Sachin Tendulkar moved up to 17th, while Sourav Ganguly too climbed a place to 18th in the latest ICC Test rankings.
Message board on the Indian team to South Africa.
The Bengaluru connection that's shaping Indian cricket.
But the former Pakistan captain added that the young visiting team was not a pushover.
India went in with two spinners and as many pacers in the first Test against Pakistan.
Left-arm spinner Murali Kartik is to take Harbhajan's place while Praveen Kumar looks certain to win his maiden one-day cap.
The newly-appointed selection committee chairman said he will try and see that there is no zonal bias in team selection.
The Indian skipper said Akram's tips would be useful because the side has quite a few left-arm fast bowlers.
The ace Indian leg spinner claimed 5 for 80 as Surrey bowled out Worcestershire for 304 in the County Championship.
Harbhajan Singh was left out of the Indian line-up because of an injury he sustained during the nets on Friday evening.
The former Pakistani leg-spinner said the absence of a second spinner snatched victory from the home side in the Mohali Test.
The southpaw is in London for a six-week stint with Northamptonshire as a stand-in for Aussie batsman Chris Rogers.
Captain Rahul Dravid will be rested for the warm-up one-dayer against England Lions on Saturday.
Zaheer Khan says the thought of not being selected again never crossed his mind.
Paul Nixon and former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams have come out in support of the Indian wicketkeeper.
After losing their last six batsmen for 23 runs, England reduced India to 145 for 4 at close on Day 2 of the first Test.
Manager Chandu Borde defends the team's mediocre showing on Day 1 in the first Test against England.
Twelve out of 17 leading players signed for graded payments.
Shreyas, who is also the skipper of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, appreciates Ricky Ponting's coaching style.
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.
Andhra Pradesh finished the day at 57 for 3 in reply to Baroda's 262.
Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit half centuries, and Zaheer Khan claimed five wickets, as India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third ODI.
Rajneesh Gupta presents statistical analysis of the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Margao.
Discuss the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
India won the toss and elected to field in the Rajkot match.
India made five changes to the team that won in Cuttack for the third ODI.
Chasing 402 for victory, South Africa were 163 for 5 in their second innings at close on the third day of the first Test.
Virender Sehwag (74 not out; 11x4) played all the shots in the book, including the traditional late cut, while Sachin Tendulkar (36;7x4) executed drives, upper cuts and stepped out to spinners, something he did with majestic grace all through his illustrious career.
Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan have been picked in the 31-member team.
Former Australia speedster Dennis Lillee said some 'Sikh boys and a few others are really good and look to be long-term future prospects'.
The IPL has produced many, many, memorable moments on the way.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
Readers present their views on a joint India-Pakistan team to take on the mighty Aussies, and list their eleven.
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