Sri Lanka produced a near flawless performance in Dharamsala and captain Thisara Perera is expecting an encore from his team in the second ODI to win a maiden series in India.
Kings XI Punjab skipper David Hussey was optimistic about his team's chances of qualifying for the playoffs after their stunning win over Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Sunday night.
As the battle to reach the play-off stage in IPL gets fierce, Kings XI Punjab find themselves in a must-win situation as they take on Deccan Chargers at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals produced an all-round show as they spanked Kings XI Punjab by 43 runs to snap their four-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League in Mohali.
Pune Warriors pacer Ashish Nehra has blamed the fielding lapses and not playing the full quota of 20 overs for his team's seven-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab in their IPL match at the PCA stadium, in Mohali, on Thursday night.
Pace bowler Mohammed Shami complained of soreness in his knee after the third Test.
Four consecutive Tests involving the West Indies have ended in three days, notes Rajneesh Gupta.
In absence of Harbhajan Singh, who has been advised rest for pain in his shinbone, Uday Kaul will lead Punjab in their Ranji Trophy Elite division match against Railways at the PCA cricket stadium, Mohali, on Tuesday.
The No. 1 ranking in One-Day Internationals will be on the line when world champions India take on Australia in the limited over series starting with a one-off Twenty20 match in Rajkot, on Thursday.
Opener Shane Watson was unbeaten on 101 as Australia ended the opening day in the first Test against India on 224 for 4.
As the legend turns 40, we take a look at his journey in cricket and life.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani over dinner in Mohali on the sidelines of the Indo-Pak cricketing encounter.
Former champions Mumbai claimed three points against Baroda after their four-day Elite Group A Ranji Trophy game ended in a draw at the Wankhede Stadium.
Rediscovering himself in the twilight of his career, a rejuvenated Mahendra Singh Dhoni would look to continue his regained form and guide India to a series-clinching win when the hosts take on New Zealand in the fourth One-Day International, in Ranchi, on Wednesday.
Sixty matches (including the four play-offs) will be played over 47 days in the cash-rich T20 tournament.
The IPL wouldn't have been the success it is had it not been for the fans in the stands.
Noted curator and coach Daljit Singh talks about the Champions Trophy pitches and his new job as Punjab coach.
After Paraguay model Larissa Riquelme, who promised to run naked through the streets if Paraguay won the football World Cup, an Indian model plans to do something alike if India beats Pakistan and goes on to win cricket's showpiece event.
Unprecedented security cover was thrown in and around the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali on ahead of Wednesday's high-profile World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan, which will be witnessed by the Prime Ministers of both the countries.
India registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Australia shortly after tea on the fifth and final day of the second Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday. The win helped the hosts pocket the series 2-0. India had already retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by virtue of their win in the opening Test at Mohali last week.
Having decimated South Africa inside three days on a turning track in Mohali, India will again look to unleash their troika of spinners to spoil A B de Villiers's landmark 100th match when the two sides meet in the second Test, in Bangalore, on Saturday.
Keaton Jennings will make his England debut as captain Alastair Cook's latest opening partner in the fourth and penultimate test against India at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
A fit-again Gautam Gambhir will lead a 14-member Indian Board President's XI against the touring Australian team in a three-day practice match from September 25 in Chandigarh.
De Kock, who made 52 at Mohali, and Reeza Hendricks scored 76 for the opening stand to stub out India's hopes of early wickets and any chance of a fight.
Ahmedabad will host the third and final Test between India and Sri Lanka instead of Kanpur
Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab was issued a notice for non-payment of entertainment duty, which it owed for the first match of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, played at the PCA stadium in Mohali on April 13.
The prime ministers of India and Pakistan will mix with Bollywood stars and thousands of fans as the two rivals square off in a World Cup cricket semi-final on Wednesday in the wake of high profile peace talks between the two nations.
The World Cup semi-final will see arch-rivals India and Pakistan in action on Wednesday and Pakistan will expect Umar Gul to deliver with the ball yet again.
England face unbeaten New Zealand in the first semi-final of 2016 World T20 at New Delhi's Ferozshah Kotla Stadium on March 30. While England have been champions in 2010, New Zealand will be eyeing their first World T20 title. Following is a factbox of the two teams:
The match, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, will also be a face-off between skippers KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, both seen as future India captaincy material.
Aware that any slip-up could pose a serious threat to their quarter-final chances, a resurgent West Indies will take on giant-killers Ireland in an interesting group B match of the World Cup in Mohali on Friday.
ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said there will be a public ballot system, similar to that which is used in the majority of global sporting events. The ballot will open on Monday, February 28.
A day after suffering a disappointing defeat at Mohali, it was business as usual for the Australian team on Thursday.
India, replying to Australia's first innings of 428, were 110 for 2 at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test.
Swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag batted with ease after having hurt his right knee while facing speedster Ishant Sharma during Sunday's net session, at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
In an injury scare, Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was on Sunday rushed to a local hospital in Chandigarh after being hit on his right wrist by a delivery during Board President XI's game against Australia only to be discharged later without any problem.
A round up of the fourth and final day's action of the Ranji Trophy matches on Sunday.
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja got another opportunity to perform his traditional celebration of bat brandishing during his career-best knock of 90 runs during the ongoing third Test of the five-match series against England at the Punjab Cricket Stadium (PCA) in Mohali on Monday.
'I feel both deserve to be honoured with Bharat Ratna. Why not? They are our national heroes who have been inspiring a generation of sportspersons and will continue to do so'
Indian cricket's new saviours can learn from the past and do what millions of cricket fans want: convert Indian cricket into a force of good governance and high global standards, IS Bindra writes in blog
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