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Lahore felled by Marshall pyrotechnics (13 October 12:26) |
| Upul Chandana and Hamish Marshall handed Lahore Badshahs their second consecutive defeat in three days in Hyderabad. Chandana restricted the target to 140 and Marshall led the Royal Bengal T... |
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Watson soaks up Test cricket (12 October 10:14) |
| After Simon Katich had crawled to 34 off 140 balls, Watson and Haddin lifted the tempo so quickly it started to feel like a one-day game. As stumps approached they became more cautious, show... |
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Once upon a series (12 October 10:14) |
| When Ricky Ponting spoke of new-age cricket on the eve of the series, no one was really sure what to expect. After all, the two previous Australian tours of India had seen drastically differ... |
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Nixon powers Delhi to victory (12 October 07:32) |
| Paul Nixon's 24-ball 43 proved the difference between the Delhi Giants and the Ahmedabad Rockets after he charged Delhi from 89 for 3 to a match-winning total. Reetinder Singh Sodhi and Parv... |
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India fight but Australia hold firm (12 October 05:28) |
| Australia's cricket on the fourth day was not pretty but the final result - a 263-run lead - was a fine outcome on a day when India harassed them intensely in all aspects of the game. Led by... |
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An 'extra' worry for Australia (12 October 03:36) |
| Lee's no-ball in the 110th over was the 46th extra of the innings. The most Australia had ever conceded against India was 45 in Mumbai in 1986. |
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Yuvraj, Kaif and Badrinath to captain (12 October 03:36) |
| Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif and S Badrinath have been picked to lead India Blue, Green and Red respectively in this year's NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. |
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Australia nudge lead towards 150 (12 October 03:36) |
| The odds of a series-opening draw had shortened by tea on the fourth day in Bangalore, where Australia were gradually inching further ahead while valuable time ticked away. |
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SLC-BCCI deal 'quite unacceptable' - Morgan (12 October 01:32) |
| David Morgan, the ICC president, has said that the US$70 million proposal between Sri Lanka Cricket and IPL chairman Lalit Modi was "quite unacceptable behaviour against the background of Sr... |
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Australia build target after Zaheer's fightback (12 October 01:32) |
| Zaheer Khan posted his second Test half-century as India's tail added a terrifically valuable 47 runs on the fourth morning in Bangalore. By lunch Australia's openers had survived a 20-minut... |
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Zaheer reduces India's deficit to 70 (12 October 11:30) |
| Zaheer Khan posted his second Test half-century as India's tail added a terrifically valuable 47 runs on the fourth morning in Bangalore. |
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Ganguly denies controversial comments in Bengali daily (11 October 11:30) |
| Sourav Ganguly has denied making the comments about his team-mates attributed to him in a Bengali daily, Russell Radhakrishnan, an official with the Indian team, said on his behalf. |
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'We expected the semi-defensive fields' - Dravid (11 October 09:32) |
| Rahul Dravid has said the strategic field placements Ricky Ponting used were not a surprise - the Australians had adopted a similar "semi-defensive" approach in 2004. |
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Footwork tweak helped Johnson (11 October 09:32) |
| Mitchell Johnson has said a change in foot direction helped him find the accuracy that led to his outstanding performance against India. |
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Asif's IPL drug case hearing adjourned (11 October 09:32) |
| The IPL drugs tribunal has adjourned till November its hearing of the Mohammad Asif doping case. |
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Harbhajan sparks India fightback (11 October 05:30) |
| Harbhajan Singh has a habit of irritating Australia, sometimes with the ball and sometimes with his confident talk. But after Mitchell Johnson's four strikes on the third day seemingly assur... |
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Lee opens up in style (11 October 03:34) |
| Matthew Hayden and Virender Sehwag are both openers who love to smash the ball. Their approaches to the crease, however, are remarkably different. |
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Confusion over Lara's ICL status (11 October 03:34) |
| The Indian Cricket League has confirmed that Brian Lara has withdrawn from the tournament, citing injury and other commitments. Lara, formerly the captain of the Mumbai Champs, terminated hi... |
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Australia chip away at struggling India (11 October 03:34) |
| India were edging towards avoiding the follow-on at tea on the third day in Bangalore, where Australia picked up two wickets in the second session to add to their four in the morning. Michae... |
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Ganguly denies comments in Bengali daily (11 October 01:32) |
| Sourav Ganguly has denied making the comments about his team-mates attributed to him in a Bengali daily, Russell Radhakrishnan, an official with the Indian team, said on his behalf. |
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Johnson strikes subdue India (11 October 01:32) |
| Mitchell Johnson exploited the deteriorating pitch and found some cracks in India's imposing batting line-up, which struggled on the third morning in Bangalore. Johnson collected three wicke... |
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Hyderabad win after the lights go out (11 October 01:44) |
| The opening game of the ICL came to an abrupt halt as the lights failed and the Hyderabad Heroes got an 18-run win by the VJD method. Ambati Rayudu ensured the hosts put up a competitive sco... |
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Right rhythm, right time for Zaheer (10 October 09:32) |
| Zaheer Khan took his first five-wicket haul in India. |
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Ganguly will get 'more than he asked for' - Vengsarkar (10 October 07:34) |
| Dilip Vengsarkar, the BCCI's former chairman of selectors, has said he will respond to Sourav Ganguly's criticism of his selection committee at the end of India's series against Australia an... |
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Hussey warns of variable bounce (10 October 07:34) |
| The century-maker Michael Hussey has spent more time on the Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch than anyone in this match and he believes it will become increasingly difficult to conquer the tricky su... |
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Reuters resumes tour coverage (10 October 07:34) |
| International news agency Reuters has resumed coverage of Australia's tour of India after the BCCI dropped contentious accreditation terms. |
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Stubborn Hussey sets challenge for India (10 October 05:32) |
| There is a wall in Bangalore that celebrates Rahul Dravid's immovability at the crease. In the city's Chinnaswamy Stadium, Michael Hussey built an impenetrable barrier of his own with a supr... |
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Rub of the green for Hussey (10 October 03:36) |
| Hussey's had to wait for so long to make the Test team that he deserves his share of luck. He had hardly played a false shot during the majority of his innings, picking off singles with prec... |
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Stubborn Hussey pushes total to 430 (10 October 03:36) |
| Michael Hussey continued to build an ominous total for Australia, striking his ninth Test century as India struggled to capitalise on the terrific work of Ishant Sharma. On a pitch that was ... |
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Hussey and Haddin frustrate India (10 October 11:40) |
| Michael Hussey ensured Australia did not waste their strong start in Bangalore, where they reached 333 for 5 at lunch on the second day. Hussey's concentration was outstanding and he went to... |
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Hard work pays off for Ponting (09 October 07:32) |
| Ricky Ponting rarely gets too emotional when he reaches a century but even he was particularly excited by his first hundred in India. After four tours and 12 years of trying, he finally was ... |
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Reuters suspends coverage of Australia tour (09 October 05:30) |
| International news agency Reuters has suspended coverage of Australia's series in India as a result of what it called unacceptable conditions imposed by the BCCI. |
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'I was tired of being humiliated again and again' - Ganguly (09 October 05:30) |
| Sourav Ganguly, who will retire from Test cricket after the Australian series, has said he was tired of the constant humiliation of being singled out for scrutiny. He has also issued a sharp... |
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Ponting 1 Harbhajan 0 (09 October 05:30) |
| The Australians were going to cap their 402nd Test cricketer today and the choice was between Cameron White and Jason Krejza. Before the start of their warm-up session the players gathered i... |
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Ponting century sets up Australia (09 October 05:30) |
| Ricky Ponting erased 12 years of doubt over his record in India by striking a defiant century that gave Australia a marginal edge on the opening day in Bangalore. However, a late pair of wic... |
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Ponting guides steady Australia (09 October 03:32) |
| Ricky Ponting dispelled the doubts over his ability to score runs in India with an unbeaten 94 but India regained some spark just before tea when Ishant Sharma removed the stubborn Simon Kat... |
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Chopra named Delhi captain (09 October 01:34) |
| Aakash Chopra, the Indian opening batsman, has been named the Delhi captain for the 2008-09 Ranji Trophy season. The selection committee, led by the former opener Chetan Chauhan, preferred C... |
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Ponting gives Australia steady start (09 October 01:34) |
| Ricky Ponting fought off two of his past tormentors, Ishant Sharma and Harbhajan Singh, to give Australia a solid start in the first Test as they reached 75 for 1 at lunch. Ponting had more ... |
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Australia bat, White debuts (09 October 09:28) |
| Cameron White will make his Test debut but will have to wait for his first chance to bowl after Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat in Bangalore. |
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Suresh Shastri to umpire in South Africa (08 October 09:34) |
| Suresh Shastri will become the first umpire from India to officiate a South African first-class match when he stands in the match between the Dolphins and the Lions starting Thursday in Durb... |
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Focus on the Fab Five (08 October 07:32) |
| They have denied it umpteen times, saying pressure is part of the build-up to any series, but India's most accomplished Test cricketers will be under severe scrutiny when the Border-Gavaskar... |
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Ponting banks on new-age fielding (08 October 05:32) |
| Ricky Ponting leads the brave outlook and wants to use his fresh talent to
wear down India's veterans, so they are the ones wilting instead of
Australia's new faces. |
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Krejza screams his credentials (08 October 05:32) |
| While White, a composed batsman and part-time legspinner, is the
safer option in an unenviable choice, Ponting seemed to lean slightly
towards Krejza despite his problems in the tour game. |
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Ponting expects 'good batting surface' (08 October 05:32) |
| Australia will begin their tour of India on the same pitch but the curator said it was unlikely to offer the same variable bounce. The trouble that Pakistan's batsmen faced was because of th... |
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Ponting insulted by 'cheating' claims (08 October 03:32) |
| Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, is insulted by claims from Virender Sehwag that Australia cheated during their acrimonious SCG victory in January. Sehwag said there was no point in ha... |
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Irani Cup drop prompted my decision - Ganguly (08 October 01:34) |
| A day after announcing his retirement from international cricket, Sourav Ganguly said the decision came at the right moment. Ganguly said he had not rushed into the decision and had arrived ... |
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Ponting hopes fab four will feel pressure (08 October 07:32) |
| Ricky Ponting, the Australia captain, believes the pressure on India's "fab four" batsmen will hand Australia an advantage when the Test series begins on Thursday. |
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Devi Worrel dies a forgotten man (08 October 01:32) |
| Devi Worrel, who played for Southern Punjab in the early to mid 1960s, died on August 19. |
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Morgan meets with ICL in London (07 October 11:32) |
| David Morgan, the ICC president, has met with Indian businessman Subhash Chandra to discuss the ICL. |
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'Just one last thing, lads' (07 October 11:32) |
| Sourav Ganguly's retirement announcement , coming from a man who wore his heart on his sleeve, was so dead-pan that it was startling. |
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