On a day when former Aus­tralian captain Ricky Pon­ting decided to retire from international cricket, Ma­ster Blaster Sachin Ten­dulkar batted with in­tense concentration at a practice session at the

England openers made a confident start with a century stand after the visitors were made to follow on, getting bowled out for paltry 191 in their first innings. Trailing by 330 runs after a poor batti

At the end of 40 ovs, England: 112/0

Happenings of Day three:

The events that followed on the third day of the England, India Test match being played in Motera involved some high drama. First, se

India opener Gautam Gambhir todayflew back to Delhi before commencement of the fourth day's play in the first Test against England following the death of his grandmother.

Confirming the development,

Cheteshwar Pujara inched closer towards his maiden double hundred to pile on England's misery as guide India reached 502 for six at tea on the second day of the first cricket Test at the Sardar Patel

England's Jonathan Trott displayed a distinct lack of sportsman spirit when he persisted with his appeal for a catch despite dropping the ball during the first day of the opening Test against India he

England face a perilous trial by spin as they bid to win their first Test series in India in 27 years when the four-match contest opens in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

The newly-laid wicket at the Motera s

Former captain Rahul Dravid has backed Mahendra Singh Dhoni to remain in the hot seat but felt the selectors can, in the near future, consider reducing the current India skipper's workload in one form

Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh’s fitness will be the focus when Team India assembles here at Brabourne stadium on Friday. The 15-member Test squad will participate in the three-day conditioning camp her

England XI won the toss and elected to bat against Haryana in their four-day practice match here today.

Squads:

Haryana: A Mishra (c), A Khod, A Vashisht, C Saini, N Saini, J Yadav, R Dewan, S Rana,