Laxman guides India to a thumping victory against Australia

VVS Laxman battled severe back pain to singlehandedly guide India to a memorable victory with a gritty unbeaten 73 in a nail-biting fifth day of the first Test against Australia at Mohali on Tuesday. He beat the visitors by a solitary wicket after the Indian middle-order committed harakiri and fell like ninepins in the first session.

Bowlers in desperate need of a break: MS Dhoni

Injury-hit Indian bowlers are in desperate need of timely breaks, said skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday, insisting that the workload on them is “a bit too much” compared to the batsmen.

Munaf Patel called up as cover for Ishant

Paceman Munaf Patel will join India’s one-day squad for the tri-series in Sri Lanka as cover for Ishant Sharma, who suffered an ankle injury and missed the first game against New Zealand on Tuesday.

Injuries to senior players a blessing in disguise: MS Dhoni

After the tiring test series against Sri Lanka, India is now all set for the tri-series featuring them, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The Indian team will be without many key players in the tri-series due to injuries but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it’s a blessing in disguise as it presents them with an opportunity to test their bench strength ahead of the 2011 World Cup.

Sehwag, Sachin lead Indian fightback

Virender Sehwag led a strong Indian fightback with a blistering unbeaten 97 as the visitors ended Day 2 of the third and deciding test at 180 for 2 after they had restricted Sri Lanka to 425 all out.

Middle order puts Sri Lanka in driver’s seat on Day 1 of final test

Sri Lanka batted with grit and determination to take control of the deciding Test in conditions that promised more parity with bat and ball after the run-fest in the previous game at the SSC. In a much improved bowling performance, the Indian seamers got decent movement off the deck and Pragyan Ojha extracted both turn and bounce to often unsettle the Sri Lankan batsmen. But the Sri Lankan middle order of Thilan Samaraweera, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, kept the hosts on track in their attempt to post an intimidating score on a surface that looks good to produce an outright result.

India, Sri Lanka play out a dull draw

The second Test between India and Sri Lanka meandered to a tame high-scoring draw here on Friday, with a staggering 1478 runs being scored over five days on a track which proved to be a graveyard for bowlers.

A lot of bowlers are tampering the ball in IPL: Wasim Akram

Legendary Pakistan fast bowlers and current bowling coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders, Wasim Akram, has said that a lot of bowlers in the Indian Premier League have been actively tampering the ball which the umpires have not taken notice of till now.

Sachin at it again, Mumbai Indians score over Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians once again convinced their fans of being top contenders for the IPL trophy this year, with a seven-wicket win over Knight Riders at the Brabourne Stadium yesterday. Sachin helped the score with an unbeaten 71 off 48 balls, which included 10 boundaries.

Dhoni hails bowlers for historic win

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Thursday, after the home team’s thrilling series-levelling victory over South Africa helping them retain the number one test ranking, that all the credit for the win should go to the bowlers for bowling their hearts out on an unresponsive pitch.

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