London: India have strengthened their number one position on the ICC ODI Championship Table as they have added two more rating points to their kitty with an unbeaten run in the group stage of the Champions Trophy.
India had entered the tournament on 119 ratings points and have moved to 121, thanks to victories over South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan.
England are now ranked second after moving up two places from fourth, thereby pushing Australia to third position.
Second-ranked England and third-placed Australia are level on 113 ratings points, but Alastair Cook's side is ranked above Michael Clarke's team by a fraction of a point....
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10:26 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: The BCCI selection committee on Monday put faith in the 15 players currently in England for the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, naming an unchanged squad for the tri-series to be played in the West Indies from June 28. India have qualified for the Champions Trophy semi-finals after being South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan respectively. Their campaign has been highlighted by excellent fielding and strong performances from the...
03:09 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Birmingham: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has told his match-winning young team to remain focused as it approached the business end of the Champions Trophy. The reigning World Cup champions have enjoyed a remarkable campaign in the eight-nation tournament so far, becoming the only team to enter the semi-finals with an all-win record. But Dhoni knowns all the good work will mean nothing if his team slips up in Thursday's...
03:27 PM, Jun 16, 2013
India take on Pakistan in a high-voltage fixture at Edgbaston. India are yet to register a victory over their arch-rivals in Champions Trophy. India have already qualified for the semi-finals with consecutive victories over South Africa and West Indies whereas Pakistan would be playing for pride as losses to South Africa and West Indies have pushed them out of the tournament. In cricketing terms, it's going to be a match...
01:41 PM, Jun 15, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket expert Anil Kumble previews the ICC Champions Trophy encounter between India and Pakistan at Birmingham on Saturday. ...
08:30 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Even before the tournament started, cricket fans had highlighted June 15 on their printouts of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy fixtures. On the pin-up board, in fluorescent, it said - India v Pakistan at Birmingham. Just one thing matters in an Indo-Pak face-off - a win. Nothing else satisfies fans from either side of the border. Pakistan may be out of the tournament and India may have already qualified for...
03:43 PM, Jun 14, 2013
India v Pakistan has long been seen as the mother of all cricket contests. Both teams have engaged in some epic duels - who can forget Javed Miandad's last-ball six? Or Sreesanth's catch at fine leg? - but when it comes to the ICC Champions Trophy, its Pakistan who have the upper hand. In two head-to-heads in the tournament termed as the mini World Cup, they have beaten India both...
03:13 PM, Jun 14, 2013
London: India's newest 'Man Friday' Ravindra Jadeja feels that secret of his success lies in "keeping things simple" which helped him get a career-best of five for 36 against West Indies in a group league of Champions Trophy on Tuesday. "This is my best bowling performance and I am very happy about it. I have had three four-wicket hauls, but this one is special. I just tried to keep things...
08:07 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Coming off contrasting wins in their previous matches, West Indies and India will face-off at The Oval hoping to make it to the semi-finals. ...
04:52 PM, Jun 11, 2013
London: Indian skipper MS Dhoni on Monday said that his team has always seen West Indian opener Chris Gayle as an impact player, who can take the game away from them or any team single handedly. "The Gayle factor will always be there. He is one of those individuals who has a big impact on the game. It's always good to get him out early. Our fast bowlers will have...
10:19 AM, Jun 11, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN, interim BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said that the clean-up process of Indian cricket has started, but however, there's still some time left for the complete effect to take place. Adding to this, Dalmiya also said that cancellation of late-night parties for cricketers and banning of cheerleaders from tournaments is the right way to go forward and should act as a catalyst towards the entire clean-up of the ...
08:53 AM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: Indian cricket board interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya Monday promised to look into Mahendra Singh Dhoni's alleged conflict of interest after the team returns from the Champions Trophy being held in England and Wales. "I don't want to disturb the team during the Champions Trophy. I gain nothing by doing that. We have taken a note of the (Dhoni) issue, we are looking into it but we are not...
09:43 PM, Jun 10, 2013
London: The day-to-day happenings in the BCCI since the IPL spot-fixing scandal broke out has not bothered the Indian team, according to captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who said that his his players were only focussed on the ongoing Champions Trophy. "As players, we can only control the things we are able to," Dhoni told mediapersons ahead of his team's second group league encounter against the West Indies at the Oval...
07:25 PM, Jun 10, 2013
London: Coming off contrasting wins in their previous matches, West Indies and India will face-off at The Oval on Tuesday looking to move ahead of each other and nearer to securing a place in the ICC Champions Trophy knock-out stage. With their fellow Group B teams Pakistan and South Africa having lost their opening matches last week, victory for either side will move them to four points and thus on...
01:17 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Recently there was a poll on one of the most popular cricket websites in the world. The question asked was a simple one. Which team ...
10:00 PM, Jun 08, 2013
New York: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with earnings of USD 31.5 million, has been ranked at 16th place on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes, which has been topped by golfer Tiger Woods. The magazine said 31-year-old Dhoni moved up 15 positions this year. In 2012, he was placed at 31st position. The influential business magazine estimated that Dhoni made USD 31.5 million over the last year from prize money...
08:57 AM, Jun 07, 2013
India maintained their unbeaten record against South Africa in the Champions Trophy with a 26-run win in Cardiff, set up by Shikhar Dhawan's century. ...
08:22 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Cardiff: Playing South Africa for the first time in a league-stage match in the ICC Champions Trophy - the previous two times had been semi-final fixtures in 2000 and 2002 - India made it a hat-trick of wins over this opposition with a 26-run triumph at Sophia Gardens on Thursday. The opening match of the 2013 tournament - and final instalment - saw India post 331 for 7 after AB...
10:54 PM, Jun 06, 2013
Cardiff: Shikhar Dhawan's maiden ODI century proved the crux of India's 331 for 7 in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy, in what unfolded as 50 overs of two differing halves. The majority of the momentum lay with India as their makeshift opening pair of Dhawan (114) and Rohit Sharma (65) put on 127, but from 210 for 1 India were pulled back by South Africa and where...
06:57 PM, Jun 06, 2013
