Archive for the 'India' Category

Zimbabwe confirm tri-series with India and Sri Lanka

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed that India and Sri Lanka will tour the country for a ODI tri-series between May 28 and June 9 this year. Each team plays the other twice before the final at the Harare Sports Club. India will stay back for two Twenty20 matches at the same venue on June 12 and [...]

Hussey narrows gap with Dhoni

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

India captain MS Dhoni now has Australian Michael Hussey breathing down his neck for the top slot in the ODI rankings.
Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar lost his fourth place to West Indies captain Chris Gayle in the latest ICC chart announced.
In-form Hussey narrowed the gap with top ranked Dhoni to just eight points after finishing as the [...]

Fastest ton not enough to save Jaipur

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Yusuf Pathan’s fastest ton in the Indian T20 Series could not save Jaipur from going down by four runs to Mumbai.
Pathan hammered a quickfire century in the Indian Premier League but it was not enough as Jaipur lost to Mumbai in a high-scoring thriller.
It’s all about numbers
Batting first, Mumbai raised a formidable 212 for six [...]

Hayden excited about his new bat

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Mathew Hayden is all set to use a new bat in the third edition of the India T20 series.
The Aussie veteran has signed up a deal with bat-maker Mongoose. They have come up with a new design bat, especially for Twenty20 cricket. This unique bat has a bigger sweet-spot and a long handle, suited to [...]

Lara: Sachin can break my record

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Brian Lara said that he would be happy if Sachin Tendulkar went on to surpass his score of unbeaten 400 in Test cricket.
“The feat is an outstanding achievement. He is the first person to score a double hundred in ODIs. Sachin still has the strength, character, and physical fitness to achieve the feat,” Lara told [...]

Gambhir: I don’t enjoy batting

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Gautam Gambhir told SportsCenter’s Dinesh Chopra in an exclusive chat that he doesn’t enjoy batting. Shocked? Read on.
Even after becoming the ICC Test player of the year and ranking number one in ICC Test batsman rating Gambhir said he doesn’t enjoy batting.
Gautam Gambhir: It is pretty personal but I want to share this with you [...]

Laura Marsh steers England to T20 series win in India

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Laura Marsh made her highest score for England as they beat India by five wickets in Mumbai to win the Twenty20 series by a 2-1 margin.
The 23-year-old from Kent was promoted to number four and responded with an unbeaten 47 off 53 balls.
She shared stands of 49 and 44 with Beth Morgan and Jenny Gunn [...]

Laura Marsh takes England to series win

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Laura Marsh and Jenny Gunn gave England the series win with a six-wicket victory in the third Twenty20 in Mumbai. England were set to chase just 126 but after their collapse in the second match, it was not expected to be an easy chase.
And the win had looked doubtful when they lost three wickets with [...]

India to finish season as No. 2

Monday, March 8th, 2010

India will finish the season as No.2 ranked side in ODIs, behind Australia, and will receive USD 75,000 for this achievement.
India’s position in the ranking table at annual cut-off date of April 1 was confirmed after New Zealand went down to Ricky Ponting’s men by 12 runs in the second ODI on Saturday.
This means even [...]

Akram heaps praises on Sachin

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Wasim Akram has heaped praises on Sachin Tendulkar for scoring the lone double century in the history of ODIs.
“This achievement is all the more creditable as he earned it against a team like South Africa,” Akram, the bowling consultant of Kolkata Knight Riders, said.
Asked to compare Sachin with Sir Donald Bradman, he said these two [...]

England women beaten as India level Twenty20 series

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

England’s women succumbed to a 30-run defeat as India levelled the Twenty20 series at 1-1 with one match to play.
India chose to bat first and Sulakshana Naik hit six fours in her 36 to help the hosts to 126-7 from their 20 overs.
Lydia Greenway top scored with 29 from 35 balls but she was run-out [...]

Spinners help India level the series

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

India’s young spinners helped their team level the series with a convincing 30-run win, bowling England out while defending a total of 126. Poonam Raut, Gouher Sultana and debutant Diana David combined to take the last six wickets for 16 runs and England were left to rue how they had yet again stumbled in a [...]