Best innings of my career, says Kohli
February 28th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hobart, Feb 28 (IANS) India's Virat Kohli Saturday rated his career-best unbeaten 133 against Sri Lanka in the 11th match of the ODI tri-series here as his best.Riding on Kohli's ... Read more...
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Kohli fashions a miracle chase for India (Roundup)
February 28th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hobart, Feb 28 (IANS) Virat Kohli produced a career-best unbeaten 133 to fashion India's miracle chase of getting 321 in just 36.4 overs against Sri Lanka in the ... Read more...
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India set an improbable target by Sri Lanka (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hobart, Feb 28 (IANS) India were Tuesday set an improbable 321-run target in 40 overs against Sri Lanka in the 11th ODI at the Bellerive Oval here if they ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka set 321-run target for India
February 28th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hobart, Feb 28 (IANS) Twin centuries from Tillekaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara took Sri Lanka to a mammoth 320 for four in 50 overs against India in the eleventh ... Read more...
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Daredevils come out in support of Sehwag
February 27th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) At a time when a majority of the sports fraternity is gunning for Virender Sehwag's head, his Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils have ... Read more...
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Shoaib Ahtar escapes unhurt after car accident (Second Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar escaped unhurt after his car crashed into a roadside concrete block near Prime Minister Secretariat here.Over-speeding seems to be the ... Read more...
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Shekhar Kapur wishes for Mr. India in cricket team
February 26th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur was upset with the Indian cricket team's performance against Australia in Sydney Sunday and felt a Mr. India could have turned ... Read more...
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Jayawardene and Chandimal take Sri Lanka to top of table
February 24th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hobart, Feb 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka moved to the top of the table in the Commonwealth Bank tri-series beating Australia by three wickets with four balls to spare at the ... Read more...
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Irfan, media manager deny reports of rift in team
February 24th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 24 (IANS) Team India media manager G.S. Walia and all-rounder Irfan Pathan Friday denied any rift between skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his deputy Virender Sehwag and ... Read more...
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Ponting retires from ODIs, vows to carry on in Tests (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 21 (IANS) Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting retired from ODIs Tuesday, a day after he was dropped from the squad for the rest of the Commonwealth Bank Series, ... Read more...
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Ponting concedes he has played his last ODI
February 21st, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 21 (IANS) Ricky Ponting Tuesday conceded that he might have played his last One-day International after being dropped from the Australian side for the remainder of the ... Read more...
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Scoreboard: Sri Lanka’s innings in tri-series ODI
February 21st, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Brisbane, Feb 21 (IANS) The scoreboard of Sri Lanka's innings against India in the eighth match of the ODI tri-series here Tuesday.Sri Lanka
Mahela Jayawardene c Sehwag b Pathan ... Read more...
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Kapil wants Sachin to retire immediately
February 20th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India's 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev feels that the time has run out for Sachin Tendulkar and the batting maestro should immediately ... Read more...
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Loss of early wickets cost us dear: Dhoni
February 19th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Brisbane, Feb 19 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed the early loss of wickets for the crushing defeat against Australia in the seventh match of the One-day International ... Read more...
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Australia outplay India at the Gabba (Roundup)
February 19th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Brisbane, Feb 19 (IANS) India came up with an ordinary batting effort to suffer a 110-run defeat against Australia in the seventh game of the tri-series here Sunday.India struggled ... Read more...
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Forrest, Hussey guide Australia to 288/5 (Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Brisbane, Feb 19 (IANS) Peter Forrest and Mike Hussey struck fifties in Australia's daunting 288 for five against India in the seventh match of the ODI tri-series here Sunday.Forrest ... Read more...
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Scoreboard of Australia’s innings
February 19th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Brisbane, Feb 19 (IANS) Scoreboard of Australia's innings against India in the seventh match of the ODI tri-series here Sunday.
Australia:
David Warner c Tendulkar b Pathan 43
Ricky Ponting c ... Read more...
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Injury rules out Mitchell for rest of season
February 17th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 17 (IANS) Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of cricket for months with a bone stress injury in his lower back, and he will miss the ... Read more...
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Clarke to miss Sunday’s clash against India
February 17th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 17 (IANS) Australian skipper Michael Clarke may have to miss Sunday's ODI against India in Brisbane as well.Clarke injured his hamstring in Adelaide last week and had to ... Read more...
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Haddin dropped due to poor form, says CA
February 17th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 17 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland confirmed that wicket-keeper Brad Haddin has been dropped from the ODI side due to poor form.Sutherland also said that ... Read more...
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Surprised over Tiwary’s omission: Ganguly
February 15th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Expressing surprise over Manoj Tiwary being kept out of the Indian team in the ongoing tri-series in Australia, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Tuesday ... Read more...
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Umpire goof up cost India a win against Sri Lanka
February 14th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 14 (IANS) A goof-up by umpires Simon Fry from Australia and England's Nigel Long in the 30th over robbed India of a win against Sri Lanka in Tuesday's ... Read more...
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List of tied ODI matches involving India
February 14th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 14 (IANS) Following is the list of tied One-day Internationals India has been involved in:India (126) vs. West Indies (126), Perth, Dec 6, 1991
India (248/5) vs. Zimbabwe (248), ... Read more...
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India-Sri Lanka tie their ODI tri-series encounter (Roundup)
February 14th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 14 (IANS) India and Sri Lanka played their first-ever tie in a One-day International when both teams ended at 236 for nine in a nail-biting finish here ... Read more...
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Sehwag’s record 219 earns him ‘VS’ series bat
February 14th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India's dashing opener Virender Sehwag's record-breaking 219 against the West Indies in a One-Day International in Indore last year has earned him a special series ... Read more...
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Age can never be a criterion for selection: Sangakkara
February 13th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Sri Lanka captain and senior batsman Kumar Sangakkara Monday came out in defence of India's ageing players Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid contending that ... Read more...
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Clarke to miss ODI against Sri Lanka
February 13th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 13 (IANS) Australia captain Michael Clarke will sit out of Friday's ODI against Sri Lanka in the tri-series due to a hamstring strain.Clarke underwent scans Monday. It was ... Read more...
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Sangakkara wants an urgent review of Sri Lanka cricket
February 13th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 13 (IANS) Former captain and star batsman Kumar Sangakkara wants an urgent review of Sri Lankan cricket, and has said first class structure should be overhauled on ... Read more...
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Gambhir, Dhoni help India pull off four-wicket win against Oz (Roundup)
February 12th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 12 (IANS) Gautam Gambhir's gritty 92 and a massive six by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the last over helped India get past Australia for the first time ... Read more...
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India beat Australia by four wickets
February 12th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 12 (IANS) India defeated Australia by four wickets in the fourth match of the ODI tri-series at the Adelaide Oval here Sunday.Chasing 270, India got home with ... Read more...
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Hussey, Forrest steer Australia to 269/8 (Lead)
February 12th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 12 (IANS) David Hussey and debutant Peter Forrest struck fine fifties to steer Australia to 269 for eight in the fourth match of the ODI tri-series against India ... Read more...
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Australia to rest Mike Hussey against India
February 11th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 11 (IANS) Australia will be resting veteran batsman Mike Hussey for Sunday's One-Day International against India while all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been brought back into the squad ... Read more...
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Australia edge Sri Lanka by five runs
February 10th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Feb 10 (IANS) Angelo Matthew's valiant 50 went in vain as Australia scored a five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third match of the ODI tri-series here Friday.Sri ... Read more...
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Gavaskar inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
February 9th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 9 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame in Dubai, receiving his commemorative cap from fellow Hall of ... Read more...
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Dhoni relieved after India’s first ODI win overseas since June
February 8th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Feb 8 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday heaved a sigh of relief after the World Champions won their first One-day International since June last year.India defeated Sri ... Read more...
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