
New Delhi: This is a situation that Team India and its millions of fans had hopped would not arrive for another couple of years. But injuries don't come invited and when they strike, it's not just the player but the entire team composition and the bench strength that needs to dig in its heels and not give up. With Zaheer Khan being ruled out of the remainder of the England...

12:48 PM, Feb 19, 2008

Roseau, Dominica: Indian pace spearhead Ishant Sharma is set to play the final Test against the West Indies here on Wednesday despite carrying the after effects of a collision with teammate Praveen Kumar on his face. Ishant largely stood aside during the only practice session ahead of the decisive Test at Windsor Park on Tuesday, giving rise to speculation that he may not be fit enough to bowl. That speculation...

12:59 AM, Feb 10, 2008

Hong Kong: Relenting on its stand not to use the Decision Review System (DRS) in Test cricket, the BCCI on Monday scaled down to accept a modified version of the technology, at the annual conference of the International Cricket Council in progress here. The much-debated system will be in place during India's tour of England, but with certain modifications. The BCCI said they are agreeable to the use of technology...

04:04 AM, Feb 07, 2008

Kolkata: Rubbishing rumours of cold war with Bollywood superstar and owner of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Shah Rukh Khan, former KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly said on Saturday that Shah Rukh is like his elder brother and will remain so. I don't know from where these false stories of clash between me and Shah Rukh have come up. There is no such thing. It is totally wrong. Shah Rukh...

11:26 PM, Feb 06, 2008

Dubai: Virender Sehwag, who is working to get fit for the away series against England, says that World No. 1 India can prove their supremacy in Tests if they can win all the three overseas series this year. India have been the No. 1 Test side since December 2009. They have been able to beat teams in their own backyard and maintain the top spot. At the start of the...

08:05 PM, Feb 06, 2008

Colombo: The uncertainty over Indian players' participation in next month's Sri Lankan Premier League will continue after Thursday's meeting between the top brass of Sri Lanka Cricket and BCCI has been put off due to pressing engagements of SLC officials. On the advice of Sri Lanka Sports Minister Mahindanda Aluthgamage, SLC chairman DS de Silva and secretary Nishantha Ranatunga were scheduled to meet the BCCI officials on Thursday to sort...

08:57 AM, Feb 06, 2008

The BCCI has been pushed into a tight corner after Laliti Modi alleged that the Indian board campaigned to undermine the ICL. ...

08:22 AM, Feb 06, 2008

New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings meet Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday in the first match of the playoff stage, with the winner getting a direct entry into the final of the Indian Premier League, while the loser getting a second chance by way of playing the second qualifier. The two teams have clearly been the most consistent in the tournament and were separated only by a...

01:26 AM, Jan 29, 2008