Ahmedabad, Nov. 15 (ANI): Ahead of India’s three-match test series against Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expressed optimism over the team’’s bowling and batting prowess. “I am not worried too much about the bowling, you can say… that doesn”t mean I am worried about the batting side. I am quite happy with the bowlers. Mishra...

Dubai, Nov 15 (ANI): After failing to replace Australia at the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table earlier this month, India gets a shot at the number-one spot in the longer version of the game when it goes head to head with Sri Lanka in the three-Test series which begins in Ahmedabad on Monday. Only three ratings points separates first-placed South Africa...

Ahmedabad, Nov 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has said that previous record doesn”t matter and his team is ready to face the Indian challenge. Addressing reporters here on Saturday, Sangakkara said that previous record didn”t matter for his side. “What happened before really doesn”t matter to us, it is a new test match and new side...

Guwahati:It was a good toss to lose for Australia as their new ball bowlers struck early, reducing India to 27/5 inside 9 overs. India were bowled for 170 runs in the sixth ODI at Guwahati on Sunday morning, failing to survive their full quota of 50 overs. Even for this moderate total, India had Ravindra Jadeja and Praveen Kumar to thank, who displayed great gusto to ensure...

Guwahati: A disastrous start with the bat by India helped Australia wrest early advantage at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Sunday. After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in this do-or-die match, India made the worst possible start as the opener Virender Sehwag and one-drop batsman Gautam Gambhir fell cheaply. Soon after, master blaster...

How does a team pick itself up after having its gut wrenched out three days ago? That is the question MS Dhoni and his men must address after the debacle of the fifth ODI against Australia. After a steady improvement in the bowling post the Champions Trophy, the bowlers seemed to be back to square one in the last match. True, the pitch was a batting beauty, but that...

Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of sixth one-day international between India and Australia, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that this was one series where the middle-order has not performed consistently. Addressing the media in Guwahati on Saturday, Dhoni said: “This is one of the series where the middle order has not performed consistently, where we have...

Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of the sixth ODI between India and Australia, Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Kumar Barua said that he hopes the game would be a high-scoring tie. Barua said that a lot of effort has been put in to make the Nehru Stadium track conducive for a one-day-international match. “The pitch I hope it will be behaving nicely...

Sydney, Nov 7 (ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting hopes that luck will continue to favour him against dangerous Virender Sehwag, who has not been so successful in the ongoing seven match series so far. Australia have escaped lightly in their dealings with Sehwag so far this series, and captain Ricky Ponting is hoping to claim an unbeatable 4-2 lead at Guwahati. In...

Melbourne, Nov 7 (ANI): Skipper Ricky Ponting asked his team to be brave and face the might of Sachin Tendulkar and India in the nail biting fifth ODI at Hyderabad, which Australia won by three runs. An emotional pre-match talk from Ponting was the catalyst for a remarkable match as the Australians overcame an extraordinary 175 from Tendulkar to win by three runs. With...