Tag: Team India

  • India – Sri Lanka three Tests in August

    India will tour Sri Lanka to play three Test matches in August and September, the cricketing boards of both the countries confirmed on Thursday. The Indian team will reach Colombo on August 3 and will play a three-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka Chairman’s XI from August 6 to 8 at the R. Premadasa International…

  • History repeats in Adelaide Oval, India beat Pakistan in another World Cup

    History repeats in Adelaide Oval, India beat Pakistan in another World Cup

    Feb 16: India beat Pakistan in yet another World Cup encounter at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, taking their lead to 6-0 in as many matches. While the Indian media and the supporters celebrated the 76-run victory powered by Virat Kohli’s century and some fine bowling by India, the Pakistani media and supporters felt exactly…

  • Happy Birthday, Shikhar Dhawan

    Happy Birthday, Shikhar Dhawan

    Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan turned 29 years old on Today. The birthday boy was dismissed for a golden ball nought against Cricket Australia in the two-day tour match on Thursday. The BCCI and Indian Premier League outfit Mumbai Indians wished the batsman through social micro-blogging site, Twitter. The Delhi batsman has played 10 Test…

  • India’s 30-man probable squad for the ICC World Cup 2015 Australia and New Zealand

    India’s 30-man probable squad for the ICC World Cup 2015 Australia and New Zealand

    The selector’s of Team India meet on December 4 today, to pick the 30-man probable squad for the ICC World Cup 2015 Australia and New Zealand. Given the recent trends, with them maintaining stable line-ups for the A-side, one wouldn’t expect too many surprises in this list. 30-man probable squad for India are : MS…

  • Mohammad Azharuddin feels: You should not be very judgmental about Kohli for this one Test

    Mohammad Azharuddin feels: You should not be very judgmental about Kohli for this one Test

    India’s stand-in-skipper Virat Kohli is facing baptism by fire in the first Test against Australia in Brisbane next month, but former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin feels the result of this one match should not be the basis for passing a judgement on his leadership skills. “You should not be very judgmental about Kohli for this…

  • Missing Virender Sehwag

    Missing Virender Sehwag

    Written by Harsha Bhogle I think I am missing Virender Sehwag. To be fair, this is a wonderful bunch of young players and they are carrying the baton delivered to them by an extraordinary group. I find Ajinkya Rahane most pleasing to the eye, Rohit Sharma’s 264 was an audacious innings that stretched our imagination,…

  • Idia tour of Australia: Dhawan Fails After Bowlers Impress in Tour Opener

    Idia tour of Australia: Dhawan Fails After Bowlers Impress in Tour Opener

    Fast bowler Varun Aaron was impressive with three-wicket haul as India started their tour of Australia on an impressive note on Monday. Playing their first tour match against Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide, Aaron (3/72), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/32) and Mohammed Shami (2/52) restricted the home team to 219 all out in 71.5 overs at Adelaide’s…

  • Ready to lead a young side, Says Kohli

    Ready to lead a young side, Says Kohli

    After leading Indian cricket team to a One-Day International series whitewash against the touring Sri Lankan side, stand-in skipper Kohli said he is ready to lead a young side. He also said that, if a captain is lazy, it will look stupid. “If I ask the guys to be ruthless while being lazy myself, I’ll…

  • Ravichandran Ashwin continues to be top Test allrounder

    Ravichandran Ashwin is the lone Indian to feature in the top 10 of the latest Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings as he continues to lead the way in the all-rounders list. South Africa’s Vernon Philander is second in the Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings for All-rounders behind Ashwin, while Bangaldesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is placed…

  • Bangar: Rohit showed he has completely recovered from injury

    Bangar: Rohit showed he has completely recovered from injury

    Sanjay Bangar, India’s assistant coach, said that Rohit Sharma’s 142 against the Sri Lankans in a warm-up match on Thursday showed that the Mumbai batsman had fully recovered from the finger injury that had sidelined him for more than two months. Bangar, who was in charge of India A for the warm-up game at Brabourne…