'International cricket is not easy. To sustain you have to be consistent. You have to be disciplined off the field, on the field. You have to be disciplined in your work ethic. If you do all these things on a routine basis, you will get good results.'
Statistical highlights of the fourth one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo.
India survived some jittery moments at the fag end before snatching a thrilling 21-run win over Sri Lanka in the first One-dayer of the five-match series in Hambantota on Saturday.
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.
With the series in their pocket, it will be interesting to see if India hand Ajinkya Rahane a long-awaited Test debut in New Delhi, says Harish Kotian
Surprised by the amount of turn his spinners managed to extract from the pitch in the third ODI win against England, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said they will have to work on delivering similar performances on tracks which may not be as helpful.
Virat Kohli's fluent century and Suresh Raina's quickfire 71 led India to a convincing five-wicket victory over Australia in the second One-Day International, at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy stadium, in Visakhapatnam, on Wednesday. India cruised to 292 for five in 48.5 overs in reply to Australia's 289 for three, winning with seven deliveries to spare. The victory enabled the hosts maintain their unbeaten record at the venue.
Young Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan's fairytale run continued as his three-wicket burst helped Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict Gujarat Lions to a paltry 135 for seven.
Suresh Raina's blazing half-century helped Chennai Super Kings crush Royal Challengers Bangalore to storm into the final of the Champions League Twenty20 in Durban, on Friday.
Rising Pune Supergiants now face an uphill task of taming the rampaging Gujarat Lions in an Indian Premier League clash, in Pune, on Friday.
England cricket coach Andy Flower feels India's decision to disallow TV reviews of lbw decisions in the ongoing Test series could hamper England's chances of achieving the world number one ranking.
As India retained the No 3 slot, Virat Kohli, at No 5, is the highest-placed Indian in the ICC rankings for Twenty20 batsmen, issued on Thursday. With 730 points, Kohli equalled his highest rating points.
India sealed the one-day series against England with an easy five-wicket win in the fourth game and take an unassailable 3-1 lead in Mohali on Wednesday.
Chennai Super Kings dished out a disciplined all-round display to notch up a comfortable 10-run victory over Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match in Chennai.
The West Indies' bowlers produced a clinical performance, after Kieron Pollard and Lendl Simmons laid the foundation with fluent fifties, to beat India by 103 runs in the fourth One-day International, in Antigua, on Monday.
Chennai Super Kings eliminated Kings XI Punjab from the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a five-wicket win, a result which sealed Rajasthan Royals' place in the Play-offs, in Pune, on Sunday night.
Mohit Sharma took five for 47 to help Haryana bundle out Uttar Pradesh for a meagre 227 in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Lucknow.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar were rested and Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath and Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhimaan Saha recalled to India's 16-member ODI squad for the tour of the West Indies.
"It is going to be a real honour to play for such a great franchise with the history that the Chennai Super Kings have," Watson said.
Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine gave Zimbabwe a morale-boosting six-wicket win over India in the first match of the triangular ODI series at Bulawayo on Friday.
India should draft all-rounder Irfan Pathan and Manoj Tiwary in the side for the next tri-series match even if it means dropping a spinner along with Suresh Raina, suggested former skipper Sourav Ganguly.
Photos from Day 1 of the warm-up game between India 'A' and England XI at the Brabourne stadium.
The visiting England team will play Haryana in its third and final warm-up game before meeting hosts India on November 15 for the first of the four-match Test series.
Hurting after being whitewashed in the Test series, India would be a "totally different" team in the upcoming Twenty20 internationals and the ODI tri-series, Australia coach Mickey Arthur said on Monday.
Comeback batsman Yuvraj Singh was picked in the India A squad which will play England XI in their opening three-day practice game scheduled from October 30 in Mumbai.
In reality, Ravindra Jadeja's ascension was a lot about CSK's second in command for years Suresh Raina losing form and being released by the franchise. It was more of a distress move with distinct lack of options.
Young Virat Kohli is the lone Indian to find a place in the ICC World Twenty20 men's eleven of the tournament, which is dominated by champions West Indies and runners-up Sri Lanka.
Albie Morkel, a regular in the Chennai Super Kings line-up during IPL, says the experience of sharing the dressing room with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, R Ashwin and Suresh Raina will help South Africa when they take on India in their final Super Eight game of the World Twenty20.
Images from the World T20 match between India and Afghanistan on Wednesday.
India responded well to New Zealand's respectable total with some good batting on Saturday but Suresh Raina said either skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni or young turk Virat Kohli will have to play a big knock, if the hosts are to achieve a favourable result in the Test match.
Images from the second day's play of the second Test between India and New Zealand being played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore
India reached 283 for five in their first innings, replying to New Zealand's 365, at stumps on the second day of the second and final Test.
Virat Kohli and Yusuf Pathan emerged India's star batsmen, while off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was the most economical bowler, in the five-match ODI series against South Africa, which they lost 2-3.
David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina and Zaheer Khan have all led from the front in IPL 9.
Virat Kohli was India's most valuable ODI player of the last (2011-12) season. And as we commence the 2012-13 ODI season it appears that Kohli plans to continue in exactly the same vein. He was, without a doubt, the most valuable player from either side in the SL-India ODI series that ended last week with a MVPI of 324.
England's Kevin Pietersen has been reprimanded for showing dissent at the umpire after being given out lbw during his side's six-wicket win over India in Saturday's Twenty20 international in Kolkata.
Images from the fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Tuesday. India won by six wickets to seal the five-match series 3-1.
Virat Kohli's dream run in ODIs continued as his brilliant century guided India to a comfortable six-wicket victory in the fourth one-dayer against Sri Lanka, thereby clinching the five-match series 3-1, in Colombo on Tuesday.
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.
Images from the first One-day International between India and England, at Hyderabad.
