Mahendra Singh Dhoni knows how to pace his innings according to varied match situations which still makes him an asset for India
Following the heart-wrenching defeat in the first ODI in Pune on Sunday, England pacer Jake Ball has insisted that his team would try to ruin India's party when the two sides meet in the next game in Cuttack on Thursday.
Images from the second one-day international between India and South Africa in Gwalior on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma produced an elegant hundred before Kuldeep Yadav flummoxed the Pakistani batsmen as India inflicted a humiliating 89-run defeat via the Duckworth-Lewis method on their arch-rivals.
Images from the sixth one-dayer in the tri-series between India and Sri Lanka at the Dambulla on Wednesday.
Sri Lankan cricket board was examining stump microphone audios to determine whether captain Kumar Sangakkara or any of his team-mates had played a role in coaxing Suraj Randiv to bowl a 'no-ball' to prevent Virender Sehwag from scoring a century.
Indian opener Virender Sehwag on Tuesday said Sri Lankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv, who denied him a hundred in Monday's ODI tri-series match by deliberately bowling a no ball, has apologised for his conduct.
Opener Rohit Sharma smashed an unbeaten 124 to help India overcome a top-order wobble and register a series-clinching six-wicket victory in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Sunday.
The fifth One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Sunday was abandoned because the pitch was found to be dangerous to play on. Sri Lanka were reduced to 83 for five wickets after 23.3 overs when the players left the field.
The first ODI of the five-match series between England and Australia at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, on Wednesday, marked a historic occasion for the One-Day Internationals. This was the 3000th match in the history of ODIs.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma slammed centuries as a dominant India humiliated Sri Lanka by a record 168-run margin in the fourth One-Day International in Colombo, on Thursday.
Aaron Finch and his men arrived in India as clear underdogs, having endured a wretched couple of years in the format during which they lost six ODI series in a row and were ravaged by a ball-tampering scandal.
Australia cruised to a 50-run victory over West Indies after skipper Ricky Ponting smashed his 29th ODI century in the fourth One Day International at the Gabba, Brisbane, on Sunday.
Australia completed a series whitewash, beating Pakistan by three-wickets in the fifth and final One-day International in Perth on Sunday.
Half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir helped India crush Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the fifth One-Day International of the Tri-Nation Tournament in Dhaka, on Sunday. Kohli was unbeaten on a fine innings of 71 from 68 deliveries, inclusive of nine boundaries, to take India to 213 for two in 32.4 overs for a convincing victory with a bonus point as they stormed home more than 13 overs to spare.
Earlier, on the back of Virat Kohli's 160 (not out), India reached a total of 303 for 6 in their 50 overs.
Australia beat India by 24 runs in the fourth One-Day International to level the seven-match series 2-2.
'Credit must go to all the bowlers. I thought the fielding was very supportive. We knew we could beat India. Just needed some application'
Thilina Kandamby and Angelo Mathews hit half-centuries to help Sri Lanka recover from a top order collapse and post a respectable 212 against England in a Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, on Friday. Left-hander Kandamby, playing in only his 20th ODI, showed great maturity with a solid knock of 53 from 82 deliveries before he was run out after a misunderstanding with partner Angelo Mathews, who stroked 51 from 70 deliveries.
Trent Boult top the most valuable players list with Mohammed Shami hold on to second position
Virat Kohli anchored a tricky chase before Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur played useful cameos with the bat to power India to a series-winning four-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third ODI, in Cuttack, on Sunday. IMAGES from the third and final ODI in Cuttack on Sunday.
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir slammed centuries to take India to a convincing seven-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the fourth One-Day International at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Thursday. Gambhir was unbeaten on a splendid innings of 150 to take India to 317 for three in 48.1 overs in reply to Sri Lanka's 315 for six. Dinesh Karthik finished unbeaten on 19 from 22 deliveries as India clinched the five-match series 3-1.
Images from the World Cup match played between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Oval in London on Saturday.
Left-arm pacer Doug Bollinger claimed five for 35 to help World champions Australia crush India by six wickets in the sixth One-Day International, in Guwahati, on Sunday. Chasing a paltry 170 for victory, the depleted Australian team cruised to 172 for five in 41.5 overs to register their third straight win and seal the seven-match series 4-2 with a game to spare.
Kuldeep Yadav picked up four wickets, while Shikhar Dhawan hit an unbeaten half-century to power India to a crushing eight-wicket victory against New Zealand in the first ODI.
Virat is No 1, Rohit is No 2, but guess who are 3, 4 and 5?
Batting ace Sachin Tendulkar rates his opportune century, which laid the foundation of India's tri-series win over Sri Lanka, as one of his best.
Sri Lanka's promising all-rounder Angelo Mathews produced a career best six for 20 to subject India to a humiliating 139 run defeat in the third Tri-series match on Saturday. Sanath Jayasuriya (98) and Thilina Kandamby (91 not out) took Sri Lanka to 307 for six then India succumbed for 168 from 37.2 overs.
Pakistan clinched a second consolation victory in the fifth and final one-day international against Sri Lanka on Sunday but the hosts still won the series 3-2.
India made amends for their Twenty20 World Cup debacle, winning the one-day international series against West Indies 2-1 after torrential rains washed out the fourth and final ODI in St. Lucia on Sunday.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth One-Day International in Hamilton on Wednesday. The Indian team effected two changes in the squad, bringing in Rohit Sharma for the injured Sachin Tendulkar and replacing Munaf Patel with a fit-again Ishant Sharma.
India meets New Zealand in the first ODI of the five-match series on March 3 at McLean Park, Napier. Here's a statistical outlook of the cricket at the venue.
Captain AB de Villiers smashed an unbeaten 101 in his 200th One-Day International to lead South Africa to a five-wicket victory over England and a 3-2 series win at Newlands on Sunday.
A superlative 175 by Sachin Tendulkar was in vain as Australia beat India by three runs in the fifth ODI in Hyderabad on Thursday.
India's winning streak finally snapped as New Zealand cruised to an eight-wicket consolation win in the fifth and final One-Day International in Auckland on Saturday to deny the visitors a clean sweep of the ODI series. India's awe-inspiring batting order witnessed a rare collapse and the visitors were skittled out for a paltry 149 runs in 36.3 overs before the Kiwis romped home in just 23.2 overs.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final One-Day International against New Zealand which was reduced to a 43-overs-a-side affair due to rain in Auckland on Saturday. India went into the match without any change to the squad that crushed New Zealand in the previous match at Hamilton, while the hosts brought in veteran Scott Styris at the cost of Ewen Thompson.
India beat Sir Lanka by six wickets in the first ODI of the five-match series which saw Sanath Jayasuriya score 107, his 28th ODI century.
Tillakaratne Dilshan blasted a career-best unbeaten 137 while Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed his 500th ODI wicket as Sri Lanka bulldozed Pakistan by 235 runs to win the three-match cricket series 2-1 in Lahore on Saturday.
Martin Guptill underlined his importance to the New Zealand one-day side with a blistering match-winning century as he guided his side to a seven-wicket victory over South Africa in their fourth one-day international in Hamilton on Wednesday.
Glenn Maxwell blasted a splendid 83-ball 96 to lift Australia to a three-wicket victory against India that also helped the hosts seal the five-match ODI series 3-0, in Melbourne, on Sunday.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances