'We did very well to pick up three wickets' - Dravid
Munaf, who picked up 2 for 25 from seven overs, nailing Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene, came in for praise from Rahul Dravid who addressed a brief press conference shortly after play was called off just after 8.30pm. [more]

BCCI settles monetary debt with Bengal board
Amidst the bad news of the abandoned ODI between India and Sri Lanka and the disappointment of near 90,000 fans, there was relief and good news for the CAB as the BCCI released Rs. 8.02 crore (US$ 1,819,625) of the money owed to them. [more]

India U-19 romp to nine-wicket win
Powered by Yo Mahesh's four-wicket burst, India Under -19s crushed the hosts by nine wickets to lead the five-match series 1-0. [more]

Rain ruins series opener
The Kolkata rain ruined Sanath Jayasuriya's parade as the opening game of India's four-match one-day series against Sri Lanka was abandoned after torrential rain at the Eden Gardens. Having been sent in to bat by Rahul Dravid, Sri Lanka had made 102 for 3 from 18.2 overs when a heavy drizzle forced the players off and though the rain stopped, the outfield was far too marshy to risk further play . [more]

Dasgupta to miss first two Ranji one-dayers
Deep Dasgupta, the Bengal captain, has been banned for the first two games of the Ranji Trophy One-Day tournament due to his side's slow over-rate in the Ranji Trophy final against Mumbai. [more]

Samuels in Indian police probe
The first one-dayer between India and the West Indies in Nagpur on January 21 is being investigated after Nagpur police claimed that they were in possession of taped phone conversations between Marlon Samuels, the West Indies allrounder, and Mukesh Kochchar, an alleged bookie. [more]

'Sehwag keen to perform well tomorrow' - Dravid
Rahul Dravid, speaking to the media ahead of the first ODI against Sri Lanka to be played in front of an expected hundred thousand people at the Eden Gardens, said that it would be a chance for the side to gel and get into their groove ahead of the World Cup.. [more]

BCCI appoints committee to mediate on telecast row
Concerned by the fallout of the long-drawn telecast dispute, the Indian board today appointed a four-member committee to resolve the vexed issue of sharing the live feed of cricket matches between Nimbus, the rights owner, and public broadcaster Prasar Bharti. . [more]

Dravid slams team manager over leaked report
The usually measured Rahul Dravid slammed Chetan Desai, the manager of the Indian team for the tour of South Africa, when asked about the leaked report which claimed that Greg Chappell and Virender Sehwag had a spat ahead of the Durban Test. [more]

Australia's summer schedule faces shake-up
Australia's Test and ODI program for next summer is set for a major overhaul, with little cricket scheduled for December and the triangular one-day series unlikely to start until February. [more]

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