Ganguly's hopes hit for six - literally
Sourav Ganguly has had indignity added to insult, after being struck for a match-clinching six off the final ball of a domestic one-day contest. [more]

Huge home advantage a thing of the past: Dravid
Rahul Dravid is giving away less and less about team composition and possible strategies when he speaks to the press these days. On the eve of the second Test against England he was tightlipped about specifics, but still found enough to talk about. [more]

Laxman and Kaif expect the axe
India's batsmen, VVS Laxman and Mohammad Kaif, have both been dropped for the second Test against England, which starts tomorrow morning in Mohali. [more]

More denies writing Ganguly off
Kiran More has claimed that he was grossly misquoted on the contentious Sourav Ganguly issue. [more]

Flintoff expects Mohali to help England
England are confident of being able to utilise more favourable conditions during the second Test at Mohali, the venue always considered their best chance of forcing a win against India. [more]

'It won't be easy for Sourav to fight back' - Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh expressed his views on the treatment meted out to Sourav Ganguly, saying that the selection committee headed by Kiran More, could have handled the situation better . [more]

WICB confirm Zimbabwe and India dates
The West Indies board has confirmed the itineraries for both the Zimbabwe and India tours. Following Zimbabwe's self-imposed withdrawal from Test cricket they will play a seven-match one-day series, while India have agreed to maintain the four-Test program originally outlined. [more]

Fletcher praise for team effort
Duncan Fletcher has praised the inexperienced England team for their performance in the first Test at Nagpur. The side included three debutants - Alastair Cook, Ian Blackwell and Monty Panesar - while none of the players were over 30 and was led by Andrew Flintoff, captaining England for the first time. [more]

Yagnik's last-ball six off Ganguly seals win
A round-up of the Deodhar Trophy matches that took place on March 6. [more]

Jones and Trescothick to miss series
Simon Jones and Marcus Trescothick have been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series against India, and are highly unlikely to return for the seven-match one-day series as well. [more]

Tiffen powers New Zealand to victory
A captain's knock by Haidee Tiffen helped New Zealand defeat India by five wickets in the second ODI at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln. [more]

Flintoff applauds England's character
Andrew Flintoff, England's captain, today said his team was not unnerved by the late assault launched by India before the first cricket Test ended in a thrilling draw her. [more]

Munaf breaks through, Yuvraj returns
Munaf Patel and Yuvraj Singh have been included while Suresh Raina and VRV Singh find themselves out of the team for the second Test against England, starting on Thursday. [more]

More shuts the door on Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly will not be recalled into the Indian team as long as the present selection committee is in office, Kiran More, the chairman of the five-man committee, told Cricinfo in an interview last evening. [more]

Audacious India light up the draw
India's brave attempt at a run chase was ended by Steve Harmison and bad light as the first Test ended in a draw. However, India had breathed life into the final session and for a time England were worried before honours ended even. [more]

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