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.
R Vinay Kumar and Murali Vijay are the new faces in India's 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup, beginning in the West Indies, on Friday.
With the help of statistics, Aabhas Sharma analyses four knotty questions the selection of the Indian team for World Cup 2011 has thrown up.
Wisden, the highly respected cricket publication, on Wednesday named Virender Sehwag as the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2008 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni captain of its first ever Dream Test XI which has five Indians in the ranks.
If the South African team is looking at home in the scorching Indian summer, the credit largely goes to its physio, Shane Jabbar, who has come well-prepared for the tough conditions.
Bolstered by the return of pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, India would look to stamp their superiority and clinch the five-match series against New Zealand with a third straight victory in the third One-dayer in Vadodara on Saturday.
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.
Statistical highlights of the opening day's play in the first Test between India and New Zealand at Hamilton on Wednesday.
Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan said he doesn't mind batting in any position for the Indian team if given an opportunity during the ongoing T20I series against England and added that pressure situation brings out the best in him.
India should play South Africa on turning tracks in the forthcoming two-match home Test series rather than playing on pace-friendly pitches, feels former captain Kapil Dev.
Following are the statistical highlights at the end of the second and final India-Bangladesh Test at Mirpur on Wednesday.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad on Friday.
India posted a mammoth first innings score before claiming a couple of wickets to continue their domination against New Zealand, on Day 2 of the first Test, at the Sardar Patel stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad, on Friday.
Images from the fourth One-Day International at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Dwayne Bravo's superb all-round showing saw Mumbai Indians edge past Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling finish in the Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 in Durban, on Sunday.
Impressed with the skill-set of young speedsters at the MRF pace academy in Chennai, Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath said that hunting for stronger bodies from the northern part of India can be the answer to the nation's thirst for producing more fast bowlers.
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.
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 southpaw slammed 75 as Uttar Pradesh ended day one on 303 for six against Baroda
Former Indian captain Anil Kumble on Sunday said that absence of key players in the Indian team cost them a major tournament like Champions Trophy.
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.
Kumble has gone wicketless only twice in an innings at home after conceding 100 runs. Overall this was the sixth such instance. India has never won a Test in which this has happened.
India left out off-spinner Ramesh Powar, preferring young leg-spinner Piyush Chawla instead for the day-night encounter.
Images from the Tuesday's Asia Cup league match betweeen India and Sri Lanka, in Dambulla.
Newly weds Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal looked lovely at their second Mumbai reception.
India's cricket selectors did a volte-face on Thursday when they brought in seniors to replace youngsters for the ODI series in Sri Lanka and Champions Trophy. It was not surprising that Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh made a comeback and making way for them were Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, Yusuf Pathan and Manpreet Singh Gony.
A 16-member Indian team, eager to ease the pain of their Twenty20 World Cup debacle, arrived in Port-of-Spain from London on Friday for a four-match ODI series against the West Indies, starting June 26. The visitors landed at the Norman Manley International Airport in Jamaica without key players Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan.
Opener Virender Sehwag was forced to miss the match after failing to recover from a shoulder injury, but pace bowler Zaheer Khan was declared fit and included in the team after missing the two warm-up matches.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
Images from the fifth day's play in the second Test between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Thursday.
Intense action is in store when play resumes on Day 2. Can India bounce back and take a sizeable lead? India Abroad's Harish Kotian is at the ground posting updates as they happen. Follow what's the latest from the Test on Harish's MyPage!
Images from the first day's play in the second Test between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Can Kallis and Amla carry on the fine showing on Day 2? India will need a couple of early wickets to restrict the South African total.
Images from the first Test between India and South Africa, Day 1 at Nagpur on Saturday
Sachin Tendulkar (160) scored his 42nd Test century as India amassed a 241-run first innings lead before reducing New Zealand to 75 for 3 in the second innings on Day 3 of the first Test.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid on Wednesday equalled Mark Waugh's world record of 181 Test catches when he caught Martin Guptill (14) at third slip off Zaheer Khan's bowling on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
India's pace ace Ishant Sharma lived up to his potential, picking four wickets in the first innings, but was disappointed that New Zealand were let off the hook after struggling at 61 for six at one stage on the opening day of the first Test in Hamilton on Wednesday.
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.
Images from day four of the second and final Test between India and Bangladesh in Dhaka, on Wednesday.
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