Zaheer Khan

Zaheer helped my bowling: Ishant

Young India pacer Ishant Sharma has credited his recent exploits with the red cherry to his senior pace colleague Zaheer Khan.
Ishant said it was Zaheer who helped him immensely during the last year which which saw him torment top batsmen around the world with both new and old balls.
“No one expected us to bowl that […]

TN police register complaint against Zaheer

Tamil Nadu Police have lodged a complaint with the Indian team management against pace spearhead Zaheer Khan for breaching security guidelines and getting into an argument with guards at the team hotel.
Zaheer was miffed with security officials after one of his friends was denied entry into the hotel on Tuesday, police sources said.
The paceman came […]

India v England, 1st ODI: India win by 158 runs

India beat England by 158 runs in the first ODI at Rajkot to take a 1-0 lead in the seven match series.
Scorecard- India thrash England, 1st ODI
England won the toss and chose to field first and they were made to regret this decision almost instantly. Sehwag and Gambhir made a great start bringing up the […]

Zaheer fined 80% match fees for Hayden charge

Indian paceman Zaheer Khan was on Tuesday fined 80 per cent of his match fee for violating the ICC Code of Conduct by running towards Australian opener Matthew Hayden and shouting at him after his dismissal on the fourth day of the second cricket Test here.
Zaheer was found guilty of Level 2 charge under clause […]

Weakest Australian side: Zaheer

Zaheer Khan has come out attacking off the pitch against the Aussies after the first test got over.
“They know they can’t take 20 wickets and they are on the back foot,” Khan said. “They couldn’t get me or Bhajji out. So we are in with a big chance. They are under pressure and we know […]

India vs Australia, 1st Test: Australia placed strongly

Australia were placed in a somewhat strong position at the end of the first day of the first test against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Zaheer dismissed Hayden in the first over of the day and with Ishant Sharma kept the scoring on a tight leash. But Katich and Ponting built a strong foundation with a […]

Dhoni maintains top rank

MS Dhoni hung on to his place atop the ODI batting chart but Australian Nathan Bracken surrendered top slot in bowlers’ rankings to Daniel Vettori after his relatively disappointing series against Bangladesh.
In the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen, Australia’s stand-in captain Michael Clarke has dropped one place to 15th after scoring 40 runs at […]

India end Idea Cup series with humiliation

Many would call today’s match a rain affected game that resulted in India losing, others would call it the sheer brilliance of the Lankan bowlers, but the fact of the matter is that the Indian batting order failed miserably once again as they have done several times in the past. The Indians had the upper […]

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI: Review

India beat Sri Lanka in the third ODI at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo by 33 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the series.
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However it was a far from comfortable win for them, when it should have been so after the good bowling performance given by the Indian bowlers. Chasing 238 for a win, […]

Dhoni praises bowlers and Badri

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on his fast bowlers for their fine show in the three wicket win in the second one-dayer against Sri Lanka but warned that they would have to toil harder in the remaining three games.
“Most of the times we have played in Sri Lanka it is not a bowlers’ […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Review

India beat Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the five match series in Dambulla.
After winning the toss, India opted to bowl first and the decision paid off as Zaheer Khan ran through the top order with 4 for 21 from ten overs. At one stage, Sri Lanka were 4 for 11 and 44 for […]

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka shot out for 142

India made an amazing come back after the let down in the first match of the five match ODI series against Sri Lanka at Dambulla.
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After winning the toss, MS Dhoni elected to bowl first but that was due to the absence of Gautam Gambhir because of stiffness. However, it proved to be the right decision […]

Poor middle order cost us bad: Kumble

Speaking to reporters after the test series was lost 2-1 to Sri Lanka, India captain was looking for responsibility on the part of the senior team members who failed to deliver the goods in the three test matches.
“The batsmen did not put up a good show here and that probably cost us the series. It […]

Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets; series 2-1

Sri Lanka won the third test against India at the PSS ground in Colombo by eight wickets and that too inside eight days.
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On the fourth day, India started a fight back with Dravid and Laxman at the crease, but Dravid was out once he got his fifty. Laxman though carried on reaching his own fifty […]

Sri Lanka just ahead after Day 2

Sri Lanka just managed to get a 2 runs lead on India at the end of Day 2 of the third test at Colombo.
Riding high on a gritty century by Kumar Sangakkara, who was due a good score after he failed in the last two tests, the hosts reached 251 for 6 when bad light […]

India fall for 249, Sri Lanka lose 1 on Day 1

Day one of the final Test match of the Idea Cup between India and Sri Lanka went to the 2 new bowlers of Sri Lanka. Mendis and Prasad outsmarted India on all occassions to send the Indians back in the pavilion for just 249 runs. The top and middle order failed yet again with the […]

Dhoni returns for Lanka ODIs

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 […]

Sri Lanka Board XI vs India: Day 1

Day One of the three day game between India and Sri Lanka Board XI brought a smile to the faces of the Indian team which is hoping to win a series in Sri Lanka for the first time in 15 years.
In a 12 players per side match, Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and […]

Squad for Sri Lanka announced, Yuvraj and Sreesanth out

The Indian team announced today for the Sri Lanka tour saw no major surprises as far as expectations are concerned. The non-performers were out, and new young performers are in.
Dhoni has been rested, as expected, and Parthiv Patel finds place in the team after a long time to take place as wicket-keeper. Anil Kumble will […]

Zaheer to miss Bangladesh tour

Indian spearhead Zaheer Khan has declared himself unavailable for the upcoming tri-series in Bangladesh, also featuring Pakistan. The left arm seamer has been struggling with an ankle injury he picked up during the Australian tour and has been on the road to recovery since then.

He was fit enough to play in the IPL, but missed […]