasco by next week.
In what came as lease of life for disgraced Ferozshah Kotla, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said the world governing body was not in favour of banning the stadium for a longer period of time for the pitch fiasco during the recent India-Sri Lanka ODI.
Half-centuries from Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh helped India beat Australia by six wickets in the third ODI to go 2-1 up in the seven-match series.
Buoyed by the emphatic victory in the second ODI at Nagpur, a confident India will be looking to keep the momentum going when they take on Australia in the third of the series in Delhi on Saturday.
Captain Simon Katich led from the front with a classy half century as New South Wales easily beat Diamond Eagles by 53 runs in a Group B match of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 in Delhi on Friday. The Australia opener scored 53 runs off 41 deliveries as New South Wales put up a competitive 144 for 6 in their 20 on a slow Ferozshah Kotla wicket.
India Test captain Anil Kumble announced on Sunday his decision to quit international cricket at the end of the third Test against Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. The veteran leggie has been struggling to find his peak form recently and has also been struck by fitness problems.
Virender Sehwag picked three wickets as Australia ended Day 3 in the third Test on 388-4, still 275 runs behind India's total and 76 short of following-on.
India's captain paid rich tributes to his teammates, saying every player contributed to the six-wicket victory in the first Test against Pakistan.
Delhi's mammoth second innings score notwithstanding, Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited became the first Pakistani team to win the Mohammad Nissar Trophy cricket match after rains spoiled the fourth and final day's play in New Delhi on Thursday.
Spin legend Bishen Singh Bedi believes India skipper Virat Kohli is yet to face real competition and the upcoming tough tour of South Africa will test his batting as well as captaincy skills.
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