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India vs England 3rd Test from today
India vs England 3rd test match to begin today Injury-ravaged India face an arduous task to retain their number one status when they go into the third Test against England on Wednesday with serious concerns over the form of their famed batsmen The hosts are on the threshold of taking a series-clinching 3-0 lead and the mantle of the world's [...]
SL beat Australia, wins series with 2-0 lead
In 2nd and final T2o match, Sri Lanka scored 157-9 in 20 overs with Mahela Jayawardene scoring 86 at Pallekele International Stadium49-9 in 20 overs57 for 9 4, Lee 3-3949 for 9 66 to help Sri Lanka earn an eight-run win runs by the sixth over, with Shane Watson hitting five sixes and six boundaries for 57 runs off just 24 balls, but Mendis [...]
Ind vs Eng: Vaughan predicts 4-0 whitewash
Michael Vaughan continues to rub salt on India's wounds as he has predicted a 4-0 whitewash for the visitors "4-0 England in the Test series Zaheer coming back was India only hope Big loss for them Sorry to all my new found Indian followers," Vaughan predicted on his Twitter account England are currently leading the four-match Test series [...]
Packed schedule for Indian team till 2020
India, the top-ranked side in the world, would clash with Australia in 20 Tests, from December this year till 20208 Tests against England and 12 matches each against South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka during this period, as per the Future Tours Programme chalked out by the International Cricket Council2, while taking on Zimbabwe and [...]
London Roits: Birmingham Test on course,Indian players safe
The third Test between India and England, to be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham, sources confirm that match will go on as scheduled with tight security The London violence which spread across major England cities did raise concerns over the third Test between India and England slated from Wednesday at Edgbaston in Birmingham, but [...]
Zaheer ruled out of England tour
Zaheer Khan was ruled out of the remainder of the tour after failing to recover from a hamstring strain and an ankle injury4-16 weeks to recover completely with the one off T20 match, was expected to be fit for the August 10-14 match at Birmingham He played in the just-concluded two-day practice match against Northamptonshire to test his [...]
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh in 1st test
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 130 runs in a one-off Test at Harare Sports club on Monday to claim their first victory since making their return to cricket after a six-year absence04, Sibanda 78, Taylor 71 for 5 dec 05*, Taibu 59-5 at tea on Sunday47 runs short of their target with only two wickets remaining2 runs, out for lbw5 months since Sri Lanka [...]
Praveen in spat with fans
If injuries and back-to-back Test defeats were not enough, the Indian cricket team's tour of England has taken another disastrous turn as pacer Praveen Kumar reportedly got into a spat with fans after the practice match against Nothamptonshire here According to a report on the website 'pakpassionnet', "large groups of Indian fans encircled the [...]
SL beat Australia by 35 runs in 1st T20
Tillakaratne Dilshan hammered a maiden Twenty20 century to set up Sri Lanka's 35-run victory over Australia in the opening match on Saturday04 not out, smashing five sixes and 12 fours in a superb display of hard and clean hitting to help his team post a challenging 198-3 in the day-night match at the Pallekele International Stadium63-8, with [...]
Northants openers hammer Indian bolwers
Northamptonshire openers, Mal Loye 177 at the end of play runs for the first wicket298/0 at tea3 fours and two sixes, while O'Brien was giving him company on 85 before he was sent back by L Evans who finished with figures of 4/747, the Indians lost their remaining three wickets for the addition of 25 runs13 and put on 132 runs with VVS Laxman for [...]
Kohli, Ojha to replace injured Yuvi, Harbhajan
Virat Kohli and Pragyan Ojha will replace Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh in the third Test in Edgbaston9-run defeat in Nottingham, had bowled only 13 for 69 in the second Test after conceding 1 for 218 in the first at Lord's33 overs and missed Trent Bridge, will be fit to play at Edgbaston
Now, Yuvraj Singh joins the injury list
Senior batsman Yuvraj Singh is expected to consult a doctor on Wednesday to check out the injury in his left hand sustained by a Tim Bresnan snorter in the second innings during their 2nd test match at Trent Bridge0
BCCI refuses to react about busy schedule
The BCCI today refused to react to widespread criticism about the lack of preparation by the Indian team in the run-up to the Test series against England which it is trailing 0-2 right now00th encounter between the two rivals – by 196 runs and the next at Trent Bridge by 319 runs, conceded yesterday that the preparations for the series had not [...]
Sehwag to join Team India, Gambhir fit
Virender Sehwag, who missed the first two Tests because of a shoulder injury, is set to join the beleaguered Indian team tomorrow even as the team management declared that opener Gautam Gambhir was fully fit for the next match0 The Indian team, trailing the four-match series 0-2 and battling with injuries to key players, got a boost with [...]
Sachin asked Dhoni to call Bell back: Reports
Latest buzz about Ian Bell's reinstatement after his run out is that Sachin Tendulkar's intervention is led to calling him back in the 2nd India-England Test at Trent Bridge, a media report has claimed9 runs on Monday "Sachin Tendulkar has emerged as the key figure behind India's dramatic change of heart that led to them recalling Ian Bell [...]
New vaseline controversy in 2nd Test
New vaseline controversy erupted in the second India-England Test when VVS Laxman was accused of using it on his bat to manipulate the Hot-Spot technology in the Decision Review System1, when the last delivery of James Anderson's ninth over passed his bat00th Test between them at Lord's last week976-77 series, England's left-arm fast bowler John [...]
England thrash India in 2nd Test
Once again England got their act right and India didn't and ended up losing the second Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham by 319 runs/6 on board - a lead of 374 runs - with Matt Prior 11 and they needed 470 runs even as VVS Laxman and Abhinav Mukund were busy trying to figure out a way past the daunting target4/2/346 and required 410 runs0007/79 [...]
100 overseas Tests for Sachin
Master Blaster Sachin Tecndulkar achieved another milestone on Friday00th Test match away from home soil with the second Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham00th international ton, in his 100th overseas test79th Test match at Nottingham
Praveen fined for arguing with on-field umpire
Pacer Praveen Kumar has has been fined 20% of his match fee for arguing with the umpire after his LBW appeal against England batsman Kevin Pietersen was turned down during the ongoing second cricket Test in Nottingham3 of the Code of Conduct which relates to arguing or entering into a prolonged discussion with the umpire about his [...]
India vs Eng: Eng 221 a.o, India 24/1
In reply to England's first innings total of 221, India are 24/1 at close with Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman at the crease on the first day of the second Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday; England 221 all out with No 9 batsman Stuart Broad top scoring with 64 on board on a day that saw India pacers dominate during the first day of the [...]
