The new hero is a Portuguese man of war. He's Luis Figo. And he's shoved every favourite Indian hero off the telly screens.
"I'm not God. I have a right to fail," said Sachin Tendulkar replying to if he would get a triple or quadruple century.
India's poor sporting relations with neighboring Pakistan damaged cricket in the region, a top Indian cricket official said.
Estranged Pakistan team trainer-cum-doctor says that had Shoaib Akhtar got a normal elbow he would have bowled up to 176 kmph, and that he would still work with one of the world's fastest bowlers after the India series to enhance his speed.
India's first full series in Pakistan in over 14 years has produced such superlative cricket that the general consensus in Pakistan is that it is being played to a script.
The former Pakistani opener says he had predicted that 'only god could stop' Sachin Tendulkar from becoming a cricket genius.
Following the 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka, vice-captain Adam Gilchrist now feels Australia is ready to conquer the final frontier: a series win in India.
Inzamam reacted with uncharacteristic anger, as did India's vice-captain Rahul Dravid when told of speculation that bookies might have influenced the 2-2 score in the ODI series.
A record 21 million dollars in television and advertisement revenue is likely to be generated from the much awaited Test and one-day series between Pakistan and India.
Come September and Dalmiya's tenure as BCCI chief will end, but would that mean the end of his association with the game as well?
The chairman of the PCB has advised the Indian team to shed any concerns about playing in Pakistan and assured safety and comfort during the tour.
On the day of his great mate's funeral, Shane Warne remembers the first time he took on David Hookes.
With 'Team India' showing its 'might' in the tour Down Under, Chief Executive of PCB Ramiz Raja conceded that they will have an upperhand in the ODIs.
No controversies, please. That's Saurav Ganguly's new mantra. "If it's to do with Navjot Sidhu, please keep away," was the prefix ahead of the interview.
The ICC fears that bookies in the sub-continent are active clandestinely even today.
Can you guess how much does an Indian cricketer selected for an away tour or for a single season earns without even stepping onto the field?
Sachin Tendulkar unveiled 'Pavilion', an exhibition-cum-museum of the rarest of rare photographs and other memorabilia of cricketing legends in Hyderabad.
Want to make it big in cricket? Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has a tip follow 'The Wall' Rahul Dravid.
Irfan Pathan wants to make a difference and cannot wait to touch Pakistani shores.
Sania Mirza savoured a historic 2015 as she became the first female player from India to win a women's doubles Grand Slam title on way to becoming World No 1 even as Yuki Bhambri presented himself in a new 'avtar', raising hopes on the otherwise barren singles circuit.
Mark Waugh probably chose the wrong sport, the game with the rigid back and stiff upper lip.
Sachin's men conquered every cricket lover's heart in Chennai thanks to their grit and tenacity.
For those who have accepted without question the propaganda pedalled about Sourav Ganguly in recent years this will come as quite a surprise.
The ball with which off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took India's first hat-trick in Test cricket in 2001 will be auctioned at a charity event in Bangalore on September 12.
In opting for an extra spinner, says Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, India have picked a batsman less.
Dennis Lillee slammed the growing use of technological gimmickry in Australian TV's coverage of international cricket.
Wasim Akram has been approached by the BCCI to be the team's fast bowling coach.
Adam Gilchrist won praise for sportsmanship after "walking" during a World Cup match, but there was no such joy in the dressing room. His teammates were "pissed off".
The awards have been instituted by the South Asian Journalists Association, and are given annually for excellence in journalism in various categories.
Like the guy always last to leave the party, it was inevitable Steve Waugh would walk away from international cricket on his own terms.
'The best people are the local groundsmen who understand the nature of the local soil and I feel they can make the right kind of wickets,' said Rahul Dravid.
The number of foreign tourists coming to India grew a modest four per cent between January and December 2013, coinciding with women travellers' perception on the country as a safe destination hitting rock bottom.
Ethiopian Tesfaye Abera won the Mumbai Marathon crossing the finish line in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 46 seconds on Sunday.
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