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New Delhi, Jan 6: Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan in the third one-day international at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday. India have brought in Ajinkya Rahane and Mohammad Shami Ahmed in place of Virender Sehwag and Ashok Dinda. Pakistan have replaced Anwar Ali with Umar Akmal. A team on top of the world not a year-and-a-half back is now staring at the prospect

New Delhi, Jan 6: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Saturday, rendered a doubtful starter for Sunday's third and final One-dayer against Pakistan due to a sore back, forcing the team management to call up Dinesh Karthik as the back up. Dhoni said at the customary pre-match press conference that he developed soreness on his back during the morning practice session at the Feroze Shah Kotla

New Delhi, Jan 5: A day after calling off his visit to the capital in the wake of a controversy over the Indian government giving him visa, former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad today said that he should be seen just as a sportsman and not as a relative of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Miandad, who was to watch the third and final ODI in Delhi tomorrow, yesterday cancelled his visit to avoid

New Delhi, Jan 5: In an innovative move towards polio eradication, the Indian and Pakistan cricket teams, though fierce rivals on the field, will be united in their mission to "bowl out polio" when they clash for the third One-Day International here Sunday. "We need to ensure a world free of polio paralysis for children. We need to win against polio, to 'Bowl Out Polio'," said Pakistani cricket

New Delhi, Jan 5: Former India captain Kapil Dev feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and some other players have lost their focus after winning the 2011 World Cup and the players are putting their self-interest ahead of the team. "After the World Cup win, I feel they (Dhoni and other players) have lost focus. I think all the players are self-involved," said Kapil, who led India to its first World Cup

New Delhi, Jan 5: Two legends of world cricket, Sunil Gavaskar and Imran Khan on Friday held IPL responsible for the Indian team's recent downfall, with the former going on to say that for some Indian players national duty comes second to the cash-rich Twenty20 league. Without naming anyone, Gavaskar questioned some Indian players complete focus on IPL. "If you look at the events that took place

New Delhi, Jan 4: Young India batsman Virat Kohli was today bagged the International Cricketer of the Year award while Pakistan was named as the Best International Cricket Team in the 2011-2012 season at the CEAT cricket awards, here. Kohli, also the Vice Captain of the side, beat the likes of Australian captain Michael Clarke, former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara and consistent South African

Lahore, January 4: Javed Miandad, whose son is married to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s daughter, on Friday cancelled his visit to Delhi in the wake of a raging controversy in India over giving him visa for the trip. Former Pakistan captain Miandad, who was to watch the third and final ODI in Delhi, cancelled his visit to avoid a controversy, a PCB official said on condition of anonymity. The

Kolkata, Jan 4: Intikhab Alam was overcome by nostalgia when he stepped on to the Eden Gardens on Thursday. "I vividly remember the time when I played here as a member of the touring Pakistan team in 1960. That was a very interesting Test match. We had lost six quick wickets for 120-odd runs before Mushtaq Mohammad and myself put on a 100-run partnership. It all seems like yesterday," said the

New Delhi, Jan 3: India witnessed another batting collapse as Pakistan bundled out hosts for 165 to clinch massive 85-run victory in the second ODI and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Suresh Raina and skipper MS Dhoni tried to revive India innings but could not get going when Mohammad Hafeez dismissed the former to leave India in spot of bother. Umar Gul joined the party