Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has revealed what he loved and hated during his New Zealand tours in his playing days. Tendulkar claimed that the windy and cold conditions, the food poor, boundaries short and the accent was impossible to master in New Zealand.
Rajneesh Gupta figures out the Indian ODI and T20 sides for the South Africa series.
India finished sixth ahead of Olympic champions Germany in Hero Hockey World League Final and its chief coach Terry Walsh said his wards' performance in the eight-nation event gave the hosts the self belief to take on any side in the world.
A look at the track record of the 15-man squad.
Suresh Raina was presented a golden opportunity to force his way back into the Test squad after being named captain of the Board President's XI, which will play the West Indies in a three-day warm-up match ahead of the Test series that follows the ongoing One-day internationals.
The former India player died at his residence following cardiac arrest.
Fifty-odd cricket-loving kids had an unexpected tryst with a great of the game, when Team India coach Greg Chappell spent half an hour with them.
Defender Jerry Lalrinzuala scored a spectacular long range goal as India beat Nepal 1-0 in the final to win the South Asian Football Federation Under-16 Championship at the Dasharath stadium in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
The India pacer is set to play in the second Test against South Africa in Durban after recovering from an ankle injury.
While the auction ahead of the ninth edition, starting in April, was great for Indian players in general, there were a few surprises in store. Rediff.com takes a look at the Indian players who secured themselves the best deals.
The Indian captain said his team struggled to get used to the conditions in the Caribbean
Formula One's struggling teams played down talk of a possible boycott of Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix on Friday as argument over division of the sport's revenues grew more heated on Friday.
Since physio John Gloster would be leaving for the West Indies, Tendulkar's fitness would be monitored by Andrew Leipus.
India's Team Director Ravi Shastri believes that the ODI tri-series we played prior to the World Cup was a sheer waste of time and energy
Microsoft CEO holds all-hands-meet with India employees, reiterates thrust on 'mobile-first, cloud-first' strategy
Former India captain Ravi Shastri has been the team's Director since last year and guided the team during the just-concluded World Cup. This is an exclusive column for PTI
Today, we find that every person who was previously liberal with his views is no longer forthcoming with their dime's worth. What has changed the scenario so drastically in a punter's paradise?
With most of the technical problems in delivering Internet connectivity over the electric power lines addressed, Intel Corporation is planning to start the user trials of the technology in India in the next few months.
The Indian cricket team's director says the two players have utmost respect for each other and the Indian team is 'one honest bunch' which believes in playing for each other.
Rest of India takes on Ranji champions Railways in the season-opening Irani Trophy match, in Delhi, from October 1 to 5.
"The bench strength will warm the bench," is what the captain MS Dhoni had declared after India had beaten West Indies in Perth.
All-rounder Staurt Binny is likely to replace injured bowler Mohammed Shami for India's next World Cup match against the UAE.
India may be weakened by the absence of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but the World champions cannot be taken lightly, especially with a strong batting line-up at their disposal, says Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews.
If bowling was the only main worry for Team India heading into the World Cup, then think again! Skipper MS Dhoni, on Saturday, revealed that India team, besides bowling is also struggling in batting.
India's team director Ravi Shastri has agreed with former captain Rahul Dravid's views on not having too many bilateral ODI and T20 matches and said there should be more emphasis on the World Cup for the limited overs formats of the game.
Missing from the squad for the Irani Trophy match against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai is former India batsman Hemang Badani.
The duo will replace Rohan Gavaskar and Dinesh Karthik who have been picked for the senior Indian team.\n\n
A resurgent Indian hockey team, with its penetrative attack and solid defence, can actually challenge for the top spot in the Champions Trophy.
He has been in and out of the team for some time now but Manoj Tiwary is hopeful that his consistent performances in domestic cricket will help him get a longer rope with the Indian team.
Padmini Krishnakumar recounts the journey her son undertook to get selected to the senior Indian team.
The United Kingdom based Aircom International Ltd has bought out the 49.5 per cent equity shares of erstwhile HCL Perot Systems (HPS) from their joint venture -- Aircom HPS Wireless Services.
'Before Shastri's induction, things were sketchy and it was not known who was responsible for taking cricketing decisions around the team. The selectors chose a squad of players, the captain ran the show on the field and the coaches helped draft plans, or sort of tried to. There needed to be one man who could coordinate all elements around the squad -- someone who had the backing of the Board, the respect of the players and that of the support staff.'
Three officials will visit Pakistan next week to assess security in the run-up to the team's tour.
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