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.
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.
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.
Sachin Tendulkar remained the highest-ranked Indian batsman at the 12th spot in the latest ICC Test charts released on Tuesday.
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.
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.
Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane tells Harish Kotian the secret of his success at the domestic level, and why he was not surprised at being called up for the England ODI series.
India's bowling coach Eric Simmons defended RP Singh's inclusion in the playing eleven for the ongoing fourth and final Test against England, saying he was preferred over Munaf Patel because of his ability to swin the bowl.
The visitors finished the day 240 runs ahead with England needing to bat for most of the remaining two days if they are to save the match and prevent a 1-0 deficit in the three-match series.
New Zealand coach Mark Greatbatch has said that Indian bowlers were using sledging as a tactic to unsettle young batsman Kane Williamson during the drawn second Test in Hyderabad.
The Indian cricket team arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday for their first match of the three-Test series against visitors New Zealand, starting November 4 at the Sardar Patel stadium in Motera.
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.
Injured speedster Ishant Sharma may not have lived up to his potential in the past few years but India's former bowling coach Eric Simons feels that team should invest in the lanky speedster as he has the ability to lead the attack once Zaheer Khan retires.
Trust MS Dhoni to spring a surprise! The second day's play at the Lord's was no different.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to bowl his seam-up stuff during the second day of the Lord's Test on Friday came under severe criticism from former India captain Kapil Dev.
India will be without explosive batsman Virender Sehwag in the upcoming One-Day series against Australia due to an injury while Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan have been rested.
Sri Lanka were 66 for 1 at stumps, in reply to India's 642 in the fist innings, at the end of Day 2 in the second Test in Kanpur on Wednesday. Rahul Dravid went on to score a fluent 144 while Rangana Herath claimed five wickets as India were dismissed in 154 overs.
Dashing opener Virender Sehwag's availability will be the bone of contention when the national selectors meet in Chennai on Saturday to select the Test squad for the upcoming tour of England.
Sachin Tendulkar rose three places to be the only Indian cricketer in the list of top-ten batsmen in the ICC Player rankings for Test cricket released on Tuesday.
Gautam Gambhir will lead India in the ODI and T20 series on the upcoming tour of the West Indies after regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni asked to be rested. Suresh Raina will be Gambhir's deputy.
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.
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.
Australia bundled India out for 191 on the opening day of the second Test Tuesday, before coming through a top order crisis of their own to finish a frenetic day on 116 for three, 75 runs behind.
Images from day four of the first Test between India and Australia in Melbourne, on Thursday.
The Indian cricket team, sans newly-married skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will leave for Sri Lanka from Chennai on Friday to play three Tests and a tri-nation ODI series starting July 18.
You be the selector and pick your eleven for the sixth ODI against New Zealand at Auckland, on January 11.
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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.
Team India's pace duo of Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma got some vital bowling practice on the third and final day of their warm-up match against Cricket Australia Chairman's XI before the match ended in a draw in Canberra on Wednesday.
Spin legend Shane Warne feels that bowling is India's weak link and Australia can exploit this to their advantage in the four-match Test series beginning in Melbourne on December 26.
The Indians are likely to field their first team when they take on Cricket Australia Chairman's XI in their second and final warm-up game, on Monday, with the focus on the fitness of their fast bowlers ahead ofthe four-match Test series, starting December 26.
Farveez Maharoof's five-wicket haul, including a hat-trick, and half-centuries from Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene saw Sri Lanka crush India by seven wickets in the sixth and final group match of the Asia Cup 2010, in Dambulla, on Tuesday.
The pacer feels that the new ICC rule from October 1 that different balls will be used from the two ends in the one-dayers, has helped swing bowlers like him to move the ball for longer periods.
The pacer feels that the new ICC rule from October 1 that different balls will be used from the two ends in the one-dayers, has helped swing bowlers like him to move the ball for longer periods.
Another all-round show by Yuvraj Singh helped India thrash the West Indies by 80 runs in their final Group B match of the World Cup. Chasing 269 for victory, the West Indies could only amass 188 from 43 overs.
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy Elite division matches, on Wednesday.
Bikash Mohapatra believes that South Africa's Dale Steyn's secret of success lies in him bowling in short spells.
The Indian cricket squad arrived in Chennai on Monday for Sunday's crucial group B match of the World Cup against the West Indies.
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