Graeme Smith ruled out of ODI series, Kallis to lead SA

South Africa suffered a major jolt ahead of the three-match ODI series against India with skipper Graeme Smith being ruled out with a finger injury.

40-50 overs on final day enough to bowl out SA: Kirsten

Indian coach Gary Kirsten said after the fourth day’s play here that 40-50 overs on the final day should be enough to bowl out the South Africans but he is not sure whether even those would be possible with the kind of weather prevailing in the city.

Rain halts India’s victory charge

Bad weather interrupted India’s victory charge and brought some respite to South Africa, providing them with a chance to salvage a draw even as India has the upper hand going into the final day of the second and final test at the Eden Gardens.

Dhoni is the world’s most destructive batsman: Laxman

VVS Laxman, who scored his 15th test century in the first innings of the ongoing second test against South Africa at Eden Gardens and shared an unbeaten 259-run partnership with Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to put India in the driver’s seat, believes that Dhoni is the “most destructive” batsman in the world at the moment.

Gambhir ruled out, Ashwin new face in ODI squad

India’s prolific opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa, due to a groin injury while Tamil Nadu off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was rewarded for his consistent performance in the domestic circuit with a place in the 15-member squad announced for the first two ODIs.

Laxman, Dhoni bat SA out of the test

Both VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed hundreds, putting together the second double century partnership of the innings and going on to virtually bat South Africa out of the test. Stranger things have happened on a cricket field but one can say with some confidence that the only team that can lose the match from here is South Africa.

Harbhajan opts out of first two ODIs against SA

Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has opted out of the first two ODIs of the three match series against South Africa while Yuvraj Singh has been declared unfit to take part in the series. Explosive all-rounder Yusuf Pathan and Tamil Nadu off-spinner R Ashwin are most likely to get a call up when the selectors meet on Tuesday to select the team for the first two ODIs.

Sachin, Sehwag tons put India in driver’s seat

Sachin Tendulkar scored his 47th test hundred, fourth in as many tests, and Virender Sehwag smashed a belligerent 165, his 19th test ton, as India took control of the second test against South Africa, ending Day 2 at 342-5, a lead of 46 runs in the first innings.

Senior Indian players skip practice

After suffering a humiliating defeat in Nagpur against South Africa, the Indian team had an optional training session on Wednesday, which was supposed to be the fifth day of the first test, with some senior players like Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh skipping the practice session.

We are expecting a turning track in Kolkata: SA coach

South African coach Corrie van Zyl has responded to reports that the BCCI has asked the curator at the Eden Gardens, where the second test match between India and South Africa will be played, to prepare a turning track, saying that they are expecting conditions that would suit the home team, especially after the humiliating defeat in Nagpur.

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