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Aug 19: No offence to the English, but this Indian team did their fair share to ensure that a woeful overseas record would remain so. Despite an unexpected victory, or maybe because of it, the visitors felt it unnecessary to bother winning the series. 0-4, Australia 1947-8 Facing Bradman The Indians lost the series 0-4, a result that appears all the more mystifying given the Indian performance in

London, Aug 18: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar on Sunday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his boys have “embarrassed” the country with their “jelly-like” resistance in the Test series against England and even suggested that those not interested in playing longer-format should quit the Test team. India suffered yet another humiliating defeat as they lost the fifth Test by an innings and 244 runs. “If

London, Aug 17: England were all out for 486 in their first innings as the hosts took a 338-run lead against India on day three of the fifth and final cricket Test at the Oval here today. Brief Scores: India: 148 all out England: 486 all out in 116.3 overs (Joe Root 149 not out, Alastair Cook 79, Gary Ballance 64; Ishant Sharma 4/96, R Ashwin 3/72, Varun Aaron 2/153).

London, Aug 17: Joe Root slammed an unbeaten 92 as England took a substantial first innings lead of 237 runs on the second day to tighten their grip on the fifth and final cricket Test against a hapless India here on Saturday. Resuming the day on 62 for no loss after bundling India out for 148 yesterday, England scored at a brisk pace by adding 323 runs today from 86 overs to end the day on 385

London: Aug 16: Raising concerns over India’s selected XI for the all-important fifth and final Test against England, veteran batsman VVS Laxman said that he would have opted for Rohit Sharma instead of Stuart Binny in the crucial game. “Little surprised at Binny’s inclusion. The reason given for his inclusion is that he can also bowl a few overs. But for me what is more important is playing a

Aug 16: India crashed to 148 all out on Day One of the fifth Test against England at The Oval, thereby continuing their dreadful streak of cheap totals. Shiamak Unwalla looks at how the Indian batting followed the same pattern of their last few innings. Harsha Bhogle said on commentary during the live telecast of the fifth Test at The Oval that when a batsman is out of form, they would ideally

Aug 15: Team India take on England in the fifth and final Test match of their Test series at The Oval. Trailing by a 1-2 margin , the tourists have the last chance to get their act together and draw level in this series. India will play the final Test at The Oval starting August 15 on this trip. While they started off on a positive note in this Test series with a draw at Trent Bridge and a rare

New Delhi, Aug 13: India offspinner R Ashwin will receive the prestigious Arjuna Award, thus becoming the 46th Indian cricketer to receive the honour which was instituted in 1961 by the Indian government to recognise outstanding achievement in national sport. Ashwin made a return to India's Test XI during the recent three-day defeat to England at Old Trafford, scoring 40 and 46 not out but going

Aug 13: The Indian women take on the English for a one-off Test match starting on August 13. This will be the first Test which the Indian women will play since 2006. Incidentally, that the last was against England women as well. Shiamak Unwalla wonders whether having a one-off contest is actually worth it. The Indian men’s team have played 94 Test matches since the year 2006. The Indian women’s

New Delhi, Aug 12: Former India captain and legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar had a miraculous escape in a road accident while travelling from Manchester to London after the conclusion of the fourth Test on Sunday. The driver of his Jaguar car swerved to the right but failed to avoid a collision with another vehicle that hit them from the opposite direction. Gavaskar was travelling in the car with