ICC Champions Trophy: Pakistan in great spirits, says team manager Naveed Cheema
Soumitra Bose | Thursday June 13, 2013
Out of the Champions Trophy, the Pakistan team has been training every day unlike the Indians who have preferred to skip outdoor nets.
Shikhar Dhawan making up for lost time
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 12, 2013
Dhawan, the 27-year-old left-hander from Delhi, has been the star of the ICC Champions Trophy with back-to-back centuries that eased the World Cup champions into the semi-finals.
Champions Trophy: India gear up for some Aussie chin music in warm-up clash
Soumitra Bose | Monday June 3, 2013
Indian middle-order shone against Sri Lanka in the first warm-up but the entire batting needs to rise together against Australia, ahead of the Champions Trophy opener vs South Africa on June 6.
Three senior Kingfisher Airlines executives quit
Sunday June 2, 2013
Their resignations come close on the heels of the airline's executive vice-president Hitesh Patel and ground handling chief Murali Ramachandran reportedly parting ways with liquor baron Vijay Mallya's grounded airline.
MS Dhoni says India will be forced to play with 5 specialist bowlers
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 30, 2013
Rohit Sharma was promoted to open the innings during the ODI series against England at home but the skipper indicated that Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan will start off in the tournament.
IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings hammer Delhi Daredevils by 33 runs at Chepauk
Wisden India Staff | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Daredevils by 33 runs to top the table. It was a solid overall performance from the hosts at Chepauk that proved to be too much for the opposition.
IPL reactions: Batting well is more important than scoring runs, says Murali Vijay
Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013
Vijay, who has been picked up in the 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy in England, has had a quiet season so far, scoring just 208 runs in the 11 games he played.
IPL 2013: Shane Watson, Stuart Binny power Rajasthan to five-wicket win over Chennai
Wisden India Staff | Monday May 13, 2013
Rajasthan denied Chennai the opportunity to seal a spot in the Indian Premier League playoffs, while boosting their own chances to do so. They also kept a spotless home record, with eight wins in eight matches.
IPL 6: Suresh Raina says Chennai victory more important than any milestone
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 9, 2013
Suresh Raina said that Chennai Super Kings were probably expecting 140-150 but with such a great start, then a bit of luck in the middle overs and flourish at the end got them to such a commanding total.
IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings crumble to their lowest total ever, lose to Mumbai Indians by 60 runs
Wisden India Staff | Monday May 6, 2013
Chasing 139, Chennai's solid batting line up never looked like reaching the target despite Pollard's three dropped chances in a row. The team folded on 79 - the fourth lowest total in IPL's history
I would have picked Gautam Gambhir: Farokh Engineer
NDTVCricket | Saturday May 4, 2013
With a host of changes made to the ODI squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, NDTVs cricket expert Farokh Engineer questions whether the future of Indian cricket is in safe hands?
My life changed after the Test ton against Australia, says Shikhar Dhawan
NDTVCricket | Monday May 13, 2013
Dhawan will shoulder the responsibility of opening the batting for India in the ICC Champions Trophy along with his Test partner Murali Vijay.
IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings look to consolidate No.1 spot vs Pune Warriors
Wisden India staff | Tuesday April 30, 2013
Steven Smith has been under-utilised and could perhaps be given more responsibility and Luke Wright has added a new dimension with his all-round abilities.
Dravid, and the case of missing local flavour
Shamya Dasgupta | Tuesday April 23, 2013
Unsurprisingly, all teams have a bunch of players - youngsters, promising or otherwise - from the region they are named after, but hardly a few of them actually get a hit, and if they do, it's not for more than a couple of matches in a row. Usually, ...
IPL 2013: Ravindra Jadeja pulls off last-ball win for Chennai over Bangalore
Wisden India Staff | Sunday April 14, 2013
The gamechanger in the end was Dhoni-Jadeja partnership of 59 from 5.5 overs after having been reduced to 78/4. Jadeja got 38* off 20 balls while Dhoni scored 33 off 23.
