MUMBAI: Under-performing opener Gautam Gambhir was shown the door with Shikhar Dhawan being his surprise replacement in the 15-member Indian cricket squad, announced on Sunday for the first two Tests against Australia starting February 22 in Chennai. Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh rode on pas

  MUMBAI: Under-performing opener Gautam Gambhir was shown the door with Shikhar Dhawan being his surprise replacement in the 15-member Indian cricket squad, announced on Sunday for the first two Tests against Australia starting February 22 in Chennai. Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh r

LONDON: Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin has expressed his desire to coach the India cricket team in future if the BCCI approaches him with an offer. "Whatever little cricket I have played, I have learnt a lot and I would like to impart those skills to young players. It is up to the board (BCCI

Chennai:Little-known Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was the only million-dollar buy in a low-key IPL players' auction where franchises opted to put their money on unheralded names instead of established stars, most of whom went unsold here today. The 24-year-old Maxwell stole the thunde

Dubai: India had two reasons to cheer the completion of the ODI series against England. Not only did Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side manage to win the series by a margin of 3-2, it also reclaimed the number-one rank on the Reliance ICC ODI Championship Table for the first time in just over three year

[caption id="attachment_23096" align="alignleft" width="380"] India’s Suresh Raina and R Jadeja celebrate victory over England. PTI[/caption] Mohali: A rejuvenated India clinched the one-day series against England as the hosts rode on the batting heroics of Rohit Sharma (83) and Suresh Raina (89

  Mumbai, Jan 21 (PTI) Former India captain Anil Kumble was today appointed chief mentor of the Mumbai Indians IPL team ahead of the start of the sixth season. The 42-year-old Kumble not only holds the record of being the highest Indian wicket-taker in both Tests as well as ODIs but is also

With cold conditions persisting in the northern region for the past several days, fast bowlers are likely to get assistance in the last two ODIs between India and England at Mohali and Dharamsala. It rained heavily in Mohali and other parts of Punjab in the last few days and though the weathe

  India 157 for 3 (Kohli 77*, Tredwell 2-29) beat England 155 (Root 39, Jadeja 3-19) by seven wickets MS Dhoni has not had too much to smile about in recent months, as his India side suffered unexpected home defeats in Test and ODI cricket, but he was able to pack away the defensive f

Kuala Lumpur:India's top shuttler Saina Nehwal progressed to the semifinals of the women's singles at the Malaysian Open Super Series in fortuitous fashion with the her Japanese opponent retiring in the deciding set here Friday. Nozomi Okuhara came back from a set down but injured her knee in the

Propped up by the massive series-levelling win in the second ODI, India will look to keep the momentum going when they go into the third one-dayer against England here on Saturday, hoping that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first match in his hometown will prove lucky. After they fell short by me

Kochi, Jan 15 (IANS) India levelled the five match ODI series against England 1-1 with a convincing 127-run win at the Nehru Stadium here Tuesday. Chasing 286 for victory, the visitors floundered from the start and were bowled out for 158 in 36 overs. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (72) and Ravi

NEW DELHI: Chasing a challenging 286, England were bundled out for mere 158, helping India secure a big morale boosting win in the second ODI in Kochi on Tuesday. Scorecard England batsmen collapsed like pack of cards against a disciplined Indian attack after the hosts posted 285/6. Bhuvnes

NEW DELHI: England pacers Jade Dernbach and Steven Finn put India in a spot of bother by dismissing openers Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane respectively in the second one-day international at Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Tuesday. Scorecard  Dernbach gave England the first breakthrough when he c

One-day International (ODI) at the spanking new Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Friday. India, chasing a target of 326, managed 316 for nine in 50 overs after Yuvraj Singh top scored with 61. James Tredwell was the pick of the English bowlers bagging four for 44 while Jade Dernbach a

Mumbai: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun Tendulkar, has been selected in the Mumbai U-14 team. Arjun, who slammed his maiden century in the Mumbai Cricket Association’s U-14 trials, has been selected to represent Mumbai U-14 in their match against West Zone. The left-handed Arjun i

Chesteshwar Pujara has gone all out to prove that he can be another Virender Sehwag. In the Ranji quarter-finals against Karnataka, he slammed 352 off 427 balls with 49 fours and 1 six. Add to this, his record against the Englishmen in the Test series — 438 runs at 87.60 — and he should be a shoe

[caption id="attachment_20451" align="aligncenter" width="468"] Lionel Messi [/caption]Zurich:  Lionel Messi became the first four-time winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award after shattering the world record with 91 goals last year for Barcelona and Argentina. The 25-year-old won for the fo