Virat Kohli

MS Dhoni builds for the future by staying in the present

Wisden India Staff | Wednesday June 19, 2013

For years now, India's success in limited-overs cricket has been underpinned by a batting line-up that believed it could chase down any total. Yet, it has become clear that sustained success cannot be achieved by doing one of the three cricketing ...

ICC Champions Trophy semis: Upbeat Sri Lanka look India in the eye

Soumitra Bose | Wednesday June 19, 2013

For the islanders, the clash against India will be a grudge game of sorts. In the final of the 2011 World Cup at the Wankhede, India outclassed co-hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets.

ICC Champions Trophy: Loss to India in warm-up match is behind us, says Mahela Jayawardene

Soumitra Bose | Tuesday June 18, 2013

Joint winners in 2002, Sri Lanka play India in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Cardiff on June 20

Champions Trophy: India dismiss Pakistan by eight wickets in rain-hit contest

Soumitra Bose | Sunday June 16, 2013

India travel to Cardiff for semifinals while Pakistan go home empty handed.

India vs Pakistan: Champions Trophy match as it happened

NDTVCricket | Monday June 17, 2013

Like every time they have clashed in the history of the game, arch-rivals India and Pakistan will take fresh guard at Edgbaston with India already in the semifinals and Pakistan out of the competition.

Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli key to India's fortunes

Sourav Ganguly | Friday June 14, 2013

A very experienced group of players has been replaced over the past few months, and the new boys are doing well. But there are no guarantees in sport.

ICC Champions Trophy: History with Pakistan, form with India

Soumitra Bose | Friday June 14, 2013

A win against Pakistan will give India top position in group B. India then travel to Cardiff to play the second semifinal on June 20 versus Group A runners-up.

Shikhar Dhawan wanted to leave cricket

Mid-Day.com | Thursday June 13, 2013

After being repeatedly ignored for Team India, southpaw was dejected, reveals his first coach Tarak Sinha.

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.

Dhawan, Jadeja are heroes as India crush West indies to become first team to enter ICC Champions Trophy semifinals

Soumitra Bose | Wednesday June 12, 2013

Dhawan scored his second ODI century after Jadeja took a career-best five for 36 in a one-sided match at The Oval.

Champions Trophy 2013: India vs West Indies, Highlights

NDTVCricket | Wednesday June 12, 2013

India responded solidly to West Indies' 233 for 9 in 50 overs by reaching home with more than 10 overs to spare. Shikhar Dhawan (102*) and Dinesh Karthik (51*) saw India home with 8 wickets in hand.

Dhoni's boys, and modern jazz

Dileep Premchandran | Saturday June 8, 2013

The four boys on stage were closer to Virat Kohli in age than they were to any of us. Most of those watching were also young, and it didn't seem as though they were casual listeners either. As is often the case, we're so quick to pass judgment on ...

ICC Champions Trophy: India beat South Africa by 26 runs after Shikhar Dhawan's maiden century

Soumitra Bose | Tuesday June 11, 2013

South Africa, who ran neck-and-neck in terms of runs with India till at least the 35th over, paid the price for losing far too many wickets after at least three middle-order batsmen frittered good starts.

Champions Trophy 2013: From Watson to Gayle - the men who matter

Wisden India staff | Thursday June 6, 2013

Even in a team sport, some men are more equal than others, more capable of turning it on, on a more consistent basis, than the rest of their mates. These are proven match-winners, those that could easily be the difference between victory and defeat. ...

Champions Trophy warm-up: Umesh Yadav's fifer blows away Aussie challenge in Cardiff warm-up clash

Soumitra Bose | Tuesday June 11, 2013

A 211-run sixth wicket stand between Dinesh Karthik (146 not out) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (91) helped India post a respectable 308 for six.