Indian captain MS Dhoni is confident that his inexperienced bowling attack will deliver in the four-Test series against Australia which starts on December 26.
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.
Young spinner Rahul Sharma and pacer Sreenath Aravind are the two new faces in India's depleted 15-member squad for the first two one-dayers in next month's One-Day International series against England.
Skipper Parthiv Patel (101) scored a fighting century to help Gujarat score a modest 244 against Mumbai in their final Ranji Trophy Group A match in Mumbai.
Dale Steyn produced a fiery pace bowling spell of three for just eight runs as Deccan Chargers knocked Royal Challengers Bangalore out of the Indian Premier League with a nine-run victory in a tense match in Uppal on Sunday.
Delhi Daredevils tasted rare success in their Indian Premier League campaign when they defeated two-time champions Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday. So, the win called for celebrations and the party began in right earnest once the players reached the team hotel.
In reply to India's first innings score of 316, England cruised to 216 for one at close on the second day to take firm control of the third Test match.
England's bowlers struck at regular intervals to restrict India to 273 for 7 on the first day of the third Test at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
A rampant England team brimming with confidence go into the third Test against India on Wednesday primed to claim the victory that would secure the world number one ranking from their opponents.
Light rain and overcast conditions have delayed the start of the first Test between India and England at Lord's. A slight drizzle a couple of hours before the scheduled start of play on Thursday, followed by dark sky caused the delay.
Delhi Daredevils would look to continue the new-found momentum against a struggling Gujarat Lions in New Delhi on Thursday.
The Delhi Daredevils coach is hoping his team can turnaround their fortunes and put up a better showing in their remaining matches.
Star players Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan expectedly returned to the team as the national selectors on Saturday announced a full-strength 17-member Test squad for India's upcoming tour of England starting mid July.
India's real test in the Test series will be how their batsman cope with the extra pace and bounce anticipated at Sabina Park, says former West Indies bowling ace Ian Bishop. By arrangement with Quba Media Works.
The selectors' idea of trying out the bench strength in the ODI series against the West Indies failed big time, says Bikash Mohapatra.
India had other heroes as well whose contributions at different stages were extremely crucial, but have gone unnoticed in the 10 years since that glorious victory.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels India are missing a tear away pacer in the ongoing World Twenty20 and should try Ashok Dinda in their remaining Super Eight matches given that spearhead Zaheer Khan is not in the best of form.
Images from the second ODI of the CB tri-series between India and Sri Lanka in Perth, on Wednesday.
Ricky Ponting (137) Michael and Clarke (140), both of whom tormented India in the second Test in Sydney with centuries, joined hands once again for an unbroken 251-run fourth wicket stand which took the hosts to a comfortable 335 for three after a shaky start on the opening day of the fourth and final Test in Adelaide.
By scoring over 300 runs New Zealand batted themselves to a comfortable position but Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha said they too did a good job by taking six wickets on a pitch which did not help the bowlers much.
What things should they improve upon to make a comeback in the second Test, beginning in Colombo, on Monday.
Australia have been harping that the dot balls and maidens they have been stringing together against India is a reason for their dominance in the ongoing Test series but statistics are not as conclusive as it would appear.
Their crucial contribution in guiding India to their first World Cup title in 28 years on Sunday fetched the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan a place in the International Cricket Council's Team of the Tournament.
Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, is excited to join champions Mumbai Indians, saying he has always been a 'die-hard' fan of the five-time IPL winners.
Young right-arm fast bowler Abhimanyu Mithun replaced injured Praveen Kumar in India's Test squad for the upcoming four-match away series against Australia.
Supremely confident on home turf, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to continue their forward march when they face an inconsistent Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Thursday.
Former Indian women's team captain Anjum Chopra has been awarded an honourary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) along with former men's team stalwarts Zaheer Khan and Virender Sehwag. She is the first Indian woman cricketer to get the prestigious life membership of MCC.
Harbhajan Singh says he is confident of making a comeback to the Indian team after having missed the tours of Australia and Pakistan.
Sachin Tendulkar gained a spot to be at number 11 in the latest ICC rankings for Test batsmen.
Zaheer Khan feels that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's form will be key to India' title defence as they get ready to face arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup in less than a week's time.
After welcoming Him into their home, it was time for Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma to say farewell to Bappa.
Statistical highlights of the fifth and final ODI between India and South Africa at Centurion.
Off-colour Harbhajan Singh was dropped while young spinner Rahul Sharma and pacer Sreenath Aravind are the two new faces in India's depleted 15-member squad for the first two one-dayers in next month's ODI series against England.
Sachin Tendulkar remained the highest-ranked Indian batsman at the 12th spot in the latest ICC Test charts released on Tuesday.
Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni were among the four Indian cricketers who found a place in former Australia captain Ian Chappell's '2010 World XI', which did not feature a singleAussie.
World champions India dominated the ICC ODI Team of the Year, announced in London on Monday, with four of its players figuring in the side, including Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was named captain.
The Indian squad is packed with quality players but either wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal or Washington Sundar should have found place in the home team's line-up, reckons 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh.
Hit hard by injuries on the disastrous tour of England, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni conceded that the players are overworked and called for a rotation policy to give them rest.
Paceman Tim Bresnan on Tuesday said England are looking to hit India hard in the upcoming One-day series as they aim to inflict another whitewash on the hapless World champions.
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