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.

Sreesanth, Karthik called back; Raina included in squad for second test

The Indian selectors, who have been facing severe criticism for selecting an unbalanced squad for the first test against South Africa which India lost by a huge margin of an innings and 6 runs, have made three changes in the squad for the second test, with Suresh Raina being called up to the test squad while Dinesh Karthik and S Sreesanth also made a comeback to the team.

We have everything to gain and India have everything to lose: Smith

South African skipper Graeme Smith began the mind games ahead of the all-important test series against India, saying that with their No. 1 test ranking at stake, India have everything to lose while his side can only gain from the two-match series starting Saturday.

India extend lead as No. 1 team; Sachin, Zaheer return to Top 10

After a comprehensive 2-0 away victory over Bangladesh, India, the number one test team in the world, gained one rating point to extend their lead to five points while Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan made comebacks to the top 10 ICC Test Players rankings, issued on Thursday.

Badrinath, Mithun and Saha included in squad for first SA test

Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath, Karnataka fast bolwer Abhimanyu Mithun and Bengal wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha have been included in India’s 15-man squad for the first test against South Africa starting February 6, after injuries during the recently concluded tour of Bangladesh ruled out Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and S Sreesanth.

Laxman to fly back home, Sreesanth also doubtful for second test

Senior Indian middle-order batsman, VVS Laxman, will be flying back home after he injured his left hand which has ruled him out of the second and final test against Bangladesh starting on Sunday in Dhaka.

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