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: With three consecutive centuries in international cricket, India's newest batting sensation Shikhar Dhawan's brand value is on the upswing as some of the major corporate houses are showing a lot of interest in the 27-year-old opener after his on-field exploits. For the company that manages the enormously talented left-hander, Dhawan is certainly a "brand in the making". "Shikhar has grabbed whatever opportunities he has got with splendid performances....
05:31 PM, Jun 17, 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
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
When Shikhar Dhawan walks out to bat against Pakistan a dead-rubber match at Edgbaston on Saturday, he will do so with the opportunity to score three successive ODI centuries. On return to the ODI side for nearly to years, Dhawan scored a stroke-filled 114 against South Africa in Cardiff last Thursday and on Tuesday at The Oval he smashed an unbeaten 102 off 107 balls to guide India to an...
11:47 AM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: Abdul Qadir, the former Pakistan legspinner, has tipped India as finalists for the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy while stressing on the team's batting as giving them the upper hand in Saturday's match against Pakistan in Birmingham. India are the only team to so far qualify for the knockout stage - having failed to do so for the past three editions of the tournament - and Qadir said they...
07:13 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Former India wicketkeeper and Delhi coach Vijay Dahiya talks about Shikhar Dhawan's revival as international cricketer. ...
08:03 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Ravindra Jadeja took a five-wicket haul and Shikhar Dhawan scored his second ODI century as India became the first team to reach the semi-finals of ICC Champions Trophy 2013. ...
09:02 AM, Jun 12, 2013
London: Ravindra Jadeja produced the best bowling figures by an Indian in the ICC Champions Trophy and Shikhar Dhawan collected his second ODI century in as many matches as India became the first team to reach the semi-finals following an eight-wicket drubbing of West Indies at The Oval on Tuesday. Jadeja's career-best 5 for 36 helped keep West Indies to 233 for 9 and Dhawan's unbeaten 102 hastened an eight...
07:11 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: Paying rich tribute to Shikhar Dhawan for his maiden ODI century against South Africa, former India skipper Kapil Dev said the Delhi left-hander was the future of Indian cricket. The 1983 World Cup-winning captain is so excited with Dhawan's batting performance against a four-pronged South African pace attack during India's Champions Trophy match that he summed up the opener's 114 in just one word, "fabulous". Kapil sees Dhawan...
11:48 PM, Jun 07, 2013
London: A section of the British media praised India opener Shikhar Dhawan for his near flawless 114 against South Africa in the opening fixture of the ICC Champions Trophy on Thursday. The Guardian in their match report wrote, "Actually it would be more accurate to say that he caressed the ball around Cardiff with silky strokeplay that barely contained a hint of violence. "There is a swagger about Dhawan; his...
11:14 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Shikhar Dhawan got India's campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy off to a flying start as he smashed his maiden ODI ton to help India register a convincing win over South Africa on Thursday. After his emphatic debut in Tests three months ago, where he scored a century off just 85 balls, Dhawan's maiden ton in 'Blue' was scored in just 80 balls, which included 12 classy boundaries and a...
12:00 PM, 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
Ahead of the BJP's two-day National Executive meeting, an extended Parliamentary Board meeting has been called on Friday in Goa to take a decision on naming Modi as the party's campaign committee chief for the 2014 LS polls. ...
11:59 PM, Jun 06, 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
CNN-IBN's cricket expert Kris Srikkanth showers accolades on Shikhar Dhawan following the Indian batsman's maiden ODI ton against South Africa in the Champions Trophy on Thursday. ...
08:21 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
Birmingham: The new ODI rules and the conditions in England will force India to go in with five specialist bowlers in the upcoming Champions Trophy, according to captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who reckons all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will play a key role. "Conditions are very different compared to the sub-continent. We have to look at the composition of the side and see what kind of bowlers we use but the conditions...
05:54 PM, May 30, 2013
