Aussies crunch India

A dominant Australia eased to a comprehensive 337-run victory over India in the first Test on Saturday when they dismissed the visitors for 161 in the second innings in the final session of the fourth day.
The Australians, who have won 15 successive Tests, exploited a wearing pitch to restrict the scoring while they chipped away […]

Upper hand for Australia at end of Day 3

India were today set a daunting target of 499 to win the first cricket Test against Australia who put themselves firmly in the driver’s seat with two full days at their disposal to deliver the knockout punch.
Resuming on their overnight score of 32 for no loss, the Australians scored briskly and declared their second innings […]

Kumble’s five-wicket haul puts Australia in trouble on Day 1

Australia opener Matthew Hayden scored his 28th Test century, while India captain Anil Kumble took five wickets to leave the first Test evenly poised after the first day’s play on Wednesday.
Hayden, who shared a 135-run opening partnership with Phil Jaques, was dismissed for 124 as the home side reached stumps on 337 for nine, with […]

Not a single Test for ageing India - Geoff Marsh

Taking a dig at the ageing stars in the Indian side, former Australian opener Geoff Marsh has said that the tourists’ batting line-up will struggle to stand up to the home pacers.
Predicting that India would not win a single Test in the series, Marsh said the visiting team would find it difficult to post big […]

Steve Waugh admires Ganguly

Long-time adversary Steve Waugh has turned full circle and is now a great admirer of Sourav Ganguly, now standing at the cusp of his 100th Test match.
“You don’t have to like or dislike him. You have to respect him,” said the former Australian captain whose run-in with his then Indian counterpart took up reams of […]

India not to be underestimated - Ponting

Refusing to underestimate the visitors, Australian captain Ricky Ponting gave India high ratings on all counts ahead of the Test series which gets underway on the Boxing Day in Melbourne on Wednesday.
“India have been good opponents in the last few Test series. They have played tough, entertaining cricket. They have good batters and among bowlers, […]

India and Sri Lanka in Australia - ODI Schedule

Commonwealth Bank Series (Australia, India and Sri Lanka)

Date Start time Match Venue
Fri, Feb 1 1405 IST Twenty20 (D/N) Melbourne
Sun, Feb 3 0745 IST Australia v […]

India in Australia - Test Schedule

TEST SERIES SCHEDULE
Dec 26-30 First Test
Jan 2-6 Second Test
Jan 10-12 Practice match
Jan 16-20 Third Test
Jan 24-28 Fourth Test

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Ganguly confident of good performance

India has been the only team to have consistently competed with the Australians on equal terms in recent times and former captain Sourav Ganguly warned the hosts that the upcoming four-Test series will provide more of the same.
“Whether be it at home or away, we are the only international side who have competed well against […]

Australia on way of 15th Consecutive Test Victory

Australia are surfing the wave of another long winning run and targeting their 15th consecutive Test victory — one short of their record — against India in the opening Boxing Day cricket Test.
Cricket does not get a more grander stage than the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day on one of the biggest […]

Jaffer declared man of the match

Jaffer set up the huge Indian total with an elegant innings of 202 and was disappointed that India could not record victory in Kolkata. He also scored quick 56 in the second inning.He was declared man of the match for his brilliant performance.

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YOUNIS KHAN plays captain’s inning

Stand-in captain Younis Khan scored a gritty 107 not out as Pakistan, chasing 345 for victory, drew the second Test against India. Younis shared an unbeaten 136-run partnership with the experienced Mohammed Yousuf to deny India a semblance of a chance, after the hosts had reduced Pakistan to 78 for four.
Yousuf was on 42 not […]

Pakistan manages to draw 2nd Test

Younis Khan’s unbeaten century helped Pakistan escape with a draw in the second Test against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Set a target of 345 to win the match in 81 overs, Pakistan finished on 214 for 4 courtesy a brilliant 107 not out from stand-in captain Younis.
He and senior batsman Mohammad […]