The time spent in wilderness has not eroded pacer RP Singh's self-belief and the India discard is still confident of making a comeback to the national squad.
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Kanpur looks set to host the third One-Day International between India and West Indies after Baroda Cricket Association expressed it's inability to get the IPCL stadium ready in time, for the match on November 27.
The first Test between India and New Zealand, which was to be held at Kanpur, will be at Ahmedabad.
Statistical highlights of the third One-Day International between India and England at the Green Park, Kanpur, on Thursday.
Cheteshwar Pujara made 49 and 43 in his two innings as Saurashtra lost to Haryana by four wickets.
The Indian team suffered another jolt on Saturday when master batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is nursing a groin injury, was ruled out of the third and final Test against South Africa. Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Niranjan Shah said Tendulkar, who sustained the injury during the drawn first Test in Chennai, hasn't recovered sufficiently to play in the April 11-15 match at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.
India dismissed Sri Lanka for 269 in their second innings to win by an innings and 144 runs and register their 100th Test victory on Day 4 of the second Test, at Green Park, in Kanpur, on Thursday. Following-on, the visitors failed with the bat yet again, only Thilan Samaraweera going past the half-century mark to finish unbeaten on 77 from 121 deliveries, inclusive of 11 boundaries, but got little support from the other end.
There was no trace whatsoever of their stormy past as S Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh -- the main protagonists in the 2008 Slapgate episode -- hobnobbed like long lost mates brought together by the ongoing second India-Sri Lanka second Test match in Kanpur on Thursday.
In the course of his century, Rahul Dravid (11,182) obliterated Australian Allan Border's run-aggregate of 11,174, moving into the fourth position in the list of top run-getters in Tests. Dravid's runs' tally is exceeded only by Sachin Tendulkar (12,917), Brian Lara (11,953) and Ricky Ponting (11,345).
Sachin Tendulkar's prescription to revive Test cricket's popularity found a taker in the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) which is planning to dole out free passes for school students at the Green Park stadium.
Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer lashed out at match referee Roshan Mahanama, saying his lack of "common sense" resulted in the third One-Day International between India and England at Kanpur being decided by the Duckworth/Lewis system. 'Kanpur has good (floodlights) lights and they should have been used,' he said.
A former British child model is among two youths found guilty of murdering an Indian-origin doctor and taking away his money to pay for a prostitute, with both convicts facing life imprisonment.
A war of words has started between the UPCA and the state administration over shifting of the second India-South Africa ODI from here to Gwalior with the two factions blaming each other for the fiasco.
This saga of an Indian captain began in a Test against a visiting South African side. The home team, down 0-1 in the series after a demoralising defeat in the second Test at Motera, had suffered another setback when captain Anil Kumble was ruled out with a recurring groin injury.
Indian batters committed themselves to doubles shift in the nets against slow bowlers
India might have felt the absence of their injured No 1 spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
Comeback pacer S Sreesanth claimed five wickets for 75 runs as India made Sri Lanka follow-on in the second Test in Kanpur on Thursday. At stumps on Day 3, the visitors were 57 for 4 in the second innings, still trailing India by 356 runs.
Centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag helped India amass 417 for 2 in 90 overs on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
South Africa One-day captain AB de Villiers swatted aside suggestions that India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin could prove his nemesis.
Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Tom Latham to claim his 418th Test wicket and go past Harbhajan Singh on the fifth and final day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Kanpur on Monday. He is now only behind Anil Kumble and Kapil Dev in the overall standings.
'We have a fabulous combination. The best part about all these players is that they are young and they will play for a while. I see this team playing together for 8-10 years and dominating world cricket'
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Left-arm spinner Axar Patel picked up five wickets to help India grab a handy 49-run first-innings lead on Day 3 of the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday.
India brought in Murali Kartik in place of Virender Sehwag while left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman replaced Rao Ifthikar Anjum in the Pakistan team.
The batters could be in for some challenging times with the Supersport Park track expected to aid the fast bowlers as rain threat looms large over the opening Test between India and South Africa, curator Bryan Bloy said on Saturday.
New Zealand made 152 for 1 in their first innings, when play was called off early because of rain, on Day 2 of the first cricket Test against India in Kanpur on Friday.
Images from Day 5 of the first Test between India and New Zealand, at Green Park in Kanpur, on Monday.
In terms of casualties, Friday's fire at the commercial building was the largest since the blaze at a factory in the Anaj Mandi area and the second largest since the Uphaar Cinema tragedy in 1997.
Debutant Shreyas Iyer was guts, aggression and flair rolled into one during an unbeaten knock of 75, which was nothing short of a baptism by fire, as India ended on 258 for four on the first day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Kanpur on Thursday.
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The ICC has sent a letter to the BCCI seeking an explanation over the pitch in Kanpur, where India beat South Africa in three days.
Even before play started on the third day of the third and final Test between India and South Africa at Green Park, there were speculations as regards Anil Kumble.
The sociopath serial dog killer who was spotted slaughtering puppies and dogs in the national capital was finally arrested by the Delhi police on Saturday.
The 67-year-old painter was in coma for the past three years after suffering a stroke. He breathed his last on Monday morning at his home in south Delhi's Green Park locality, his family and friends said.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is confident that stylish batsman Yuvraj Singh would go on to complete his hat-trick of tons in the third ODI against England on Thursday.
As Additional Sessions Judge Mamta Sehgal pronounced the judgment convicting 12 people for the infamous Uphaar tragedy, there was no emotion on the faces of those waiting for justice. They had been waiting to hear the words for the last 10 years.
Pakistan Sports Secretary and former cricketers including Zaheer Abbas are also expected for the match
It was exactly 22 years ago when batting great Sachin Tendulkar scored one of his finest centuries to guide India to victory against Australia in an ODI triangular series match at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur. Tendulkar smashed a brilliant 89-ball 100 to register his 13th ODI hundred as India cruised to 223/4 in 44.3 overs for an emphatic victory by six wickets with 33 balls to spare.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni sent a note of thanks and Rs 10,000 to Green Park stadium's pitch curator for preparing the turning track that helped the hosts clinch the series-levelling win over South Africa in the third Test in Kanpur. Curator Shiv Kumar said he was pleasantly surprised to receive a personal note of thanks and the cash reward from the stand-in Test skipper after the hosts beat the Proteas inside three days on a crumbling pitch to level the series 1-1.
