'Zaheer was brilliant. We need players who can come ahead and play like him,' said India's captain after the seven-wicket victory over England in the second Test.
India's pace bowling sensation Zaheer Khan on Monday revealed why he got upset while batting and walked towards Kevin Pietersen and pointed his bat at him on Day 3 of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
India, needing 73 runs to win the second Test against England, were 10 for no loss at close on the penultimate day.
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.
On a roll after five wins on the trot, table toppers Mumbai Indians will look to continue their domination when they clash with struggling Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League game, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Team India discard Zaheer Khan continues to sizzle in county cricket.
The India discard produced an incisive spell of fast bowling to give Worcestershire with a terrific start against Somerset in a County Championship.
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The left-arm pacer suffered a hip strain while bowling in the 2nd ODI of the Afro-Asia Cup.
Message board on the Indian team to South Africa.
Despite four Indian batsmen scoring centuries, Zaheer Khan stole the show in Dhaka.
Bangladesh were 58 for 5 in the first innings in reply to India 610 for 3 at close on Day 2 in the second Test.
Injury-hit RCB and Delhi look to outshine each other.
India are without prolific opening batsman Virender Sehwag, who has been ruled out because of a shoulder injury.
Mumbai Cricket Association's managing committee accepted his formal request to play for Mumbai.
The newly-appointed selection committee chairman said he will try and see that there is no zonal bias in team selection.
Eight Indian cricketers attended a grand lunch party hosted by Imran Khan at his residence.
Worcestershire were promoted to Division One of the English County Championship after a five-wicket victory over Northamptonshire.
The Indian left-arm seamer said he would like to continue his association with Worcestershire after enjoying a successful stint this season.
The English club is waiting to see if he gets picked for India for the ODI series involving Australia and the West Indies in Malaysia.
The left armer underwent the fitness test under the supervision of team physio Andrew Leipus and trainer Gregory Allan King.
Pathan said he has learnt a lot from Zaheer and is happy to see him back in the Indian team for the Pakistan tour.
The ace Indian leg spinner claimed 5 for 80 as Surrey bowled out Worcestershire for 304 in the County Championship.
Ravichandran Ashwin, on Sunday, added yet another feather on his cap as he became the quickest bowler to claim 250 wickets in Test cricket.
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.
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Discuss the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
India won the toss and elected to field in the Rajkot match.
India's Zaheer Khan puts his re-emergence as an international strike bowler down to his stint playing English county cricket last year.
Zaheer Khan claimed a five-wicket haul on his debut for Mumbai to put the 36-time champions in a commanding position against Bengal.
India made five changes to the team that won in Cuttack for the third ODI.
The former India paceman returned with figures of 5-27 as Worcestershire bowled out Northants for 67 in the first innings of the County Championship Division 2 match.
The southpaw is in London for a six-week stint with Northamptonshire as a stand-in for Aussie batsman Chris Rogers.
'When I was in Shrirampur I thought I would make it to the Indian team. There were a series of events that happened, and even if one link was missing, I don't think I would be here.'
India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan will leave for South Africa on Tuesday night to speed up his recovery from a heel injury.
India's new Test captain Virat Kohli has 5,004,544 followers on Twitter, ahead of Sachin Tendulkar who has 4,910,498 followers and former Test skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (3,374,509 followers).
Chasing 402 for victory, South Africa were 163 for 5 in their second innings at close on the third day of the first Test.
The left-armer claimed 3 for 36 as India registered a resounding 96-run win over Rest of South Africa in the warm-up match.
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