India's captain confessed that Pakistan came "too close for comfort" in their run chase in the first One-Day International.
In another match in the County league, Harbhajan Singh, after failing to score in the first innings, hit up an unbeaten 15, inclusive of a six for Surrey.
The Indian captain has called on his batsmen to improve their form in the third tri-series match against Zimbabwe.
The Indian batting great was reacting to England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's criticism in his book 'Being Freddie'.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will not be part of IPL-4, which kicks-off on April 8, while Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey will have to sit out of the first four matches of his new franchise, Sahara Pune Warriors, for breaching player guidelines, the league's Governing Council said on Friday.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Greg Chappell's presence in the Australian dressing room trying to plot the downfall of Indian batsmen, won't be of much benefit to the home team.
Pune Warriors India captain Sourav Ganguly blamed his batsmen for their seven-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab and said they should have shown more "common sense" to post a bigger total on the board.
Rookie leg-spinner Piyush Chawla took 3 for 29 as India crushed Ireland by 9 wickets.
India's captain believes the leg spinner will still be a great bowler when he returns to action after completing his one-year drugs ban.
India's captain was fined his entire match fee for the team's slow over rate in Saturday's third ODI against Pakistan.
Former India captain and chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar feels Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly was wrong in airing his views on behalf of the national selectors over Virat Kohli's captaincy saga.
With Duncan Fletcher's two-year tenure as India coach nearing its end, former captain Sourav Ganguly has pitched in for a home-grown person to take charge of the team next year, saying that the country has enough talent for an Indian to become a coach.
Having re-established their hegemony in the familiar environs of home with three successive Test wins against Australia, India should strive to once again become a force to reckon with in the alien conditions abroad, feels former captain Sourav Ganguly.
The India vice-captain said it is only a matter of time before Ganguly is back among the runs.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is open to coaching the senior national team if the Indian cricket board feels that he is a suitable candidate for the hot seat.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said he wants to play in the Indian Premier League for a few more years before looking at other cricketing assignments.
Indian tennis legend Leander Paes on Saturday formally took charge as president of the Bengal Tennis Association, succeeding Hironmoy Chatterjee after the body's Annual General Meeting.
Describing Sunil Narine as the man with a "golden arm", former India captain Sourav Ganguly said the Kolkata Knight Riders' 'mystery' spinner would be the team's trump card in the sixth season of the Indian Premier League T20.
Meanwhile, continuing with the policy of experimentation, Sehwag indicated that Robin Uthappa could make his debut and Mahendra Singh Dhoni could bat up the order.
Ganguly believes Iyer's transformation makes him a strong contender for a spot in all three formats of international cricket.
The decision was taken after state association's working committee meeting chaired by former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
Rishabh Pant is currently recovering after undergoing treatment for his injuries.
'We are the only side who have competed well against Australia in the last few years,' the former India captain asserted.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said that VVS Laxman has sent out a "loud and clear" message to the selectors by deciding to quit international cricket with immediate effect.
The Indian captain said that Railways' off-spinner Kulamani Parida is the best replacement for Harbhajan Singh.
'This is like the Indian team not having Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. It's a huge factor'
"A choker is someone who cracks under pressure and we've not always done that," said the Indian captain.
BCCI office-bearers are expected to be elected unopposed.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly will be the cynosure of all eyes when he takes field in the second and final four-day match between India A and New Zealand A in Chennai on Friday. The otherwise low-profile encounter has assumed significance with Ganguly, out of cricket for over a month, given a place in India A squad to gain some match practice before the first Test against Australia on October 9.
Speculations were rife that the former batting great will join the BJP ahead of the state assembly elections.
His post garnered plenty of replies, some asking if Dada's tweet suggested he didn't approve of Gambhir as head coach.
Ganguly faces backlash for not taking a stand on WFI chief's alleged misconduct
Former captain Sourav Ganguly said he fears for the future of Indian cricket administration given how 'poorly' the sexual harassment allegation against BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has been handled along with some other key issues.
Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly added another feather to his cap when he was awarded honorary fellowship by the University of Central Lancashire.
'Sanju Samson is the right guy to take over, and credit to Dhoni because he's hung around, waiting for the right person to come.'
Here's a quick look back to the day when India erased a good chunk of the stigma of being poor travellers.
