Navjot Sidhu sent to prison
Former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu has been sent to prison after surrendering to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. [more]

Saurashtra respond spiritedly to imposing total
Karnataka stole a march towards a semifinal spot in the Ranji Trophy, posting a massive 570, but Saurashtra's openers showed they were no pushovers, posting a rousing unbeaten century stand in response. [more]

Final draft of players' contracts to be ready soon
The final draft of the BCCI players' contracts is likely to be ready as soon as January 13. After it is decided which player is to receive what contract, the board will pass on the draft to the individual players. [more]

'Sunny was middling the ball, no edges, no tension'
India have not had a left-arm spinner to play consistently since Venkatapathi Raju played the part but people like Raghuram Bhat are certainly searching hard. . [more]

Uthappa sizzles as Dravid plays anchor
Rahul Dravid, the cynosure of all eyes, helped himself to a typically even-paced fifty and Karnataka ended the first day on 329 for 4. . [more]

Pepsi gains sponsorship for India's home one-dayers
Pepsi has bought sponsorship rights for India's next eight one-day games for Rs16 crores ($3.5 million approx) with a whopping Rs2 crore (half a million dollars approx) per game. [more]

National selector under pressure
Bhupinder Singh Senior, the national selector from the North Zone, could have got himself into trouble over comments on Rahul Dravid that appeared in Mid Day, a Mumbai tabloid. [more]

Rajesh Sharma's selection put on hold by Indian board
Rajesh Sharma's career in cricket has been put on hold, at least temporarily. Cricinfo had earlier reported that the Punjab offspinner's action had been reported to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on two separate occasions, something which the chairman of the Punjab selection committee then claimed to have no knowledge of. All that has changed. [more]

Yuvraj Singh likely to play against West Indies
Yuvraj Singh, once feared to be out of action till the World Cup, could make a return of sorts as early as the home one-day series against West Indies. [more]

Indian board not convinced about Munaf
Munaf Patel, the Indian fast bowler, has far more serious concerns than a sore ankle with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) openly questioning his integrity. Munaf,who was injured after the second one-dayer in South Africa took no further part in the series until the final Test, where he was obviously well below peak fitness, and bowled at less than full capacity. [more]

'If I am asked to open, then I will do so' - Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly is eyeing a recall into the ODI team and has reiterated his willingness to open the batting. [more]

'Dravid's mind was not in the game' - Bhupinder Singh
Bhupinder Singh Sr, the north zone representative in India's selection committee, has come down hard on Rahul Dravid, saying that his 'mind was not on the game' during India's recent tour against South Africa. [more]

'I can smell blood' - Nel to Sreesanth
Sreesanth revealed the story behind the famous impromptu dance after he had hit Andre Nel for a six during the first Test in Johannesburg. [more]

Tendulkar pulls out of Mumbai-Maharashtra clash
Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan have pulled out of Mumbai's final Ranji Trophy league match against Maharashtra at Nasik from January 10. [more]

Munaf ruled out of first two ODIs
Munaf Patel has been ruled out of the first two one-day internationals against West Indies later this month after being advised to rest for two weeks due to a sore ankle. [more]

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