Dhoni is an enigmatic figure in Indian cricket: Dean Jones Dean Jones says that despite his unorthodox style of batting and instinctive captaincy, Dhoni always seems to have a plan up his sleeves. ...  
11:43 AM, Mar 02, 2013

India vs Australia, 2nd Test, day 1: as it happened While Harbhajan broke the 145-run stand with Wade's wicket, Jadeja went through the defences of Henriques before snaring Maxwell. Team News: India went in with an unchanged side from the Chennai Test. Australia made two changes - replacing Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc with Xavier Doherty and Glenn Maxwell, who made his Test debut. Toss: Australia won the toss and opted to bat first ...  
08:46 AM, Mar 02, 2013

Dhoni the best person to lead Team India: Laxman Putting all speculations to rest about his alleged strained relationship with MS Dhoni, former India batsman VVS Laxman on Friday said that the dashing batsman is the best person to lead the Indian team. ...  
10:19 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Dhoni's batting reflected on his captaincy: Ashwin But the leader of India's spin attack went into defensive when asked about the possible bowling combination for the second Test. ...  
02:46 PM, Mar 01, 2013

2nd Test: Australia face another trial by spin India may toy with the idea of replacing Bhuvneshwar Kumar with Pragyan Ojha and go with the four spinners in the second Test in Hyderabad. ...  
12:08 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Hyderabad Test: Another rank turner for Australia in Uppal? It's been learned that the Uppal curator had given the Indian team two pitches to choose from, and it took MS Dhoni & Co just one training session on Thursday to make up their mind and point at the drier of the two surfaces. ...  
09:46 AM, Mar 01, 2013

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

Tomes have been written about how captaincy affects a player's batting. Sourav Ganguly, for example, averaged eight runs per innings higher when he was not ...
08:50 AM, Feb 28, 2013

Australia's weakness is spin, so I say go attack: Jamie Alter Should India persist with three spinners for the Hyderabad Test? Cricketnext editor Jamie Alter joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...  
05:52 PM, Feb 27, 2013

Dhoni's 224 was his best innings, says Greg Chappell The former coach of the Indian cricket team believes Dhoni has answered his critics emphatically and that India are lucky to have him. ...  
01:20 PM, Feb 27, 2013

Fan composes song in praise of MS Dhoni The 3.41 minute song highlights Dhoni leading India to victories in the two World Cups, his helicopter shots. ...  
10:05 AM, Feb 27, 2013

Chepauk, a hub of Indian cricket records From the highest score by an Indian to the maximum centuries at a venue, the MA Chidambaram Stadium has been one of the topmost cricket grounds in the country. ...  
10:29 PM, Feb 26, 2013

Board and selectors' faith doing wonders for Dhoni: Gavaskar "If the captain has the confidence of the board and the selectors, it gives him confidence to employ tactics on the field. Now that he [Dhoni] is doing so well, it will give him even more confidence," the former India captain said. ...  
08:08 PM, Feb 26, 2013

Dhoni's innings was a game-changer: Clarke Clarke admitted that Dhoni's innings had the most impact on the match, but did not forget to praise off-spinner Ashwin. ...  
03:33 PM, Feb 26, 2013

Stats: A look at India's most successful Test captains A comprehensive statistical analysis of India's most successful Test captains - at home and away. ...  
02:41 PM, Feb 26, 2013

Never thought I'll play for India, says Dhoni He may have scored a Test double hundred and he may be on the verge of becoming India's best captain but MS Dhoni stays modest in admitting that he never thought he will ever represent his country. ...  
11:27 AM, Feb 26, 2013

1st Test: A good win for India, but let's not go crazy A transitioning India beat a transitioning Australia, but the hosts must improve in all departments before this win can be termed a shift in momentum. ...  
11:19 AM, Feb 26, 2013

1st Test: Eight-wicket win gives India the series lead Chasing a target of 50 after bowling Australia out for 241, India lost their openers cheaply but Sachin Tendulkar hit the winning runs to hasten victory in Chennai. ...  
10:42 AM, Feb 26, 2013

Dhoni's innings one of greatest ever by an Indian in Test cricket?

CNN-IBN debates whether MS Dhoni's 224 against Australia in the first Test is one of the best innings by an Indian batsman. ...
10:57 PM, Feb 25, 2013

Indian team deserves credit for Chennai dominance: Kumble

CNN-IBN's cricket experts discuss day four of the first Test between India and Australia at Chennai on Monday. ...
09:03 PM, Feb 25, 2013