India Cricket News

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) _ England is still wary of India's formidable batting lineup ahead of the second Test at Nottingham starting Friday, despite the visitors' disappointing performance in the rain-affected first Test draw. Captain Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman all failed to get past 50 in either innings at Lord's. But England paceman Chris Tremlett, part of an unchanged England lineup, is still treating India's batsmen with respect. ``It would be stupid to say ...

LONDON (AP) _ England faces its first serious Test challenge since its disastrous Ashes defence when it starts the first of three matches against India on Thursday. While England's one-day form has remained poor, the Test team rebounded from the completion of a 5-0 loss to Australia in January by winning its recent four-Test series against an inexperienced and demoralized West Indies team 3-0. But only middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul seriously troubled England's bowlers then and things are ...

NEW DELHI (AP) _ Former captain Chandu Borde has been chosen manager of the Indian cricket team for its upcoming tour of Ireland and England, according to the CNN-IBN television news channel. Borde's unexpected appointment came during a meeting of the Indian cricket board's working committee to discuss the situation following South African Graham Ford's decision to decline its offer to coach the Indian team. A formal announcement was expected later Tuesday. ``I am happy,'' Borde told CNN-IBN. Asked ...

NEW DELHI (AP) _ South African Graham Ford he has declined an offer to coach the Indian cricket team. Ford, 46, was offered the Indian coach's position by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after it interviewed the shortlisted candidates Saturday. Ford said in a statement published Monday on the England county cricket club Kent's website that ``I have decided to continue my work here at Kent,'' he said. ``I have had a chance to ...

NEW DELHI (AP) _ Former Indian Test cricketer Maninder Singh will face a New Delhi court Wednesday after he was arrested in his home for allegedly possessing 1.5 grams of cocaine. Local club cricketer Sayyam Siddique, who was with Singh when police raided his New Delhi apartment on Tuesday, was arrested for carrying 100 grams of contraband ``charas'' (hashish), police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said Wednesday. Both have been arrested under the 1985 Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, ...

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ Former India cricket coach John Wright is about to take up a senior coaching position in Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald reported Tuesday. Wright, a former New Zealand opening batsman who stepped down as India coach two years ago, will become head coach at Cricket Australia's Brisbane-based Center of Excellence, the newspaper said. He will replace Tim Nielsen who has been appointed coach of the world champion Australian national team. Wright, 52, has been ...

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) _ Pacers R.P. Singh and V.R.V Singh each claimed three wickets to guide India to a healthy lead on Monday, the fourth day of their rain-plagued first Test. At stumps, India made 44 for two, expanding its overall lead to 193 with only a day left for the match. Earlier, India wrapped up Bangladesh's first innings for 238, gaining a 149-run first innings lead. India declared its first innings on 387-8. Tailender Mashrafee Bin Mortaza ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) _ Knocked out of the World Cup in the first round, India's cricket stars received another blow Thursday when they were fined for a slow over rate in their game against Sri Lanka. The 69-run loss to the Sri Lankans in Trinidad on Friday meant that Rahul Dravid's team failed to make it to the Super 8s. But the players were also one over short of a ...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) _ Indian cricket is heading for a tumultuous period after its unexpected first-round exit at the World Cup. Finalist at the last World Cup in 2003, India was tipped to be among the front-runners for a semifinal berth. But skipper Rahul Dravid's team lost to Bangladesh in its opening match _ only its second limited-overs loss ever to its subcontinental neighbour _ and was knocked out by ...

India defeated the Rest of South Africa by 96 runs Saturday on the third day of their four-day warmup game played at Sedgars Park. Set 321 for victory, Rest of South Africa was bowled out for 224. Paceman Zaheer Khan took three wickets for 36 runs, while Vikram Singh took 2-41 and Harbhajan Singh returned to form with 3-39. Vaughan van Jaarsveld hit 66 and Justin Kemp 53 for the home side, but Van Jaarsveld was run ...

South Africa handed India a third straight heavy defeat by 80 runs at St. George's Park on Wednesday, winning the five-match one-day cricket series with a game to spare. Herschelle Gibbs' undefeated 93 helped South Africa post 243 for eight, after which India crumbled all out for 163 in the 39th over. South Africa won the series 3-0 after the first match was abandoned. The previous wins were by 157 ...

Dismayed by the team's poor performance during the ongoing tour of South Africa, the Indian cricket board on Friday decided to rush chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar there. India was bundled out for 91 and lost the second limited-overs international by 157 runs Wednesday in Durban, South Africa. It was the first international outing of the tour for Indian cricketers, after the opening one-dayer was rained off. The Indian team's poor ...

Persistent rain Sunday delayed the start of the first of five one-day internationals between South Africa and India. The day-night match was due to be played at the Wanderers Stadium. South Africa has the same team which lost to West Indies in the ICC Champions Trophy semifinals in India last month.

Batsman Yuvraj Singh will miss India's cricket tour of South Africa because of a knee injury, a news report said Monday. The Indian team, led Rahul Dravid, was leaving later Monday for South Africa to play five limited-overs internationals and three Test matches. However, Singh will be considered for the 2007 World Cup to be played in the Caribbean, the Press Trust of India news agency quoted Niranjan Shah, a ...

Ricky Ponting is prepared to apologize for his team's behaviour at this week's Champions Trophy presentation at Mumbai if India's cricket board believes one is warranted, the Australia cricket captain said Wednesday. Ponting told a Sydney news conference he would contact the Indian board to discuss the incident in which board president Sharad Pawar appeared to be pushed from the presentation stage Monday by Australian players. Indian newspapers expressed outrage ...