India Blue began their defence of the Challenger Trophy on a winning note, beating India Red by 49 runs in the opening game in Cuttack. On a track that weared on as the day progressed, Robin Uthappa gave his team a headstart with his 94, Irfan Pathan took them to a more-than-competitive 235, and the [...]
Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif and S Badrinath have been picked to lead India Blue, Green and Red respectively in this year’s NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. The series, to be held from October 23-26 in Cuttack, will provide a chance for the likes of Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla and L Balaji to [...]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is back from his award winning rest and will lead India’s 16-man squad for the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan are back in the side too after their respective hiatuses from the sport, while Yuvraj Singh is back too after missing the bus for [...]
Sturdy and well built, Robin Uthappa is the son of an international hockey referee but chose to make cricket his career instead. He has played Ranji Trophy for a long time and consistently done well till the selectors could no longer ignore a player like him. He plundered 854 runs in 7 Ranji matches in [...]
The good performance by Yusuf Pathan for the Rajasthan Royals has found him a berth in the updoming Tri-series in Bangladesh and Asia Cup. Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has also found himself in the squad. The BCCI knows that it needs to prepare itself for the next World Cup and has chosen a young squad [...]
The match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils seemed pretty much one sided with Mumbai Indians’ Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya hitting fours and sixes like kids play. The semi-final hopes of Delhi were almost down until Tendulkar was bowled out by Yo Mahesh. However, Jayasuriya’s bat kept firing till he scored 66 of 42 [...]