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.

My career blossomed under Sachin’s leadership: Ganguly

India’s batting maestro, Sachin Tendulkar, may not have had a memorable experience as the skipper of the national team but another former India skipper, Sourav Ganguly, said on Tuesday that many careers including his, Rahul Dravid’s and VVS Laxman’s prospered under the captaincy of the master blaster.

Dhoni’s ton puts India in the driver’s seat

Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored two hundreds in this series as he completed his third test match hundred to take India to their highest ever score in test cricket, 726 for 9, giving them a lead of 333 runs in the first innings with still two days to go.

Gambhir back to No.1 spot in ICC rankings

India’s in-form opening batsman, Gautam Gambhir, regained the No.1 spot in International Cricket Council’s Test Rankings issued on Sunday while master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman moved down in the list.

Tendulkar, Gambhir make tons, match ends in a tame draw

Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar scored patient centuries as India put up a spirited batting display on the final day to draw the first test match against Sri Lanka.

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