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
Former India captain Kris Srikkanth gave his insights on Team India heading into their match against South Africa in the Champions Trophy opener. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Srikkanth said the overall batting and bowling combination packs a punch and is sure that India have gone with the perfect XI in Cardiff. ...
03:34 PM, Jun 06, 2013
New Delhi: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday said that wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has "done enough" in the two practice matches to earn his place in the playing XI against South Africa in the Champions Trophy in Cardiff on Thursday. "He (Dinesh Karthik) has to play tomorrow. He has rescued India twice in the practice matches. He has been in good form and has done enough to make his...
08:24 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Cardiff: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued to maintain a stoic silence on the IPL spot-fixing scandal and also showed no willingness to give his version in the 'conflict of interest' controversy over him having stakes in a sports management company which handles him. Asked if there are any distraction going into the Champions Trophy in the wake of recent controversies surrounding Indian cricket and the captain himself, Dhoni smartly...
08:15 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Cardiff: Two convincing victories in two warm-up games have given India the perfect momentum going into the main event of the ICC Champions Trophy where they face South Africa in the opening encounter on Thursday. They were tottering in both those matches, having reduced to 110 for 4 chasing a huge 334 against Sri Lanka and 55 for 5 batting first against Australia, but found key players who batted with...
12:28 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Cardiff: Captain MS Dhoni indicated that Dinesh Karthik has more or less "earned" his berth in the playing XI with an unbeaten century in India's crushing win over Australia in a warm-up match for the Champions Trophy, here on Tuesday. "I think he has earned his place in the side and we'll just have to see who misses out when we play against South Africa. I'd like him to play...
10:59 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Cardiff: Despite recording two facile victories in the warm-up games, India are worried about their top-order batting, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said here on Tuesday. Like the first warm-up game against Sri Lanka in Edgbaston on Saturday, India suffered a similar top order collapse against Australia on Tuesday. India were struggling at 55 for 5 in the 17th over till skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (91) and Dinesh Karthik rescued the innings...
10:54 PM, Jun 04, 2013
The IPL 6 spot-fixing and betting controversy has raised many questions about the BCCI as well as the current state of Indian cricket, and as revealed by an opinion poll conducted by CNN-IBN recently, the overwhelming response is one of disillusionment towards the governing body of the sport in India. ...
10:46 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Cardiff: India hammered Australia by 243 runs in a Champions Trophy warm-up match after skittling out the defending champions for just 65 here on Tuesday. Umesh Yadav, who joined the squad late following his recent marriage, took the first five wickets to fall in a stunning return of 5 for 18 in just five overs. Meanwhile fellow paceman Ishant Sharma bagged 3 for 11, including Shane Watson, who scored a...
10:07 PM, Jun 04, 2013
While Rhiti Sports has said that the Indian captain no longer holds shares in the sports management company, it concedes that he has been a shareholder in the past. Since the firm also manages other players who are Team India regulars and perceived to be close to MS Dhoni, is there a concrete case of conflict of interest? How deep does the rot in Indian cricket actually run? Former cricketer...
06:22 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come under sharp attack from some former cricketers for his alleged conflict of interest for having stakes in the sports management company which handles him and three of his Indian team-mates. Dhoni found himself in a controversy when it came to light that he had 15 per cent stake in Rhiti Sports, which also manages Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Pragyan Ojha,...
04:09 PM, Jun 04, 2013
After MS Dhoni (91) and Dinesh Karthik (146*) helped India recover to post 308 for 6, Umesh Yadav ripped the Aussies apart with a spell of 5 for 18 to bowl them out for 65. It was Karthik's second consecutive century after his ton in the first warm-up game against Sri Lanka, which India won as well. India will play South Africa in the tournament opener on June 6. ...
02:04 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Hyderabad: A court in Andhra Pradesh is set to hear a complaint made against the Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni for hurting religious sentiments. The case was filed against the skipper after he appeared in an avatar of Indian god Vishnu in a national business magazine. In its April cover, the magazine showed Dhoni holding the various products he endorses including a shoe. Dhoni has also been under scrutiny...
08:47 AM, Jun 04, 2013
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is in the eye of a fresh storm after a newspaper report claimed he held shares in a player management company. Despite a clarification, questions remain on whether Dhoni is in fact part-owner of a business that manages Indian cricketers and also looks after Chennai Super Kings' marketing - and how much of a conflict of interest would this be. ...
08:27 AM, Jun 04, 2013
Cardiff: Criticised for maintaining a stoic silence on the IPL spot-fixing scandal, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said that the number one ranking in the ODIs brings with it certain respect in the way the players "conduct themselves" on the field. "Being number one in the world brings with it a certain respect for the game itself and for the way in which we play the game and conduct...
10:09 PM, Jun 03, 2013
After a report in the Economic Times that said Team India captain MS Dhoni owns a 5 per cent stake in a sports marketing firm - Rhiti Sports - that manages him and four other current cricketers, the firm issued a statement on Monday in which it denied Dhoni is a shareholder of the company. ...
09:36 PM, Jun 03, 2013
A newspaper reported on Monday that MS Dhoni has a 15 per cent stake in Rhiti Sports - a sports marketing firm, and that has put the India captain in an uncomfortable position. CNN-IBN discusses the matter. ...
08:44 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Cardiff: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Monday received the ICC Shield for finishing as the No. 1 ODI team in the Championship table on the April 1, 2013 cut-off date. In a simple ceremony at the Swalec Stadium here, former ICC president David Morgan presented Dhoni a silver salver and a cheque for USD 175,000. The brief ceremony took place a few metres away from where the Indians were training...
07:37 PM, Jun 03, 2013
