I wanted to get the strike and finish the game off myself: Jadeja

For two consecutive games in Mohali and Hyderabad, Ravindra Jadeja’s irresponsible running between the wickets has cost India the match. Chasing 351 in Hyderabad, India needed just 19 runs of 17 balls when Sachin got out for a breathtaking 175 but Ravindra Jadeja’s ill-timed runout turned the match in favour of the Aussies. The disappointed all-rounder said on Friday that he went for the run in his eagerness to retain the strike and finish off the game.

McCullum helps Kiwis level the series

Brendan McCullum has had a really tough past one year. He had a disastrous IPL campaign captaining the Kolkata Knight Riders and was stripped of vice-captaincy of the New Zealand team last month to concentrate on his batting. But he scored a perfectly constructed 131, his second century in 162 matches, paving the way for a 64 runs win for New Zealand over Pakistan in the second ODI at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Australia wins despite Sachin storm, take 3-2 lead

It was a day when Sachin Tendulkar proved once again why he is considered the greatest batsman ever to have played the game of cricket! It was also a day when Australia proved yet again why they have been and still are the best team in the game!

It was one of the best knocks I’ve ever seen: Ponting

Ricky Ponting was one relieved man at the end of the fifth one-dayer against India. When the Australian team posted 350 on the board, they wouldn’t have imagined that the margin of victory would be three runs! Australia eventually took a 3-2 lead in the seven match series after Sachin Tendulkar threatened to almost single-handedly win India the game.

We lost the mental aspect and not the cricketing part of the match: Dhoni

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said after the match that India were lucky to have even got close to the target of 351 because had it not been for the master class by Sachin Tendulkar, the hosts would never have come so close to a sensational victory.

One of my best innings, but disappointed: Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar once again proved on Thursday why he is considered the one of the best, if not the best, batsman to have step foot on a cricket field. The batting maestro himself rated his 175 in the fifth one-dayer as one of his best knocks but added that he was still disappointed by the way things ended.

McDonald, Cockley to join battered Aussies

Victorian all-rounder Andrew McDonald and New South Wales speedster Burt Cockley are the latest additions to the Australian side battling with injuries. They will be taking the place of Moises Henriques, who has flown back home nursing a hamstring injury, and Peter Siddle, who returned home with stiffness in his left side, respectively.

Our top order batsmen need to bat well: Dhoni

Ahead of the all-crucial fifth one-dayer of the seven match series, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that India’s front line batsmen need to fire together and not depend on the lower order to rescue the team every time.

Afridi leads Pakistan to a huge win

Shahid Afridi has been pretty open about his desire to be the captain of the ODI team of Pakistan and rumours of his differences with current captain Younis Khan have been picking up steam. Well, his brilliant all-round performance on Tuesday in the first ODI against New Zealand coupled with a duck from Younis Khan will do nothing to quell further talk on the issue.

Gayle reinstated as West Indies captain

Chris Gayle has been reinstated as captain of the West Indies cricket team and he will be leading a full strength squad on a three test tour of Australia later this month.

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