Former India captain Anil Kumble has hailed Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his decision to withdraw the run-out appeal against England's Ian Bell and said he was proud of the team for playing the game in the right spirit.
India fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur because he is recovering from chikungunya.
Panic gripped Bangalore after a generator blast outside the Bangalore Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, where an Indian Premier League match was scheduled at 4pm.
Rediff.com's Harish Kotian checks out how much India's cricket coaches -- from John Wright to Ravi Shastri -- have been paid.
It is going to be a battle between Mahendra Singh Dhoni's spirited leadership and the strategic acumen of experienced Anil Kumble when their teams Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore take on each other in the Champions League Twenty20 semi-final in Durban on Friday.
Unless there is a dramatic improvement in the overall bowling and fielding, India, says Anil Kumble, might have problems against teams with stronger and more consistent batting line-ups than Bangladesh.
Following Harbhajan Singh's milestone of 400 wickets in the third Test against the West Indies on Thursday, we present the leading wicket-takers in the longest format of the game.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh added another feather to his cap on Thursday, becoming the third Indian bowler and 11th overall to take 400 wickets in Test cricket.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday added another feather to his cap by becoming the third Indian bowler and 11th overall to take 400 wickets in Test cricket.
An all-round effort from Team India saw the hosts bundle out Australia for 112 runs and record a superb 75-run win on Day 4 of the 2nd Test in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Here are the statistical highlights from Day 4 of the match.
Former Test captain Anil Kumble reckons it is India's best chance to lift the ODI World Cup after 1983 but fitness of players will be a major concern and ending the 28-year-old drought will depend on the squad's ability to remain injury-free during the event.
The one performance that stood out was Praveen Kumar's, the Uttar Pradesh bowler recording the first hat-trick of the third edition.
'Well, there is always excitement when India plays. So I am looking forward to the series. Lots of young talent in the spin bowling department. Am looking forward to seeing the spinners doing really well.'
India will tour Sri Lanka for a full series beginning with a Test match at Galle from July 26, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Friday.
With no one bidding for Sourav Ganguly in the IPL players' auction on Saturday, the former India captain should call it quits rather than losing his self-esteem in public eye, feels a disappointed Debu Mitra, who had coached the left-hander during his formative years.
Former Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble called Sri Lankan off-break bowler Muttiah Muralitharan's feat of claiming 800 wickets in Test cricket on Thursday, as an 'unparalleled' achievement which would take a long time and uncommon skill to be filliped.
With only a day to go for the start of the much-anticipated five-match Test series between India and England, all eyes would be on aggressive skipper Virat Kohli as he readies to motivate his boys and avenge the 2012 home series loss against Alastair Cook's men.
India, who lost to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final at The Oval on Sunday, start favourites for the series comprising five ODIs and a T20 International.
It was waiting to happen after India's unceremonious World Cup exit and on Wednesday the Board of Control for Cricket in India ended Virat Kohli's run as India's white-ball captain with a rather matter-of-fact statement, handing the reins to Rohit Sharma "going forward".
Newly-appointed India coach Anil Kumble dismissed reports of conflict of interest between his new job and his involvement in a sports firm as well as heading the International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee.
In a historic day for the Indian cricket, former Test captain Anil Kumble was on Sunday elected as president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association and the group led by him won 23 out of the 24 posts that went to the polls in Bangalore on Sunday.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the fourth season of IPL 4. An elated Royal Challengers chairman Dr Vijay Mallya said, "Vettori is a highly experienced and respected leader and we hope to ride to the pinnacle of success this IPL under his leadership."
The prime ministers of India and Pakistan will mix with Bollywood stars and thousands of fans as the two rivals square off in a World Cup cricket semi-final on Wednesday in the wake of high profile peace talks between the two nations.
Former India pacer Irfan Pathan reckons that the ban on using saliva for shining the ball is a significant blow to bowlers and authorities should ensure preparation of bowling-friendly Test wickets to prevent complete domination of the game by the batsmen. The ICC cricket committee, led by former India captain Anil Kumble, has recommended a ban on use of saliva as an interim measure to combat the coronavirus threat.
Star England paceman James Anderson has broken Australian legend Glenn McGrath's record for number of wickets by a pacer in home conditions. Anderson, who claimed four wickets in England's thumping victory against Pakistan in the second Test, has now 291 wickets at home. The England pacer overcomes McGrath's long-standing record of 289 wickets that he took in Australia.
Rahul's ascendancy to captaincy was expected after Ravichandran Ashwin was traded to Delhi Capitals last month.
Royal Challengers Bangalore ended their campaign on a high, crushing Deccan Chargers by nine wickets in the third place play-off match in the Indian Premier League in Mumbai, on Saturday. Chasing 83 for victory, Bangalore cruised to 86 for one in 13.5 overs and won with 37 deliveries to spare to seal a place in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
The pitch for the India-England match held up well, but the same cannot be said for the Umpire's Decision Review System, says former India captain Anil Kumble.
Royal Challenger Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble held his team's batting failure for the humiliating eight-wicket defeat to South Australia in the Champions League Twenty20 Group B match in Durban.
A battle of strategy is on the cards when in-form Royal Challengers Bangalore take on an impressive South Australia in the Champions League Twenty20 Group B encounter in Durban on Friday.
MS Dhoni's apparent ability to thrive on the pressure of captaincy will be tested and be critical to India's chances in this World Cup, says Anil Kumble.
Jacques Kallis starred with an all-round performance as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed underdogs Guyana by nine wickets in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match in Centurion on Sunday.
Images from the Indian Premier League match netween Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
Anil Kumble's Royal Challengers Bangalore will be the only IPL side in action in the Champions League Twenty20 on Sunday when it squares off against West Indian underdogs Guyana in the second of the two matches in Centurion.
Images from the Indian Premier League III match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.
Here are the highlights of India's first-ever all-male fashion week held in Delhi over the weekend. Sallu catwalked, male models preened and menswear collections scorched the ramp. Check it out.
Emphasizing the need for adjustment according to different conditions, Indian head coach Anil Kumble has admitted that his side are focusing on changing their mindset from the Test mode to the shortest format of the game ahead of the two-match T20 series against West Indies in Florida, USA.
There is definitely a bit of lacuna: Bangar on Kumble quitting
Ravichandran Ashwin has stopped bothering about landmarks 'long, long time back' as his only endeavour is to work on his craft and be useful every time when he plays for India.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni enjoys a record most captains would love to replicate. Under him India is yet to lose a series.
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