'It was a wonderful all-round effort by Afghanistan'
Sarfaraz Khan says his father Naushad, ingrained the importance of Test cricket in him.
Anil Kumble bagged five wickets and Mathew Hayden scored a century as Australia ended the opening day of the Melbourne Test on 337 for 9.
An ecstatic Abhimanyu Mithun on Thursday described his national selection as reward for his hard work, while former players Anil Kumble and GR Viswanath hailed the fiery pacer's inclusion in the Indian team for the first Test against South Africa next month.
"Dravid's too good a player to be left out," India's newly-appointed Test captain Anil Kumble said.
Indian Olympic medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal reached Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to take part in the Ram Temple 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony to be held in Ayodhya on Monday and expressed their delight, saying that she feels fortunate to have come for the event.
'Both Anilbhai and Harbhajan are great bowlers and in good form. It's not going to be easy for the Australian batsmen in the Test series,' young leg spinner Piyush Chawla predicted.
The see-saw match could have gone either way but Andrew Symonds' back-to-back strike tilted the IPL final in Deccan Chargers' favour, believe rival captains Adam Gilchrist and Anil Kumble. Chasing a modest 144, the Royal Challengers Bangalore seemed cruising for victory when Symonds intervened in the 15th over, claiming the crucial wickets of Ross Taylor and Virat Kohli off successive deliveries.
Despite not claiming a single wicket in the semi-final, Anil Kumble is still the top wicket-taker for Bangalore in the IPL 2009, scalping 17 at 19.47 runs apiece.
Former India captain Anil Kumble's company Tenvic will be creating a module for the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) that will produce quality coaches in years to come. The company will be creating content for a three-tier 'Certified Trainers' Course' in which aspiring coaches will get state-of-the-art training to become table tennis coaches.
Some former and current cricketers paid tribute to Ajit Wadekar after he passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday after prolonged illness.
Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is in contention for the prestigious title of Test Cricketer of the Year
Rohit Sharma to captain India in this year's T20 World Cup
Paceman Irfan Pathan is fifth in the all-rounders' list, while among the bowlers he is 14th and the next highest ranked Indian after Kumble
Rahul Dravid's tenure as India Head Coach, which ended gloriously with the T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados on Saturday, will remain a case study on how to be stately and understated at the same time in modern-day cricket coaching.
'Nonchalance is a way of life for him'
Indian team's chief coach Anil Kumble on Tuesday said the riveting series win over Australia has proved that the current side is good enough to extend its home dominance to foreign shores as well.
The veteran leg-spinner on Wednesday said he is ready to take over as India's next Test captain if asked to.
'What I like about them is their stubbornness. If you doubt them, they'll double down on it and go even more stubborn.'
The leggie has a slight tear in the rotator cuff of his bowling shoulder but is keen to play.
The Supreme Court gave his wife Chetna exclusive custody of her daughter from her previous marriage.
India skipper Anil Kumble says nothing can supplant the traditional rivalry that India and Pakistan share in terms of passion and commitment.
India's chief coach Anil Kumble has advised Test specialist Wriddhiman Saha to take complete rest for two weeks which will mean that the wicket-keeper batsman will be missing Bengal's first two Ranji Trophy games against Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Wriddhiman, who will be 32 in less than a fortnight had kept wickets for more than 452 overs during the three Test matches against New Zealand. Add to it, two knocks of 50 plus in pressure situation at the Eden Gardens to win the Man of the Match award.
India captain Anil Kumble retired from international cricket after the third Test against Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Sunday. The 38-year-old is Test cricket's third highest wicket-taker with 619 wickets in 132 Tests, trailing only Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and Australia's retired Shane Warne.
With the narrow series loss Down Under early this year still fresh in mind, Indian captain Anil Kumble says his side is all geared up to keep the record straight against the visiting Australians in the four-match Test series beginning in Bangalore on October 9. He said Team India is looking forward to playing good and competitive cricket against the Aussies, taking the benefit of home advantage.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday announced that they would retain only India's middle-order batsman Virat Kohli for another two years, in the Indian Premier League.
In a landmark move in India's cricket administration, former India captain Anil Kumble and pace bowling partners Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad are set to contest Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections for the 2011-2013 term, scheduled to be held on November 21.
Emphasizing the need for adjustment according to different conditions, Indian head coach Anil Kumble has admitted that his side are focusing on changing their mindset from the Test mode to the shortest format of the game ahead of the two-match T20 series against West Indies in Florida, USA.
The fitness and form of skipper Anil Kumble is India's main concern ahead of the second Test against Australia starting in Mohali on Friday. The leg spinner, who turns 38 on Friday, said after the game he hopes to be 100 percent fit to team up with off spinner Harbhajan Singh on a bouncier Mohali pitch that should suit him.
The crushing loss against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Saturday may rank as one of India's worst defeats in Test cricket, but captain Anil Kumble is unperturbed. The veteran spinner believes that his team is confident they can win the third and final Test in Kanpur and level the three-match series.
India captain Anil Kumble on Sunday lauded rich tributes on Virender Sehwag for his blazing 319 in the first Test against South Africa, saying it is one of the best ever innings he has seen.
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'Considering our form, enthusiasm and the manner in which we've defeated strong teams like South Africa and Australia on our way to the final, there is no reason why we shouldn't beat Pakistan in the final,' said the ace leg spinner.
The World Cup triumph, says former India captain Anil Kumble, is the culmination of successes and experiences of the last couple of years.
'Surreal effort, and superhuman at times.'
