Indian Cricket Team Updates

The Indian selectors were forced to make one change in the squad for the tri-series in West Indies after Irfan Pathan was ruled out due to a hamstring injury. He was replaced by Mohammad Shami, the pace bowler. (Also Read:  India Squad for Tri Series in West Indies ) Irfan, who made a comeback to the Indian team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 after a decent outing in the Indian Premier League, was one of four players who didn't feature in the team's victorious campaign that culminated with a five-run win over England in the final in Birmingham on June 23 (Sunday). (Also Read:  India Support staff for Tri-series in West Indies ) Irfan, who has battled a string of injuries in the past, played in Baroda's first match of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy season in November before picking up a knee injury that forced him out of India's two One-Day International assignments against Pakistan and England earlier this year, prior to the Champions Trophy. Shami, who h...

It is a painful five run loss that the Delhi Daredevils are coming off as they face an upbeat Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium on Tuesday. It was a much better performance by the Daredevils as compared to their tournament opener against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Their ace speedster Umesh Yadav picked up four wickets against the Rajasthan Royals and one of their key batsmen in the lineup David Warner; showed some form scoring a 56 ball 77 in the Daredevils’ run chase.  Both their matches in the tournament have been contrasting. In the first game, their batting gave way, whereas in the second, their bowlers leaked far too many runs. Come Tuesday, against the Mumbai Indians, the Daredevils would want to put up a good collective effort on the field.  “We have discussed after the two losses as to where we went wrong and what needs to be done, we are just trying to get better and to be honest we haven’t played to our potential. Once we start playing to our pote...

Ignored for Test cricket for nearly five years, Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has vowed to make a comeback in the highest form of the game sooner or later. "Not playing Test cricket for so many years is a different thing, but now I know I can play Test cricket again. I have made a promise to myself and I will fulfil that dream," Pathan told PTI at the Cricket Club of India. The 28-year-old, who raised visions of Kapil Dev earlier in his stop-start international career before injuries and poor form took their toll, said he proved his critics wrong in the past after being dropped from the ODI team. "Three years ago a lot of people said I am not going to play international cricket ever again. But I knew I am going to play it again. I started playing first class cricket and made my comeback in Australia (in T20s and ODIs on 2011-12 tour) even though everyone had written me off," said Pathan. "I am working towards my goal and I am pretty sure ...

Irfan Pathan took five for 25 and MS Dhoni hit an unbeaten half-century as India trounced Sri Lanka by 26 runs in their first warm-up game of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. After Dhoni’s unbeaten 55* pushed India to 146 for five, Irfan Pathan’s five-wicket haul completely derailed the hosts’ run-chase. Earlier, India posted a sub-par total of 146. A 78-run stand between Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni for the fifth wicket was the highlight of the Indian innings. After Gautam Gambhir (5) retired hurt, when he was struck on his hand by a Lasith Malinga delivery in the very first over, the hosts reduced the visitors to 51 for four with Nuwan Kulasekara bagging a pair of wickets early on. Sharma (37) and Dhoni (55*), nonetheless, revived the visitors’ innings, scoring 62 runs off the last four overs to take India to close to 150. Chasing 147 to win, the hosts struggled from the word go. Irfan Pathan removed openers Dilshan Munaweera (3) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (1) in his first two overs to leave...