Deceptive Karn Sharmas selection over Ashwin, Jadeja is justified: MacGill
Former Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill today said that even though Ravichandran Ashwin is Indias premier spinner, Karn Sharmas inclusion in the playing XI for the first Test against Australia is justified. There is absolutely no doubt in my.
India v England: Spinners condemn England to 5-0.
England chose a particularly humiliating route to their second 5-0 whitewash in consecutive ODI tours of India, as they allowed their resolve to collapse twice in one match - first with the ball, as MS Dhoni walloped 75 not out from 69 balls to take his.. Accepting defeat and working on improvement is what England did after they lost to Aus and India 3-4 years ago ,and they have beaten both these teams comprehensively now and also got well deserved no 1 ranking.
World Cup 2015: Dhonis captaincy, Kohlis new role worked for India
India hammered Pakistan by 76 runs to maintain a perfect record against them in World Cups. It is now India 6, Pakistan 0. The streak aside, this was a surprisingly dominant performance by the defending champions, who have struggled in Australia.
Viv Richards praises little-bull terrier Kohlis on-field aggression
West Indies legend Vivian Richards has backed and lauded Indian Test captain Virat Kohli for his aggressive on-field attitude which has frustrated Australian cricketers during the ongoing four-match Test series. Despite India trailing the series 0-2.
India vs Australia: KL Rahul more relieved than proud after Sydney century
Criticised for failing in his debut Test in Melbourne, young Indian batsman Lokesh Rahul was relieved to score his maiden century in his second game to help India stay afloat on the third day of the fourth and final cricket Test against Australia today.
How SC verdict on BCCI has pushed Indian sports towards accountability
The BCCI is just one of many governing bodies that have a monopoly over a sport. In that sense, they perform some state-like functions and today, not for the first time, the Supreme Court had to place these bodies in the spectrum between completely.
VVS Laxman retires from international cricket - ESPN Cricinfo
Laxman represented India in 134 Tests, scoring 8781 runs at 45.97. He made his debut against South Africa in the home series in 1996 but shot to the limelight with a knock of 167 against Australia in Sydney in 2000. Perhaps��.
World Cup Exclusive: Indias fielding has won hearts - IBNLive
[But] I think Indian fielding was far superior than the South Africans today.. Man-of-the-Match Dhawan smashed a stylish century to set the platform for a big total of 307 for 7, assisted by a stroke-filled half-century from Rahane and Virat Kohlis 46.. South Africas star pacer Dale Steyn, who was expected to do well against India, couldnt save his team the blushes and was not at his best in a spell of 10-1-55-1, though he did put the brakes on with his death-over��.
India v West Indies, 2nd ODI, Visakhapatnam: Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohlis methodical century and Rohit Sharmas efficient finishing act led India to a 2-0 lead on a drizzly day in Visakhapatnam.. Despite the lost im still proud of how west indies payed especially Ravi Rampaul.. What Pakistan has done in last 10 years is absolute ridiculous apart from winning T20 World Cup they hit the headlines for wrong reason,They have taken 15 years to beat Australia in a test match ,Were as India regularly beating the Aussies,They��.
Sania, Paes reach mixed-doubles quarters at Australian Open
Melbourne: Sania Mirza and Leander Paes carved out contrasting wins with different partners to reach the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open tennis tournament here today. Top seeds Sania and her Brazilian partner Bruno Soares edged past .
Tata Sky subscribers organize Havan to keep rain away.
Mumbai. Tata Sky subscribers here are going to organize a havan at Azad Maidan to keep rains away from Mumbai during the ongoing Champions Trophy in England. The Havan will start this evening and the fire will stay lit��.
World Cup 2015: Brendon McCullums captaincy has transformed New Zealand
Against Sri Lanka, Boult had bowled a four-over opening spell, against Scotland he had bowled six. But McCullum stuck with him and gave him another over. Boult got his man and England were reduced to 57/3. Such instinct belongs to a good captain.
Budget 2105: Only an overhaul of tax system can. - Firstpost
Having produced his first budget in the conventional mould, finance minister Arun Jaitley would be under pressure to present a path breaking budget, especially as achhe din are still eluding. We will have to wait for the Jaitley��.
Orissa floods spoil news channels plan to get local reaction.
How are we supposed to know? Had they informed us in advance, our team wouldnt have been forced to come back after traveling all the distance from New Delhi.��� Orissa floods of 2011. The reporters of News One asked this. However Mandeep, the cameraperson who could shoot a few areas submerged in flood waters while the reporter tried his best to get reactions of local people on boat or on roofs, thinks that the whole exercise may not be a complete waste.
From world champions to underdogs: Indias transition is now complete
In 2011, India were playing at home; in conditions that favoured our bowling attack; in conditions that our experienced batting line-up (Sehwag, Gambhir, Kohli, Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Raina, Dhoni) were used to and the schedule was rigged or tricked to.
As Tendulkar turns 40, Rajdeep Sardesai relives key.
As Cricinfo writer, Martin Williamson, recalls in this article: On the fourth day Denness informed India he would be banning Tendulkar for one match, suspended for a year, for his actions. Ganguly. Save the defeat to Australia in the league stage, Team India roared under Sourav Ganguly, and thrashed every other team in the league stage as well as in the business end of the tournament (2003 was also the time when Ashish Nehra wasnt the caricature that he is now.
Kashmiris really want to become an independent nation.
All these bastards who want azadi [Geelani], they should understand that Kashmir is an INTEGRAL and Inseparable part of India. No country in the world has the balls to separate Kashmir from India. We have spared pakistan��.
MS Dhonis time is up, make Virat Kohli full-time India captain: Ian Chappell
Former Australia cricket captain Ian Chappell feels India Test skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has passed his use-by-date and its the perfect time to make Virat Kohli a full-time leader for the longest version of the game. Indias stand-in skipper, Kohli.
Dhoni demands more from spinners as India still search for first XI
As Indian team suffered yet another defeat, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is struggling to identify his playing XI for the high-voltage World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan. India lost its first warm-up game against top contenders Australia by.
Gambhir, Morgan set up big win for Kolkata - ESPN Cricinfo
From my view, Sanga need to sit in dugout for few matches and give chance to another player like De Cock or Sammy. White can captain the team. SRH is the only team which is lacking the fire in batting or has least big��.
Salman Khan fan busy defending him on Twitter while his.
Chutam Singh, a resident of Madipur in West Delhi went on defending and rescuing his screen idol from outraging users on Twitter and Facebook while his own family members stuck in a fire in his house waited for him to rescue them.. While Chutam is being criticized for his behavior by most sane persons, association of Salman Khan fans have lauded his actions and have claimed that with this, the record of fangiri, which was earlier held by a Shah Rukh Khan fan��.
ODI tri-series: India face uphill against rampant Australia in a must-win game
The heavy loss to England in Brisbane thus means that India will not only have to win both their remaining games, in Sydney and then in Perth against the English, but win with a decent margin. They will probably need to garner bonus points in both matches.
Flooded with match-winners, India still need Kohli to fire.
Tomorrow, Kohli comes to face to face with Australia again and knowing him, he will want to dominate Australia in the way he did in the Tests. The post Flooded with match-winners, India still need Kohli to fire against the��.
World Cup: Indian team lacks genuine all-rounders, says Amarnath
Stuart Binny is still new, he is inexperienced when you talk of international cricket but yes he has the potential to become a good player. Its not an easy job when you have to perform in both the departments and usually the all-rounders are either.
Salman Khan decides to teach Afridi a lesson before Mohali.
Widespread scare as KRK could release Deshdrohi-2 trailer during Mohali match. Many Indian companies have suddenly expressed interest in Rehman Malik after his statement. Pakistani cricketers warn Rehman Malik not to��.
Indias batting is not only about Kohli: South Africa coach Domingo
Melbourne: Virat Kohli might be the kingpin of Indias batting in the ongoing cricket World Cup but South Africa coach Russell Domingo today said his team is not making any special plans for the swashbuckling player ahead of the two sides pool clash.
Flooded with match-winners, India still need Kohli to fire against Australia today
In their seven victories in the 2015 World Cup, India have had *six* different players win the Player-of-the-Match award. Despite the brilliance of the bowling attack, four of them have been batsmen, and only two have been bowlers ( Kohli, Dhawan.
Sachin Tendulkar retires from ODIs | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
Go back to the previous whitewash India suffered. Tour to Aus in 99. (I took AUs tour coz, u keep on saying SRT hasnt won anything in Aus/SA). Check for Dravid,Lax,Ganguly(all these were around for more than 3 years) scores in that.. I have something for d people who call sachin as selfish n not match winner by comparing with kohli..well people kohli is good batsman but he has d support of 2 good finishers dhoni n raina who bat quickly n score quick runs but��.
Flooded with match-winners, India should still want Kohli to.
The post Flooded with match-winners, India should still want Kohli to fire against Australia appeared first on Firstpost. Read more: Flooded with match-winners, India should still want Kohli to fire against Australia��.
World Cup 2015: Never underestimate India, says former coach Greg Chappell
They have not had a great summer in Australia so far, but come to the World Cup, I think they will probably be a different proposition, said former captain Chappell in an interview to Cricket Australia. India lost the four-Test series 0-2 against.
Australia cant win the World Cup without Clarke: Shane Warne
Clarke scored 51 on his comeback match in Sydney club cricket on Saturday after undergoing surgery on his hamstring in December. The 31-year-old skipper was injured during the first Test against India in Adelaide and Steve Smith and George Bailey took .
Is Steve Smith the right man to lead Australia? - Firstpost
Smiths last 18 months have seen a butterfly emerge from its cocoon.. However, his lead up to the game was far from perfect. He hadnt battered unhindered. His hamstrings had the potential to explode indiscriminately like a roadside bomb in Iraq. And they did. Clarke has now admitted he may never play for Australia again. This is sad. He is still just a young man. Only 33. If he worked in. Today Steve Smith was named the new captain of Australia. To be accurate��.