Indian Cricket Team Updates

India's ODI match against Sri Lanka ended in a unique draw on Tuesday. This is the first time in a tied ODI match that both teams have scored same number of runs, lost same number of wickets and faced same number of over’s. Gautam Gambhir (91 off 106 balls), for the first time in consecutive innings in Australia, has recorded 90-plus - 92 against Australia and 91 against Sri Lanka - both at Adelaide Oval.  Gambhir's batting stats in ODI in Australia are superb - 628 runs at an average of 57.09, including two hundreds and three fifties.  Gambhir's aforesaid innings is his 30th fifty in ODIs - his fifth against Sri Lanka.  Gambhir is the leading run-getter in the 2011-12 Commonwealth Bank series, aggregating 188 runs at an average of 62.66 in three games. Chandimal has the next best aggregate - 182 at an average of 60.66 in three games.  Virat Kohli, during the course of his 15, has completed his 3,000 runs in ODIs, aggregating 3001 at an average of 46.16 in ...

What The second Test of the four-match series between Australia and India When January 3-7, 2012. The game begins at 5:00 am, IST. Where Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. Although the SCG is traditionally known to suit spinners, curator Tom Parker has suggested that the wicket will help the fast bowlers for at least the opening days of the Test. Australia lost an Ashes Test to England here last year, but won all seven Test matches played here before that Test since January 2005. The Teams Australia head into this Test with captain Michael Clarke naming an unchanged side from the first Test. What that means is that offspinner Nathan Lyon retains his place in the playing eleven ahead of pacer Ryan Harris who was named in the 12-man squad for this Test. But Lyon will be looking to put in a much better performance than in the first Test at the MCG where he had ordinary figures (22.5-2-91-1). The other concern for Australia would be the form of Shaun Marsh. Marsh, who was returnin...

What The first Test of the four-match series between Australia and India When December 26-30, 2011. The game begins at 5:00 am, IST. Where Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. In recent years, the MCG has developed a knack for producing results. All 11 Tests played at this venue since 2000 have borne results while the last drawn game here was in December 1997, between Australia and South Africa. The Teams Between David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Michael Clarke, Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey – Australia have the perfect mix of youth and experience in their batting department. Cowan’s recent century against the Indians in the warm-up tie at the start of the week should give the left-hander much confidence ahead of his Test debut. His opening partnership with Warner will be crucial to the hosts’ fortunes in the first Test. Ben Hilfenhaus has pushed Daniel Christian and Mitchell Starc out of the hosts’ playing XI, which means that Australia will have to rely on four...