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Mumbai, Feb 10: Under-performing opener Gautam Gambhir was shown the door with Shikhar Dhawan being his surprise replacement in the 15-member Indian cricket squad, announced today for the first two Tests against Australia starting February 22 in Chennai. Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh rode on past reputation to return to the squad to form a three-pronged spin attack also comprising R Ashwin

New Delhi, Feb 10: As the selectors meet in Mumbai on Sunday to pick the team for the Australia series, they will be looking for experienced campaigners who can change the fortunes of the Test team. The likes of Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth and even Wasim Jaffer, therefore, are all in the fray. According to sources in the Indian cricket board ( BCCI), the selection committee headed by Sandeep Patil

Mumbai, Feb 9: Sachin Tendulkar tuned up brilliantly for the upcoming Test series against Australia by hitting a record equalling 81st first-class century but couldn’t prevent Mumbai from conceding the first-innings lead to Rest of India on the third day of the Irani Cup match here on Friday. Tendulkar looked in fantastic touch as he hit a sparkling unbeaten knock of 140 off 197 balls as he

New Delhi, Feb 9: Finding BCCI guilty of abusing its dominance, Competition Commission today said its probe also found bid rigging attempts by former IPL chief Lalit Modi in award of franchises and the cricket board cannot be absolved of its responsibility in the matter. The fair trade regulator's investigation arm also found that certain actions of BCCI (Board for Control of Cricket in India) led

Mumbai, Feb 7: Suresh Raina on Thursday sent a timely reminder to the selectors for his Test recall with a brilliant century to help Rest of India post a huge first innings total of 526 but the hosts replied strongly reaching 155-2 on day two of the Irani Cup match here. Left-handed Raina, ignored for the entire four-Test rubber against England by the selectors in November-December last year

Cuttack, Feb 7: Indian bowlers kept a tight leash over Pakistan's scoring rate to restrict the archrivals to 192/7 in the seventh-eighth position playoff match of the Women's World Cup on Thursday. The decision to bat first after winning the toss didn't quite work for Pakistan, who were saved to a large extent due to the contrasting half-centuries from Nain Abidi (58) and Nida Dar (68 not out)

Mumbai, Feb 7: Opener Murali Vijay stroked his way to his second successive century in the Irani Cup as Rest of India dominated the opening day of their five-day fixture against recently crowned Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday. With good contributions from one-down batsman Manoj Tiwary (37), Ambati Rayudu (51) and Suresh Raina (36 not out), RoI ended day one at

Mumbai, Feb 6: The five-day Irani Cup match between Mumbai and the Rest of India, commencing at the Wankhede stadium here on Wednesday, offers a good chance for some India rejects to press for recalls and other aspirants to showcase their talent in front of the national selectors. Rest of India, led by one-day discard Virender Sehwag, has a good all-round team on paper and the list includes

Mumbai, Feb 6: India were tonight knocked out of the ICC Women's World Cup after suffering an upset 138-run drubbing at the hands of Sri Lanka in a crucial Group A encounter here. Chasing a challenging total of 283, the hosts put up a pathetic show to be bowled out for 144 in 42.2 overs at the Brabourne Stadium. Incidentally, this was India's first defeat to Sri Lanka in 18 matches, having won

New Delhi, Feb 5: Since he did not see himself playing the 2015 World Cup, it was appropriate to quit the 50-over format in the best interest of the Indian team, batting great Sachin Tendulkar has said. The senior batsman said it was best to allow team find a winning combination ahead of the tournament, to be held in Australia and New Zealand. The 39-year-old batsman said it was right to walk into