Dean Jones said that given their weak bowling and fielding even the high quality batsmen cannot save India's ICC Cricket World Cup campaign. "The three main common denominators consistent with all ICC Cricket World Cup champion teams are: Your top four batsmen must be of a high...

In a thrilling finish in Nagpur\'s Jamtha Stadium, South Africa beat India by three wickets with 2 balls remaining. Robin Peterson (18 off 7 balls) and Faf du Plessis (25 off 23 balls) put on a decisive 21-run eighth-wicket stand to get past India\'s score of 296. Amla (61),...

BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS Key batsmen: AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Tillakaratne Dilshan Key bowlers: Zaheer Khan, Dirk Nannes, Daniel Vettori Best: Runners-up, 2009 Last year: Third Chances: Any team with De Villiers and Dilshan, whose stock rose as he finished top runscorer in...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will play for the Pune Warriors in this edition of the Indian Premier League. Ganguly will replace the injured Ashish Nehra, the Times Now television channel reported. Reports say Ganguly will join the team on Tuesday night. Ganguly's base price...

"Toughest day of my cricketing career" Sourav Ganguly said it was the toughest day of his career and he came into the match with zero-confidence. The former India captain was the cynosure of all eyes on Tuesday as he scored a gutsy run-a-ball 32 not out laced with a six and three...

India team: Gautam Gambir (captain), Suresh Raina (Vice-Captain), Parthiv Patel (Wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, S Badrinath, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Vinay Kumar, Yusuf Pathan, Amit Mishra and Wriddhiman Saha. The team will...

Bangalore had gone into the final over needing 21 runs to win but Tiwary could only take a single off Ashish Nehra. However, AB de Villiers scored four, six, six and one off successive balls, leaving three needed off the final ball and Tiwary smashed a maximum as the home side chased down...