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Colombo, August 2: The series is in their grasp after two successive but in-form Indian batsman Virat Kohli said his team will remain focussed on getting a hat-trick of wins when it takes the field in the fifth and final ODI against Sri lanka here. Kohli's tremendous run against Sri Lanka continued yesterday where he notched up his 13th ODI century to help India successfully chase the 251 and take

Dubai, August 1: Just two years after winning it, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was today once again nominated for the ICC People's Choice award. Those nominated include Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, South Africa's duo Vernon Philander and Jacques Kallis, while England's James Anderson makes up the quintet of nominees. Both Sangakkara (2011) and Tendulkar (2010) have won the award in the

Mahendra Singh Dhoni topped the list of the world's highest earning cricketers compiled by Forbes magazine, followed by Sachin Tendulkar, as six Indians made it to the list's top-10. With earnings of USD two crore and 65 lakh, Dhoni features at the top of the list, out of which USD two crore 30 lakh comes from the commercials, while the rest USD 35 lakh he earns from playing cricket. Dhoni's USD

Colombo, August 1: Young India was to the fore again. Two of India's most exciting batsmen, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina showed why they are regarded so as they helped their team register a comprehensive six-wicket win in the fourth ODI and hand Sri Lanka one of their rare series defeat at home. Kohli and Raina set the Premadasa stadium alight with their superlative strokeplay under lights to post

Colombo, July 31: Having made a strong comeback in their previous encounter, India would look to carry forward the winning momentum and seal the series when they take on gritty Sri Lanka in the fourth and penultimate one-day international at the R Premadasa Stadium here tomorrow. The visitors gave a good account of their character in the third match of the series with Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan

New Delhi, July 31: Irfan Pathan may have been a last-minute inclusion in the Indian ODI team currently touring Sri Lanka, but with his all-round performance in the third ODI against Sri Lanka has brought him in reckoning for a World T20 berth. A source in the team management indicated that Pathan's recent performances in Sri Lanka has been satisfying and if he can continue to contribute the way

Colombo, July 30: "It's always nice to have runs under your belt at the start of the season," star batsman Suresh Raina said a day after helping India overcome a daunting target in the third ODI against Sri Lanka at the Premadasa Stadium. After getting a half-century in the first game at Hambantota, Raina came to the party once again with a superlative innings and in company of Irfan Pathan helped

Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has simple advice to offer India's medal hopefuls at the London Olympics - embrace pressure, don't fight it. The record-breaking batsman, who has himself shouldered the burden of expectations from cricket-crazy fans for more than two decades, said top sportspersons needed to get used to the pressure. "There is no doubt pressure will be your continuous companion,"

Gautam Gambhir's 11th one-day internationl century laid the foundation for India's five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international on Saturday. Gambhir scored a compact 102 off 101 balls, his sixth ODI hundred against Sri Lanka, as India chased down the home team's total of 286-5 with two balls to spare. India lead 2-1 in the five-match series. Opener Gambhir was run out in

Mumbai: Ask Sachin Tendulkar about life after cricket, and you're unlikely to get too far. He indicates he will keep playing till he nears 45. When asked about his options after cricket, pat comes the 39-year-old's reply. "It'll be difficult to answer what I'll do 5-6 years from now." Quite clearly, for the man who has scored more runs than anybody else in international cricket, retirement is the