It was a fairytale too good to last long and Mahendra Singh Dhoni met his Waterloo in England last year, a nightmare that returned to haunt him in Australia.
Facing flak from several quarters for his 'third world country' remarks against India, Australian opener Matthew Hayden has insisted that he meant no disrespect to the nation or its people.
Kevin Pietersen was named England's stand-in captain for the next four limited-overs internationals, following the ICC's decision to ban Paul Collingwood. Collingwood was given a four-match ban by cricket's governing body for England's slow over rate during Wednesday's one-day defeat to New Zealand.
Virender Sehwag heaped praise on his Delhi teammates Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli after India beat Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI, saying Delhi batsmen are always hungry for runs.
It was India's third win in six one-day matches under Virender Sehwag's captaincy and that probably explained his jovial mood at the post match briefing. The stand-in skipper had no hesitation in giving his bowlers all the credit they deserved for the success.
A countdown clock could be one way of addressing the issue.
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was also fined 20% of his match fee for a slow over-rate offence while his team mates saw their match fees reduced by 10% each after the side was ruled to be one over short of their target.
Kings XI Punjab skipper Kumar Sangakkara was slapped with a one-match ban and a hefty $50,000 fine, for the team's slow over-rate for the third time in the third edition of the Indian Premier League on Sunday.
Recommendations from the ICC Cricket Committee concerning Umpire Decision Review System, bad light and slow over-rates were adopted on the first day of the ICC Board meeting at Lord's in London.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for hitting the stumps with his bat after his dismissal during their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
The ICC made an official announcement saying that Sourav Ganguly was permitted to play pending the resolution of any appeal
Elton Chigumbura's Pakistan tour came to an abrupt end after the Zimbabwe captain was slapped with a two-match suspension for his team's slow over-rate in Tuesday's first One-Day International in Lahore.
This is Tharanga's second ban in recent times after he suffered a similar two-match ban for slow over-rate in the Champions Trophy when he had led the side against South Africa in the absence of then-skipper Angelo Mathews.
"I am not worried about the captaincy as I have done it for five-and-a-half years," said Ganguly.
'It is time to be humble and offer Test cricket to fans as per their convenience.' 'The only way to get more people to Test cricket and increase its viewership, its popularity and its quality by having day-night Test matches.'
The Indian captain was picked ahead of VVS Laxman and Chris Rogers as the second overseas player by the English county.
Chris Broad concluded that India had bowled three overs short in the third ODI and the ICC verdict would be out in a day or two
BCCI secretary S K Nair said Ganguly can play in the second Test against South Africa.
The Indian captain had a light practice session during which he batted for 15-20 minutes.
The Delhi captain criticised the Indian team for not coming out in support of their skipper who has been pulled up by the ICC for slow over rate.
Sourav Ganguly has yet to make a final decision on whether to appeal against the six-ODI ban on him.
The decision to suspend Ganguly was taken after he breached the ICC Code of Conduct for the second match in succession.
Match referee Mike Procter also fined the rest of the team Procter also fined the rest of the Indian team five per cent of their match fees for slow over rate.\n\n
Former India all-rounder Ajay Jadeja says India should continue with Rahul Dravid as captain beyond the tri-series in Sri Lanka.
The deposed India captain said he does not mind batting at any position to suit the needs of the team.
Stand-in captain Rahul Dravid said the whole team is responsible for the slow over-rate in the Ahmedabad match.
If Ganguly plays, can he also lead? Should he? How fair is this to Rahul Dravid, who finds himself appointed captain and stripped of captaincy all inside 24 hours, for no fault of his?
As the Indian captain has appealed against the ban it is automatically suspended till the ICC gives its verdict.
Do you think the ban comes as a good break for the Indian captain who can now go back and work on his batting or do you think it could signal the end of his tenure as the skipper?
Rahul Dravid will lead India in the last two ODIs. Virender Sehwag will be his deputy.
'They're going to need to get some cricket before coming back into the squad. It's all part of the management. We'll have to wait and see'
Steven Smith will lead Australia in Friday's tri-series match against England in absence of suspended George Bailey, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.
South Africa have released captain AB de Villiers from their one-day international squad in Bangladesh ahead of the three-match series starting in Mirpur on Friday.
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