Indian Cricket Team Updates

Including Parvez Rasool and Akshar Patel, seven players have debuted for India in ODIs over the last one year. No other Full Member nation has had more debutants in this period. England have had as many debutants as India in this phase. (Useful Link:   Report: Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI – Sahara Cup 2014 ) This is the second time that two spinners are making their ODI debuts for India in the same match and the 35th time that two or more India players are making their debut in the same match. Robin Uthappa scored exactly 50 before being dismissed today. His last four 50+ scores have been between 50 and 55. Today's match was also the first time that Uthappa bowled in 39 ODIs. India's five regular bowlers had collectively played 56 previous games. Bangladesh's bowlers in today's match had collective experience of 529 games. Cheteshwar Pujara has now scored two ducks in his three ODI innings. He scored 13 in his only other innings, which means that his ODI ave...

Propelled by half-centurions Robin Uthappa and Ajinkya Rahane, India won the rain truncated first ODI under the Duckworth/Lewis method by seven wickets at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. (Useful Link:  Stats: Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI – Sahara Cup 2014 ) After a sluggish start, Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim had earlier shaped the hosts’ innings with a half-century and set the tone. Opting to bat, the home team had lost two wickets with just 35 runs on the board in 10.2 overs. While an initially shaky Anamul Haque helped the skipper lay a foundation, Shakib Al Hasan’s well paced 52, and Mahmudullah’s free flowing 41 took the team to 272 for nine. In a contrasting batting display, the Indian openers got the visitors off to good start with a 99-run stand. With rain threatening to make an appearance in the second innings, Uthappa and Rahane ensured that they kept their wickets intact while maintaining a steady flow of runs. Their innings helped India attain the revise...

What Match 1 of the five-game bilateral ODI series between Zimbabwe and India When July 24, 2013, Wednesday Where Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Teams Zimbabwe The hosts enjoyed significant success recently against Bangladesh, winning the ODI series and drawing the T20I and Test series. They will now be keen to test their skills against a stronger, albeit a young, Indian side. Zimbabwe were set to chase down competitive totals in two ODIs versus Bangladesh, and their batting line-up delivered in both those games. They would likely persist with more or less the same batsmen this series, while their bowlers will fight for the available spots.   ( Also Read:  India Squad for Zimbabwe Tour 2013 ) India Although the opposition is not intimidating, there is much to look forward to in this series for those concerned with Indian cricket. The big pool of youngsters in the squad might just give us a sneak peek into India’s ODI fu...

The 15 member India squad that was chosen to tour Zimbabwe, left for the country on Sunday morning. The squad is without their successful captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and is also devoid of experienced players such as R.Ashwin and Ishant Sharma. India are visiting the African nation after a gap of three years, with the purpose of testing some young talent. ( Also Read:  India Squad for Zimbabwe Tour 2013 ) In June 2010, an Indian side led by Suresh Raina took part in a triangular ODI series in Zimbabwe but didn’t quite succeed after failing to make the final. While that Tri-series was won by Sri Lanka, India managed to extract their revenge on Zimbabwe with a 2-0 win in the T20 series that followed immediately after. ( Also Read:  India tour of Zimbabwe-2013 Schedule & Fixtures ) Apart from Raina, Virat Kohli was also part of that squad as vice-captain and it included Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma and Vinay Kumar who are members of the current ...

Parvez Rasool was modest yet honest in his admission that he did expect a national call-up after his seven-wicket haul against the mighty Australians earlier this year. "I am very happy that my name has been included in the Indian team. I did a lot of hard work this season, performed well in the domestic cricket where I took 33 wickets and scored 594 runs. I also did well against Australia, so I was expecting a call up for the Zimbabwe tour," an ecstatic Rasool told reporters here. "I was expecting the selectors to give rest to (Ravichandran) Ashwin for this tour. I would like to thank almighty Allah...without his help this all was impossible for me," he added. (Also Read:  India Squad for Zimbabwe Tour 2013 ) Rasool today created history by becoming the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be named in the senior Indian team for the Zimbabwe tour. (Also Reead:  India tour of Zimbabwe-2013 Schedule & Fixtures ) The 24-year-old Rasool, wh...

The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the Cricket Center earlier today, to pick the Indian team for the India ‘A’ tour of South Africa. The teams are as follows: INDIA ‘A’ TO SOUTH AFRICA Cheteshwar Pujara  (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay , Rohit Sharma , Suresh Raina,  Ambati Rayudu , Dinesh Karthik , Ajinkya Rahane , Wriddhiman Saha , Parvez Rasool , Shahbaz Nadeem , Mohammed Shami , Stuart Binny , Ishwar Chand Pandey , Jaidev Unadkat , Siddharth Kaul .

The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the Cricket Center earlier today, to pick the Indian team for the tour of Zimbabwe. The teams are as follows: INDIAN TEAM TO ZIMBABWE Virat Kohli  (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan , Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik , Cheteshwar Pujara , Suresh Raina , Ambati Rayudu , Ajinkya Rahane , Ravindra Jadeja , Amit Mishra , Parvez Rasool , Mohammed Shami , Vinay Kumar , Jaidev Unadkat , Mohit Sharma Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav have been rested.

What's common between South African batting star Hashim Amla and rookie Jammu and Kashmir and Pune Warriors' off-spinner Pervez Rasool? Apart from being cricketers, both have refused to endorse liquor brands on their team clothing because of religious sentiments. (Also Read:  Parvez Rasool Interview about his IPL Debut ) According to a report in the Indian Express, the Pune Warriors' player has removed the logo of a liquor brand - an IPL sponsor - from his team jersey. The bowler who debuted for Pune earlier this week and called it the "proudest day of his life," has reportedly informed the team management of his decision to not sport the logo as "it hurts his religious sentiments." The 24-year-old said he initially did not realize that the logo belonged to an alcohol brand. When he did, he took 'immediate action.' "I used tape to hide the logo and people were initially wondering why I was doing this. I told them that it is b...

The game between the Pune Warriors India and the Kolkata Knight Riders marked the much-anticipated debut of Jammu & Kashmir all-rounder Parveez Rasool. The 24-year-old made quite an impression with his economical four-over spell during which he conceded only 23 runs and picked the prized scalp of Jacques Kallis. (Also Read:  PWI vs KKR - M56 Report & Stats: IPL 2013 ) Rasool was visibly proud and thrilled about finally getting a shot at the big leagues. After the game he spoke to IPLT20.com about what playing in the IPL means to him. He also dedicated his maiden performance to all his fans across India and the people of the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Here are excerpts from Rasool’s exclusive interview: What does it feel like to finally make your IPL debut? I feel really great today. First of all, thanks to Almighty Allah, I have made it this far. It felt really nice to get an opportunity in the IPL and be able to perform at this level.  Wha...

Gautam Gambhir will lead North Zone in the DB Deodhar Trophy one-day limited overs inter zonal knock-out cricket tournament to be played from March 16 to 19 at Mohali and Dharamsala. South Zone squad: Gautam Gambhir (c), Parvinder Awana, Rishi Dhawan, Paras Dogra, Manpreet Gony, Ravi Inder Singh, Siddarth Kaul, Chandan Madan (wk), Mandeep Singh, Amit Mishra, Rajat Paliwal, Parvez Rasool, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Yuvraj Singh

Promising Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Parveez Rasool today expressed confidence of making it to the Indian cricket team but also made it clear in no uncertain terms that politics should not be associated with his selection. "I have showed my performance and have definite chance to play for India. Insha Allah I will make it, nothing is impossible," Rasool wrote on social networking site Facebook. "I don't want any politics in my game. I don't know how they bring politics into cricket," the 24-year-old said referring to a newspaper report that claimed that the Indian government is understood to be pushing for Rasool's inclusion in the national side with an eye to defuse the tense political situation in the state following the execution of Afzal Guru. This has, understandably, not gone well with the cricketer, who has been dreaming to don the India jersey for years now. Rasool had a good outing for Board President's XI against Aus...

All-rounder Parvez Rassol on Thursday became first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to bag an IPL contract, signing up with Pune Warriors for the 2013 season. Rassol, who was a star performer for the Board President's XI by grabbing seven Australian wickets, was being chased by at least three franchises but the 24-year-old signed on dotted lines for the Sahara Pariwar owned franchise. "A few franchises approached me but it was Pune who approached me first. So it was an ethical decision to join them as they had shown interest much before the Australia match happened. I am very excited and it is an honour to play in the IPL and become the first cricketer from the valley to achieve this feat," an excited Rassol told PTI over phone from Bilaspur where the Jammu and Kashmir squad is based for Vijay Hazare Trophy. According to IPL sources, Kings XI Punjab were chasing Rassol as Chandigarh based franchisee's proximity to Jammu and Kashmir. Since Rassol is ...

Ambati Rayudu struck a fluent 87 while Jammu and Kashmir youngster Parvez Rassol showed his all-round prowess with an useful batting contribution as the two-day warm-up match between Board President's XI and Australia ended in a tame draw on Wednesday. After Australia were all-out for 241 on Tuesday, the Board President's XI were dismissed for 230 in 68.3 overs at the Guru Nanak College ground. With a result out of question, Australians came out to bat and scored 15 for no loss in their second essay before the umpires decided to call off the match with consent from both the captains. For the Board President's XI, Rayudu top-scored with 87 while Rassol, riding high on his seven-wicket haul chipped in with a handy contribution of 36. Rayudu, fresh from his 156 in the recently concluded Irani Cup game against Mumbai, looked confident from the start but did not get much support from the other top-order batsmen as the home team slumped to 132 for six. It...

His confidence boosted by the impressive bowling show against Australia in the first warm-up game on Tuesday, young Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Parvez Rassol believes that he can do well at the big stage, including at the IPL, and eventually play for the country. "Firstly thanks to Allah and the the selectors who have given me this opportunity. It's a great achievement for me to do so well against a team like Australia so by God’s grace if I get more chances, I'll look to do my best," he said after his effort of seven for 45 which led to Australia being bowled out for just 241. "I haven't signed for an IPL team yet but hopefully if that happens I can do well and maybe play for India too," said 23-year-old Rassol, who recently became first cricketer from the Kashmir Valley to be picked for India 'A' team for a warm-up game against England. He expressed satisfaction at being able to deceive Australian Test players Matthew Wade an...

Young Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Parvez Rassol announced his arrival at the big stage by recording brilliant figures of seven for 45 against Australia in the first warm-up in Chennai on Tuesday. Rassol wreaked havoc in his three spells as he helped Board President's XI bowl out the visiting side for a modest 241 in 88.3 overs on the opening day at the Guru Nanak College ground. The youngster did expose the now familiar weakness of the Australian batsmen against spin bowling and also presented chief selector Sandeep Patil and co. with an option beyond Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh in the off-spin department. It could not have been a better birthday gift for the immensely talented cricketer from the valley, who recorded his career-best figures a day before his 24th birthday on Wednesday. Rassol did not try anything extraordinary in the 28.3 overs that he sent down during the day as he deceived the batsmen with flighted deliveries and also got appreci...