India’s batting line-up looked monstrous in Sri Lanka: Wasim Akram

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram reckons that the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid gave India’s batting line-up a ‘monstrous’ look in the just-concluded Test series against Sri Lanka.

Laxman showed why he is called “very very special”: Dhoni

V V S Laxman’s unbeaten century under pressure showed why he is regarded as “very very special”, captain Mahendra Singh said on Saturday, attributing India’s series-levelling victory against Sri Lanka to a “collective effort”.

Laxman, Sachin help India level series

Stylish middle-order batsman VVS Laxman cracked a fighting unbeaten 103 as India relied on their experienced batsmen to pull off a five-wicket win in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka to level the series 1-1 here on Saturday.

Tendulkar, Raina keep India in the hunt

Sachin Tendulkar smashed his 48th Test century and, in the company of VVS Laxman and Suresh Raina, led a spirited fightback as India recovered from three quick wickets to keep themselves afloat in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

Confident Rajasthan look at upping Deccan!

Rajasthan Royals were virtually written off after three consecutive defeats… but Shane Warne and his boys have sprung back into reckoning on the back of two straight wins. And now they’re looking at reining in Deccan Chargers in today’s match to strengthen their position on the points table.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fire me if you want but selection was not the reason for India’s loss: Srikkanth

With everyone blaming faulty selection for India’s humiliating defeat against South Africa in the first test at Nagpur, Chairman of Selectors Kris Srikkanth has come out in defense of the selectors saying that as the chairman he is ready to take responsibility and if he is sacked he would gracefully accept it but selection was the not the reason for India’s loss.

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