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Ganguly wants
Srinath back for England tour
New Delhi, June 5:
Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly said on Wednesday he will attempt to
persuade pace spearhead Javagal Srinath to reconsider his retirement plans
and make the upcoming tour of England.
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India wrap up the
one-day series beating West Indies by 56 runs
Port of Spain, June 3:
After the tribulations of the Test series, the Indian cricketers tasted
success in the limited overs variety by winning the one-day series 2-1
here on Sunday. The decider at the Queens Park Oval was won by 56 runs.
After the first two matches were washed out at Kingston, India won the
third match at Bridgetown and West Indies squared it by claiming the next
here. [More]
West Indies beat India
by 7 wickets in the 3rd ODI
Port of Spain, June 3:
West Indies leveled the series 1-1,
beating Indian by 7 wickets in the 3rd ODI. Rain disturbed the game and
match was reduced to 25 overs only. West Indies stopped Indian batsman at
just 123 runs. [more]
India thrash West
Indies by seven wickets
Bridgetown, May
29:
Dinesh Mongia slammed an attractive 74 to help India break
the Kensington Oval jinx with a seven-wicket victory over the West Indies
in the third one-day international here on Wednesday.
[More]
Ganguly all praise for
debutant Yohannan
Bridgetown, May
30:
India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday lauded debutant
fast bowler Tinu Yohannan for setting up a seven-wicket win over the West
Indies in the third one-day international here.
[More]
Laxman and
Nehra
dropped for 3rd ODI against West Indies
Bridgetown, May
28:
India has dropped V V S Laxman and Ashish Nehra from the squad for the
third one-day international against the West Indies to be played here on
Wednesday.
[More]
West Indies-India
second one-dayer abandoned
Kingston, May 26:
Heavy rain forced the second one-day international of a five-match series
between India and West Indies to be abandoned without a ball being bowled
on Sunday, a day after the first one was washed out.
[More]
Laxman faces
axe as India look to one-day players
Kingston, May 24:
Vangipurappu Laxman is likely to be left out of India's first one-day
international against West Indies on Saturday despite having top-scored in
the Test series.
[More]
Caribbean Glory: West
Indies win series
Kingston, May 22:
India's overseas woes continued as West Indies crushed them by 155 runs to
win the fifth Test and the series 2-1 at Sabina Park on Wednesday.
[More]
West
Indies 165/7 at stumps on third day against India
Kingston, May 20:
India effected a remarkable turnaround in their fortunes but were unable
to give finish it off as West Indies tightened their grip on the
series-deciding fifth and final Test here on Monday.
[More]
India struggling
as West Indies apply pressure
Kingston
(Jamaica), May 19: Sachin Tendulkar fell for 41 as India finished the
second day of the deciding fifth Test on Sunday on 141 for four in reply
to the West Indies first innings of 422.
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Five for my
critics: Harbhajan
Kingston, May 20:
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said Sunday his five-wicket haul
against the West Indies in the fifth and final Test here was for his
critics who believed he could not succeed overseas.
[More]
Pacemen hold the key to crucial fifth Test
Kingston, May 18:
India and the West Indies are pinning their hopes on fast bowlers in the
vital fifth and final cricket Test, starting at Sabina Park here on
Saturday.
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Kumble
confident of returning to action in two weeks
Bangalore, May 17:
Discharged from the hospital a day after undergoing an operation for his
broken lower jaw, leg spinner Anil Kumble exuded confidence of returning
to action in about two weeks.
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Superstar flops get last chance to sparkle in crunch Test
Kingston, May 17:
Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar both have a point to prove in the crucial
fifth and final Test between India and the West Indies, which gets
underway here on Saturday.
[More]
Kumble undergoes surgery
on broken jaw
Bangalore, May 16:
India leg-spinner Anil Kumble successfully underwent surgery on Thursday
to mend his fractured jaw suffered during the fourth Test in West Indies
last week.
[More]
Srinath rested; Kartik, Kaif, Yuvraj in
Mumbai, May 15:
Delhi batsman Virendra Sehwag and Railways spinner Murali Kartik were
among the five new players named in India's one day team to play five
one-day matches against West Indies starting on May 25.
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Kumble will be back in a month
Bangalore, May 16:
Ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble, who fractured his jaw during the fourth Test
against the West Indies, underwent a thorough check-up on Wednesday by a
team of dental specialists, who said he can be back on the cricket field
after four weeks.
[More]
India hope to solve
Chanderpaul puzzle
St. John's
(Antigua), May 15:
India skipper Sourav Ganguly conceded Tuesday West Indian batsman
Shivnarine Chanderpaul had been troubling his team the most in the ongoing
Test series.
[More]
Indias
fourth Test against West Indies ends in a draw
St. John's (Antigua), May 14:
West Indies
left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored a sedate unbeaten 136 but Ridley
Jacobs added a fiery 118 as the fourth Test against India ended in a tame
draw on Tuesday.
[More]
Sachin not
settled in his mind, says Viv Richards
St. John's (Antigua), May 14:
The West Indies
batting great Sir Vivian Richards says Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar,
currently going through a lean patch, is tentative in his approach.
[More]
Hooper,
Chanderpaul feast on limp Indian attack again
St. John's
(Antigua), May 13:
West Indies skipper Carl Hooper completed his third century in four
matches against India as the fourth Test headed for a draw here on Monday.
[More]
I wanted to leave
after trying my best: Kumble
St. John's
(Antigua), May 13:
Ace leg spinner Anil Kumble, who stunned all by bowling 14 overs on the
trot with a fractured jaw and ended the day in pain, today said he wanted
to leave the Caribbean islands after trying his best for India.
[More]
Injured Kumble returns to
wound WI
St. John's
(Antigua), May 12:
Top leg-spinner Anil Kumble returned to bowl with a fractured jaw to hurt
the West Indies batting pride in the fourth Test against India here on
Sunday.
[More]
Kumble ruled out
of rest of tour, flying home
St. John's
(Antigua), May 12:
Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble has been ruled out of the rest of the
India's West Indies tour due to a fractured jaw and will fly back home on
Monday.
[More]
Ganguly eyes 100, but
Harbhajan to wait
Antigua, May 9:
India skipper Sourav Ganguly said Wednesday his aim was to lead his team
to a rare away Test series win and to score a century in the West Indies.
[More]
India set to recall
Kumble for fourth Test
Bridgetown, May 8:
Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble, left out for the last two Tests, is likely
to return for the fourth match of the series against West Indies starting
on Friday.
[More]
Sehwag
declared fit for one-dayers against West Indies
Bangalore, May 8:
Dashing batsman Virendra Sehwag, out of action after sustaining a shoulder
injury during the second Test against Zimbabwe in early March, was today
declared fit, thus paving the way for his inclusion in the Indian squad
for the forthcoming one-day series against West Indies.
[More]
West Indies
opener Hinds brought in for fourth Test
Bridgetown, May 6:
West Indies have replaced opener Stuart Williams with left-hander Wavell
Hinds for the fourth Test against India starting in Antigua on Friday.
[More]
'Sachin is also human,' says Ganguly
Bridgetown,
May 6:
Captain Sourav Ganguly strongly defended his trump card
Sachin Tendulkar and said it was unfair to criticize the World No.1
batsman for his double failure at the Kensigton Oval where India
crashed to their seventh defeat in eight Tests.
[More]
West
Indies cruises to victory in third Test against India
Bridgetown, May 5:
India failed to bury the Kensington Oval spectre as they crashed to a
10-wicket defeat in the third Test against the West Indies here on Sunday.
[More]
India all out for 102 on first day of third Test against West Indies
Bridgetown, May 2:
The nightmare of 1997 returned to haunt India, who were shot out for their
sixth-lowest total of 102 against the West Indies in the third Test here
on Thursday.
[More]
Nagamootoo recovering
fast from injury
Port of Spain,
April 30:
West Indies spin bowler Mahendra Nagamootoo is recovering fast from the
injuries sustained in a vehicular accident in Guyana last Friday.
[More]
Bucknor poised to break Bird record
London, April 26:
Steve Bucknor is on the verge of becoming the most experienced Test
cricket umpire of all time.
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India
wins by 37 runs in second Test against West Indies
Port of Spain,
April 23:
With fortunes fluctuating constantly, India got the better
of West Indies in a battle of nerves on the tense fifth and final day of
the second cricket Test here today to record their first victory in the
Caribbean in 26 years.
[More]
Test poised
on knife-edge Lara on song, 182 to get
Port of Spain,
April 22:
Brian Lara sustained the West Indies' hopes of successfully chasing a
stiff 313-run target with an unbeaten 40 in the second Test against India
here on Monday.
[More]
Sehwag
desperate to join squad before one-dayers
New Delhi, April 22:
Desperately missing the action in the Caribbean, dashing batsman Virender
Sehwag is on the road to complete recovery and raring to join his
team-mates there before the start of the one-day series against West
Indies.
[More]
India 165/4 on third day of second Test against West Indies
Port of Spain,
April 21:
Thanks to the unfinished 109- run fifth wicket partnership
between skipper Sourav Ganguly and V V S Laxman, India recovered from a
batting collapse to build on the advantage of a healthy first innings lead
on the third day of the second cricket Test against West Indies here.
[More]
Harbhajan back, Dravid at No.3,
Bangar may open
Port of Spain, April 18:
The return of Harbhajan Singh and the injury to Mahendra Nagamootoo may
well prove to be the decisive factor as India and West Indies go into the
second cricket Test here on Friday.
[More]
India,
West Indies pin hopes on bowlers in second Test
Port of Spain,
April 17:
India and the West Indies go into the second Test here on
Friday hoping to put up a better bowling performance to seize the
initiative in the five-match series.
[More]
Spin or pace: Hooper is unable to decide
Port of Spain,
April 17:
West Indian skipper Carl Hooper is in a dilemma whether it
is spin or pace which holds the key for his team's fortunes against the
Indians in the ongoing series.
[More]
'When I bat, I
feel God is batting for me' : Hooper
Georgetown, April
16:
It is not often that we the West Indians play against Sachin Tendulkar. I
remember he came here in 1997 and though he had some decent scores, there
were not one of those big hundreds from the little man.
[More]
Ganguly adamant , to bat at
No. 3
Port Of Spain,
April 16:
Skipper Sourav Ganguly is undeterred by his poor dismissal in the first
Test and determined to bat only at number three during the second Test
which starts here on Thursday.
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Ganguly hopes Harbhajan will be fit
Port of Spain,
April 16:
Sourav Ganguly is hopeful that off-spinner Harbhajan Singh would be fit to
play the second Test against West Indies starting at Queen's Park Oval
here on Friday.
[More]
Dravid hammers 144
as rain halts play for day
Georgetown, April
14:
Rahul Dravid salvaged India's batting pride with a brave
144 not out on a rain-curtailed fourth day of the opening Test against the
West Indies here on Sunday.
[More]
Harbhajan's injury healing fast
Georgetown, April
14:
India's ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is making rapid progress and is
expected to make his return in the second Test at Port of Spain, Trinidad,
starting on April 19.
[More]
Hooper and
Chanderpaul hammer career best scores
Georgetown, April 12:
West Indies skipper Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul hammered their
career-best scores in a record stand to flay the Indian attack in the
first Test here on Friday.
[More]
'It Would be nice to get
500': Hooper
Georgetown , April 12:
West
Indies' captain Carl Hooper who scored his first century on home ground on
the opening day of the first Test against India said he hoped to extend
his unbeaten 113-run partnerhip with Shivnarine Chanderpaul gunning for a
big first innings total of 500.
[More]
Injury forces
Harbhajan out of the first Test
Georgetown, April 11:
Ending days of speculation over Harbhajan Singh's fitness, Indian team
Manager Goutam Dasgupta said the off-spinner has been ruled out of today's
first Test against West Indies here due to a nagging shoulder injury.
[More]
"There's a lot of
pressure on us": Hooper
Georgetown, April 10:
West
Indian skipper Carl Hooper would have preferred pitches with more pace and
bounce for the Test series against India but being unable to do anything
about it now, will still concentrate on a predominantly pace attack.
[More]
Ganguly and Hooper ready
for showdown
Georgetown, April 10:
Sparring has become a part of international cricket and rival skippers
Sourav Ganguly and Carl Hooper indulged in some before the first Test
between India and the West Indies here on Thursday.
[More]
India, West
Indies hope to shed 'strugglers' tag
Georgetown, April 10: The first Test starting at Bourda here on
Thursday will pit the travel-sick Indian tourists against a West Indian
team wallowing in an unaccustomed slump in form.
[More]
Indians
beat Guyana Board President's XI by nine wickets
Georgetown, April
7: The Indian cricket team surpassed a modest target without much
trouble to start their tour of West Indies with a comprehensive nine wicket
victory in the three-day match against Guyana Board President's XI here
on Sunday. [More]
Indians
to play a one-day game ahead of first Test
Georgetown, April
7: The Indian cricket team has agreed to play a one-day game against
Guyana before the first Test starts on Thursday. [More]
Lara
says he is fit to face India
Port of Spain,
April 5: Brian Lara, sidelined with an elbow injury since last December,
has declared himself fit for the upcoming series between the West Indies
and India. [More]
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