Team India is yet to be Wada compliant. Even as the players from other countries have submitted details as per the International Cricket Council’s anti-doping code, the Indian players have not done that. The deadline is July 31.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) says a communique will be issued soon. “You [...]

The National selectors sprung a major surprise on Monday, naming Rahul Dravid in a 30-man probables list for September’s ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa. Dravid last played an ODI for India against Australia in October 2007. While chairman of selectors K Srikkanth said he would not be commenting on any aspect of the [...]

The selectors finally took a step that clearly indicated that they were worried with India’s batting following the T20 World Cup and the West Indies series. They have brought Rahul Dravid back into the fray for a spot in the ODI side by including him in the 30-member probables list for the Champions Trophy, [...]

Smarting from West Indies’ semi-final defeat in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup, captain Chris Gayle returned home confident of beating India in the four One-Day Internationals. Gayle, along with Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor, Xavier Marshall and Donovan Bernard Jnr, arrived in Jamaica for the two One-Day Internationals against India on June 26 and 28 [...]

Pakistan won the ICC World T20 Trophy when they beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets at Lord’s in the finals. Pakistan won the trophy in their second attempt as they were the finalists in the first edition. They had lost by five runs to India.TM Dilshan and J Mubarak failed to open the account [...]

Now that T20 WC is done and dusted, it’s time for India to fly down to the Caribbean for a 4 match ODI series. The team announced is sans Sachin, Sehwag, Zaheer and Pathan and is quite an inexperienced one. Ashish Nehra gets a call back to the Indian team due to his fine [...]

The Indian cricket selectors announced the team for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. While master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and ace paceman Zaheer Khan have been rested, the selectors have recalled left arm seamer Ashish Nehra in the 16 member squad. Virender Sehwag, who could not take part in the T20 World Cup [...]

With greater heights come steeper falls and no one knows it better than the Indian cricket captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Much has already been said about his form and captaincy skills. With every match, the team seems to be going deeper down the abyss of no return. Widening rift between Dhoni and coach, Gary [...]

One team is the defending champion and riding high on confidence and the other is more unpredictable than the weather here. But India and the West Indies have a common point — a clutch of explosive cricketers who can enthral the spectators, and precisely that factor will add lustre to the Group E Super Eight [...]

Gamhir’s fifty, Yuvaraj Singh’s firing 41, and Ojha’s wonderful spell turned the match in favor of India. Electing to bat first, India started well putting 59 for the first wicket. Rohit Sharma played wonderful shorts and looked like a pro in the opening slot. His two sixes were beautiful watch. He was bowled by [...]