Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad on Friday.
Completely outsmarted by Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday admitted that lack of experience in the pace attack and failure to build partnerships proved costly for his team in the opening Test in Galle.
Carrying out terror attacks during the World Cup in India may be an urgent necessity for the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Inter Services Intelligence before the common Pakistani begins to ask questions as to why his country has been denied the holding of the World Cup.
The erratic form of Indian seamers in the lead up to the World Cup does not concern Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as they had been instructed not to exert themselves in the warm-up matches.
India's new Test captain Virat Kohli has 5,004,544 followers on Twitter, ahead of Sachin Tendulkar who has 4,910,498 followers and former Test skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (3,374,509 followers).
With the help of statistics, Aabhas Sharma analyses four knotty questions the selection of the Indian team for World Cup 2011 has thrown up.
India pacer Zaheer Khan lauded the showing of VVS Laxman in India's one-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test at Mohali.
International Cricket Council President Zaheer Abbas has said that he would ask the BCCI top brass to consider having Pakistani players back in the Indian Premier League when he comes to India to watch the summit clash of the lucrative league in Bangalore on Sunday.
Injury-hit Indian bowlers are in desperate need of timely breaks, said skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday, insisting that the workload on them is "a bit too much" compared to the batsmen.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has identified fast bowler Ishant Sharma as the key to India's victory in the third and final Test held in Nagpur.
Ravichandran Ashwin, on Sunday, added yet another feather on his cap as he became the quickest bowler to claim 250 wickets in Test cricket.
Sunil Gavaskar has again accused International Cricket Council match referees of being biased against Asian players after Zaheer Khan was fined.
Rajneesh Gupta on the Delhi Capitals's IPL record.
Manpreet Juneja's resolute knocks went in vain as India A succumbed to a humiliating 162-run defeat against the West Indies A in the first unofficial Test, giving away a 1-0 lead to the visitors in the three-match series in Mysore.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni extended his stay at the top of the batting chart, while his pace spearhead Zaheer Khan broke into the top 10 in the bowlers' list in the latest ICC One-Day International rankings issued on Friday. Star middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh benefitted from West Indies' talismanic batsman Chris Gayle's mundane form to jump a rung to grab the fifth spot.
'It is time India withdraws the complaint from the UN and fully integrates the state of J&K into the Indian Union,' recommends Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The right-arm medium pacer caused Maharashtra's batsmen a lot of problems with his extra bounce on a green Wankhede wicket, taking four wickets for 62 runs as Maharashtra struggled to 219 for 7 in 57 overs in their first innings, at stumps on the second day, in reply to Mumbai's 402 all out.
Powerful batting lower down the order followed by tidy bowling helped Mumbai thrash Saurashtra by 16 runs in the West Zone T20 league game, for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, at the MCA's BKC ground in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes he and his colleagues have picked the strongest Indian squad, which is capable of winning the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa.
India will be without many key players in the tri-series due to injuries but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it's a blessing in disguise as it presents them with an opportunity to test bench strength ahead of the 2011 World Cup.
The pacer was rewarded for his impressive return to international cricket with a berth in India's T20, and One-day squads for the series against Sri Lanka, beginning December 9.
If his exciting talent and the rich encomia showered on him by the likes of Wasim Akram and Sourav Ganguly are any indication, then India may have unearthed a potentially world-class fast bowler in Jaydev Unadkat.
'I like to perform when there are challenges.' 'In cricket, when you get easy performances or easy wickets, then it's no fun.' 'But when you have to fight and perform in challenging conditions, then that feeling is something else.'
A SWOT analysis of the 12 teams involved in the second Twenty20 World Cup in England.
Was any cricketer missing at the skipper's wedding reception in Mumbai?
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest bowler to reach the milestone of 300 Test wickets in his 54th match, breaking Dennis Lillee's record during India's win over Sri Lanka in the second Test, in Nagpur on Monday.
India went in with two spinners and as many pacers in the first Test against Pakistan.
Pacer Ishant Sharma became the 12th Indian to take 150 Test wickets when he dismissed opener Hamish Rutherford on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand, in Auckland, on Thursday.
A resurgent Delhi Daredevils will look to build a winning momentum.
As the newly-appointed head coach Ravi Shastri spells out why he was so desperate to have Bharat Arun as part of his support staff, Rediff.com's Harish Kotian listens in.
What does Tendulkar miss the most about not being an active player? "I miss the laughter, the seriousness, the celebrations."
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday said dropping guard after a good first hour was one of the reasons behind their crushing 10-wicket defeat in the second Test against India apart from the brilliance of paceman Zaheer Khan.
New Zealand would look to a Test loss to try and salvage a victory against India in the third and final Test at the Basin Reserve, batsman Ross Taylor said on Saturday.
'When I was in Shrirampur I thought I would make it to the Indian team. There were a series of events that happened, and even if one link was missing, I don't think I would be here.'
India's poor sporting relations with neighboring Pakistan damaged cricket in the region, a top Indian cricket official said.
The Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) is still mum on whether it would arrange a felicitation ceremony for the retired legend Virender Sehwag, with their standard answer being "no communication from BCCI".
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.
Ahead of the three-match series, commencing in Dharamsala on Friday, Rajneesh Gupta presents a recap on battles between the two sides over the years.
Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan have been included in the squad for September's World Cup.
If Ricky Ponting is to be believed, the Australians are refraining from doing what has, over the years, become a characteristic feature about their brand of cricket. 'We're focusing only on our game, on the look-out to find means to improve our game and give ourselves a good chance to play our best cricket,' Australia's captain said.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances