Colombo:The Indians warmed up for the Asia Cup cricket tournament in style, winning the tour opener against a local outfit without much fuss.
New Delhi:Indian cricket's eternal comeback man Murali Kartik may have been left out of the Asia Cup squad but the left-arm spinner has never allowed these frequent omissions to dent his morale and motivation to play for the country.
Bangalore:Skipper Sourav Ganguly categorically said on Sunday that Yuvraj Singh would don the role of opener in Test matches, and vice-captain Rahul Dravid would continue to double up as wicketkeeper in One-dayers.
Bangalore:Skipper Sourav Ganguly expects India to dominate the coming season, particularly the Test series against Australia and South Africa at home, and said most of the team members are playing their best cricket.
New Delhi:India's strike bowler Zaheer Khan is a natural at ramp-walking and has the makings of a top model, says the designer duo of Shantanu and Nikhil, who designed for the show featuring cricketers at the Lakme India Fashion Week.
Jallandhar:Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said he was looking to play in the County championship in England to get back his bowling rhythm before joining the Indian team.
The Indians have gone from raring to go to aching to go. India's pace battery looks in need of a massive recharge as Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, and Ajit Agarkar have fitness issues draining them and their buoying spirits. Not to mention, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh also are struggling with fitness issues, the latter, safe to say is indisposed altogether for this landmark tour.India may have to have a go at the Pakistanis with their rookie pacers, Irfan Pathan, Lakshmipathy Balaji, and Amit Bhandari. That'll be an interesting clash. It will demand consistency of the Indian batting order. Sehwag,
Bangalore: A batting debacle can never win a match as India proved by losing the Cuttack One-dayer to New Zealand. In One-day cricket, batting is so dominant, that any slip up in the bowling department can be covered up with a better batting approach. In Cuttack, Darryl Tuffey and Kyle Mills, Scott Styris and Daniel Vettori bowled well in pairs. Tuffey is reinforcing his value with each outing and Vettori now is clearly relishing Indian wickets. Kiwis, after losing in Pune, have made good strides in this game to keep themselves afloat. Styris is an interesting cricketer. He bowls a
The Indian cricket team began its Aussie tour looking totally unprepared and nonplussed. The Australian first class teams gave the Indian bowlers a beating and the Indian batsmen a pasting. This is the major difference between first class cricket in the two countries. But there are other disturbing trends for Indian cricket. After whining non-stop about "too much cricket", what does one see looking at Ganguly and co.? The clear distinction between ''professional'' (Aussie) cricketers and "grossly unprepared"(Indian) cricketers. I wonder how many no balls Balaji bowled that sent the Aussie batsmen's stumps for a walk? How many of these
Now that India has done well in the first Test, they need to keep matching the aggression of the Australians. The world champions normally play their cricket at full throttle and if Indians are wayward, especially in the bowling, they would be taxed severely. The two roadblocks in Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden are at the start of the innings itself. The others carry, as you say, the knockout effect. India's bowling must not be shown as inadequate.Zaheer Khan leads India's bowling attack and he could be more than handful if he is swinging and getting his length right. He
