A well compiled century from opener Gautam Gambhir and big-hitting of Suresh Raina helped India pull a thrilling five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third One-day International in Colombo.
India's captain said the left-arm speedster's spell with the new ball was a key factor in the team's huge victory over Zimbabwe in the first Test.
India team cricket team, led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has started to assemble in Chennai for the two-day training camp ahead of the Sri Lankan tour.
India cricketer brothers Irfan and Yusuf Pathan will soon get a new address as the city and district administrations have given permission for a new bungalow at Tandalja area in Vadodara.
Pacer Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian to claim 100 wickets in One-day Internationals, reaching the mark in the opening match against New Zealand in Napier.
Under a novel and noble initiative by the UNICEF for the protection and empowerment of adolescent girls in India, the Delhi Daredevils team visited a government run Girls' Home in Hyderabad, interacted with the inmates to learn the stories of their struggle and even played cricket with them.
'I think that my job is to go out there, put in all my efforts and not care about my performances.' Irfan Pathan, in a freewheeling interview.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said the team had found a 'perfect' bowling all-rounder in Ravindra Jadeja, who once again produced a spirited show to help the hosts comfortably beat England by seven wickets in the third ODI in Ranchi on Saturday.
Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers Visakahapatnam on Saturday.
Delhi Daredevils today launched its new official song Munday Dilli Ke to herald the upcoming season of the India Premier League, that kicks off on April 4.
Left-arm seamer Gagandeep Singh reca five-wicket haul as Baroda dismissed Karnataka for 284 in their first innings and then reached 115-4 to take an overall lead of 237 on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy encounter.
India's senior batsman and opener, Virender Sehwag's finger injury and a suitable bowling combination for the team are two major concerns for India ahead of their opening ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight Game against Australia on Friday.
Having made a strong comeback in their previous encounter, India would look to carry forward the winning momentum and seal the series when they take on gritty Sri Lanka in the fourth and penultimate one-day international at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.
'What a match, unbelievable. Rinku bhai kabhi na haare! (What a match, unbelievable, Rinku bhai never loses!)'
The decision to leave out paceman Morne Morkel in the IPL Qualifier II raised a lot of eyebrows but Delhi Daredevils head coach Eric Simmons defended the strategy, saying it was aimed at finding the 'right balance' in the side.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag believes all is not well with the Rahul Dravid-coached Indian team and a few things needed to be addressed as soon as possible after England pulled off a record 378-run chase.
Book reveals how Akshay Kumar terminated his own contract to save IPL team from incurring loss
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blasted a quickfire half-century to carry Chennai Super Kings to a thrilling six-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League in Dharamsala, on Sunday. Dhoni finished off the match in style with two huge sixes off Irfan Pathan as Chennai reached 195 for four in 19.4 overs to win with two deliveries to spare and qualify for the semi-finals.
Images from Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab played in Delhi, on Sunday.
Irfan Pathan said players who are not in the reckoning should at least be allowed to compete in foreign T20 leagues.
While the team may seem 'balanced' to many, injury woes may spoil the show again for the home team, says Rajorshi Sanyal about the World Cup team
Martin, who announced his intentions to retire from first class cricket after Baroda's Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra, changed his decision following a request from skipper Irfan Pathan and Baroda Cricket Association vice-president Sanjay Patel to be with the team for its crucial match against Maharashtra.
'As a young boy, I knew I had someone to look up to and try and be like him. That has never changed.'
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has denied permission to a dozen cricketers to play in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League, local media reported on Sunday.
West Indies fast bowling legend Andy Roberts is baffled as to why young Indian pacers suddenly lose speed after showing early promise and start 'spinning the ball'. He cites Munaf Patel as a most recent example.
In a track conducive for spin bowling, Piyush Chawla made the opportunity count.
Kumar Sangakkara's half-century, and three wickets each by Piyush Chawla and Irfan Pathan, helped Kings XI Punjab beat table toppers Mumbai Indians by six wickets in the Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Friday. Captain Sangakkara led from the front, scoring a brisk innings from 56 from 42 balls, as Punjab, chasing 154, scored 158 for four in 19.2 overs to win with four deliveries to spare.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in Mohali, on Wednesday.
'Dhoni was a very shrewd captain in terms of his out of the box thinking and getting the work done.'
Yadav has so far played six Tests and picked 24 wickets.
Skipper Dinesh Karthik led from the front a with an unbeaten 161 to lift South Zone to an impressive 356 for six against West Zone on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy final in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against England in the fifth One-Day International at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday. India brought in left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan in place of Munaf Patel and Rohit Sharma replaced the in-form Gautam Gambhir.
Following are the statistical highlights at the end of the second and final India-Bangladesh Test at Mirpur on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final one-day international against India in Colombo on Friday. Having already won the series, India left out Subramaniam Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar and drafted in Pragyan Ojha, R P Singh and Irfan Pathan.
National selectors ignored Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly while naming 30 Indian probables for the ICC Champions Trophy in September.
'The physio told me I might have a problem walking in the future because of the back injury and that I need to stop playing cricket.' 'But I was very keen that I kept playing.' 'I told him just get me pain free and I will make a comeback.' 'And I did exactly that.'
Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his deputy Yuvraj Singh will represent different Air India teams in the September 1-8 BCCI Corporate Trophy.
A day after scoring a thumping win over Bangalore, members of the King's XI Punjab team interacted with kids at the KSCA.
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