Mahendra Singh Dhoni's brilliant show went in vain as the Mumbai Indians managed to beat the Chennai Super Kings by nine runs. Batting first, Mumbai had set a target of 149 with Kieron Pollard smashing 57 runs in 38 balls.
After a dazzling opening ceremony at the Salt Lake Stadium for IPL season 6, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to take on Delhi Daredevils in the opening match in their home ground at Eden Gardens. Kolkata team owner Shahrukh Khan is confid...
It has been two years since Team India won the 2011 World Cup, which was held in the sub-continent. India met Sri Lanka in the finals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2, 2011. MS Dhoni, the captain, hit the winning runs that got the country its secon...
Captain MS Dhoni spoke to the media at the launch of sports journalist Vimal Kumar's biography on Sachin Tendulkar. Dhoni said that he was always a Sachin fan and used to watch only the Master Blaster's innings. He said that he is still shy when he has to talk...
Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ashish Nehra, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh gather during the release of Yuvraj Singh's book 'The Test of My Life'. The cricketers recount memories of the time they had come to know that Yuv...
Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ashish Nehra, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh gather during the release of Yuvraj Singh's book 'The Test of My Life'. The cricketers recount memories of the time they had come to know that Yuv...
Centre Stage | In the post match conference, Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that keeping in mind his critics' and the team's performances in the past he had started questioning his decision-making skills. But the two comprehensive wins over Australia in Chennai and...
Team India has given its fans a lot to cheer about in Chennai by winning the first test against Australia comprehensively. The team registered an eight-wicket victory. The double century by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and first class spin bowling from Ashwin and Harb...
It was largely understood and expected that India would wrap up the first Test against Australia, in Chennai, on the fourth day itself. But the Australians managed to push the test to another day. At the end of day four, Australia earned a very slim lead of 40...
India scored 572 runs in their first innings with a lead of 192 runs. Ed Cowan and Shane Watson opened the second innings for Australia. Shane Watson scored 17 runs before being caught by Virender Sehwag. The Indian players are looking at wrapping up the Test ...
Indian captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni always proves that he is a world class batsman. In the ongoing Chennai Test against Australia, the skipper reached his maiden double century and along the way he broke many records including the Master Blaster's record. Vir...
Indian captain, Dhoni once again plays a captain's knock at the Chennai Test against Australia. This is Dhoni's maiden double century in Test cricket. He put up 224 runs before he was caught behind on James Pattison's delivery.
Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been appointed as the vice president of India Cements, a company which is headed by BCCI President N Srinivasan. Dhoni is expected to play in the BCCI Corporate Trophy which began today despite his earlier intention ...
Dhoni unveiled a new brand of perfumes in Dubai. The perfumes carry his lucky number 7. The perfumes are available in six different scents. At the release, Dhoni said that the number 7 had always been lucky and special for him, right from his birth date to his...
Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says he never expected to play for the country when he first started in first class cricket. Although he looked up to a lot of senior players, he never imagined he would play along with them for Indian team.
India’s top-order struggled once again but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni challenged England with 286 runs in the second one-day match today. Dhoni blasted a 66-ball 72 laced with seven fours and two sixes, to take his team past the 250-run mark after they wer...
The humiliating defeat at the hands of England has led to many questions being asked about MS Dhoni's captaincy. A lot of questions have been raised demanding a replacement of the Indian captain. After Virat Kohli's performance in the Nagpur test, Sunil Gavask...
The BCCI, on Wednesday, refuted former selector Mohinder Amarnath's accusation that the Board President N Srinivasan had blocked the move to sack the Indian skipper MS Dhoni. However, the controversy has raised several pertinent questions. Current Team India s...
Former cricketer and ex-Team India coach Anshuman Gaekwad comes out in defence of the BCCI, clearly refuting all charges made by former cricketer Mohinder Amarnath. In an exclusive interview to Times Now, former selector Mohinder Amarnath stated that some of t...
Former India selector Mohinder Amarnath has criticised the Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a day after the latter ruled out giving up captaincy. Amarnath said that Dhoni is nobody to decide about his future in the team. He also added that the Indian skipp...
With India on the verge of conceding a 1-2 series lead to England in the ongoing four-Test rubber, the national selectors are likely to ring in some changes in the squad for the fourth and last Test in Nagpur, starting December 13. The selectors have warned Te...
England's skipper Alastair Cook's 23rd Test century took his team to 216 for 1 at the end of play on day 2 of the third Test against India. The Indian bowlers looked very pedestrian and completely out of form against the seasoned English batsmen. Meanwhile, Co...
Sports News is the gateway to news from the world of sports. In this bulletin, India's loss to England in the third test match, focuses on the downsliding career of off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and suspension of Indian Olympic Association feature.
Spinner Shane Warne criticises Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and says that captains should not influence pitch conditions. He says that it is a job best left to the groundsmen. This reaction come after Dhoni demanded turning tracks in the Test series aga...
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's superbike championship team changed its name from MSD-RN India to Mahi Racing Team. The racing team also signed in two new members. The superbike championship will make its Indian debut in March next year at the Bu...
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was conferred the honorary rank of Lt-Colonel in the Territorial Army, missed the force's annual parade ceremony on October 9th. After IAF, it was the Army's turn to be disappointed with the cricket captain. How...
Mahendra Singh Dhoni skips the Territorial Army parade, which was held in the national capital this morning. The Team India skipper was expected to be present at the annual event, which takes place every October. Former World Cup winning Indian skipper, Kapil ...
To mark the anniversary of the Territorial Army, Union Minister Sachin Pilot, Indian Cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kapil Dev, and World and Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra are among the few celebrities who were present at New Delhi on Tuesday. A...
Disappointed with Team India's performance in the T20 World Cup 2012, BCCI board member Rajiv Shukla has now called for a review of Team India's performance in Sri Lanka. Rumours are also rife over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy being questioned. The BCCI mi...
Despite winning against South Africa by one run, in their last Super Eights match, it was not enough for Team India to make it to the semifinals. They needed to beat South Africa by 31 runs for a berth in the knock-out stage which they could not do. However, c...
Despite winning against South Africa on Tuesday, the Indian cricket team crashed out of the World T20 Super Eight series. Team India captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni conceded that his side did not click as a team in all departments of the game and that led to the...
Saina Nehwal is a fighter-- on the badminton court, and now in the skies too. India's star badminton player got into the cockpit of a Suryakiran fighter aircraft at the Dundigal air force academy on the outskirts of the Hyderabad. She flew the plane with an IA...
Australia's quick-scoring left-handed opening batsman David Andrew Warner is all praises for the zen master of modern cricket, Virender Sehwag. He says that Sehwag must play well, but not against them. Warner also adds that Sehwag has the capability of scoring...
Amidst reports of a likely escalation, the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India has sacked former Indian cricketer and selector Mohinder Amarnath, after a year of his stint in the National Selection Committee panel. It has been reported that two associ...
The Indian Cricket Team is likely to follow their five bowlers strategy today, in their opening match of the Super Eight fixture of the ICC T20 World Cup, against Australia. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has given clear indications that he would go in wi...
The Zen master of modern cricket, Virender Sehwag has proved his critics wrong yet again. Rubbishing reports which claim that the opener is out of the squad, Sehwag was seen polishing his batting skills in the nets for 50 minutes. This has raised serious conce...
With the reports of thumb injury and bad form, a lot of questions have been raised as to the Zen master of modern cricket Virender Sehwag would not be playing in the Super 8 series of ICC T20 World Cup. Even as the fellow team members were spotted practicing t...
After the five bowlers in a team strategy worked for Team India against England, the Indian Cricket Team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is worried about choosing bowlers and setting up a bowling order for the Super 8 series. Team India will be competing against...
Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's strategy of a five bowlers team turned out to pay off well since India won against England. The match had a lot of heroes, but one exceptional come back was made by Harbhajan Singh who took 4 wickets in this match. Ind...
The England cricket team stooped to a new low in the Group Stage of the T20 cricket world cup, recording their lowest ever T20 score. Bundled out for a mere 80 runs in 20 overs, the English team were humiliated by a 90-run defeat to India. Both sides had alrea...
In the opening match of the World T20 series in Sri Lanka, Team Blue gears up to meet the Afghanistan cricket team. Captain of the Indian team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni expresses confidence and said that he was confident of a victory. India will meet Afghanistan o...
Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says that there are a lot of opportunities for the youngsters in the team to prove themselves in the coming world T20 series. He says that the team is very confident of winning the games.
Team Blue leaves to Sri Lanka to take part in the world T20 match. The world series will begin on September 18 and Indian team is being captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni and his team had earlier expressed confidence that the team would win the series.
India has won the second Test match in Bangalore by five wickets, making skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni the most successful captain at home. Virat Kohli has scripted India's victory with his steady performance. He was duly supported by skipper Dhoni.
Team India come crashing down from their season opening high. The Men-in-Blue were hammered by 9 wickets, after the top order crumbled yet again. Chasing a paltry 139, Lankan openers Upul Tharanga and Tillekeratne Dilshan slam half centuries to level the 5-mat...
After a thumping win in the season opener, Team India's tame surrender in the second one-dayer has drawn flak from all quarters. The hailed opening line-up of Kohli, Raina and Sehwag crumble, as the Men-in-Blue pack up for a dismal 138. The hosts emphasize the...
After winning the toss and electing to bat, the inconsistent Indian top order bows to the consistent line of Thisara Perera. India is reduced to 140 for 4 in the first eight overs before being bowled out for 138. Sehwag is taken out by a brilliant catch, while...
After an all-round effort saw Team India romp home in the season opener on Saturday, the Men in Blue will look to repeat a similar performance and record their fourth straight win against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. While the Lankan lions are waiting to get back on ...
India plays Sri Lanka in the second ODI. Watch this pre-match analysis with Veena Malik, and an expert panel of ex-cricketers and coaches of some Team India players.
After a disastrous Asia Cup expedition, the Indian cricket team has started the new season on song. The Men in Blue are in no mood to let go of the advantage, but the Lankan lions are waiting to pounce back into the competition as the second one-day internatio...
After a disastrous Asia Cup expedition, the Indian cricket team has started the new season on song. The Men in Blue are in no mood to let go of the advantage, but the Lankan lions are waiting to pounce back into the competition as the second one-day internatio...
Can Team India whitewash Sri Lanka to move from number 4 to number 1 in the ICC ODI rankings chart? Sourav Ganguly, Kapil Dev and Mohammed Azharuddin discuss.
The Men-in-Blue are all set to make a winning start against their Lankan rivals in an attempt to prove their supremacy over the game. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is confident of a series win against the tough opponents, seeking redemption after the Asia Cup d...
Preparing for a fresh start the Team in Blue, gear up for the Sri Lanka series. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni addresses the media on how the team is preparing for the series. The tour consists of five ODIs and one T20.
Preparing for a fresh start the Team in Blue, gear up for the Sri Lanka series. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni addresses the media on how the team is preparing for the series. The tour consists of five ODIs and one T20. He also tackles difficult questions on the...
Preparing for a fresh start the Team in Blue, gear up for the Sri Lanka series. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni addresses the media on how the team is preparing for the series. The tour consists of five ODIs and one T20. He also tackles difficult questions on the...
BCCI nominates recently retired cricketing legend Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Dravid is only the third cricketer to receive this award after Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The under current between Virender Sehwag and MS Dhoni is out in the open. While announcing his return to Indian cricket, Sehwag decided to take a dig at Dhoni by saying it was a good team not the captaincy that got India the world cup.
Ivory Coast striker and star of Chelsea's Champions League triumph Didier Drogba is all set to coach Team India led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni for an upcoming football match against the Bollywood team led by Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir Kapoor's team will be trained by ...
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni refuted reports of a rift in the team and said that the Men in Blue will look to win the remaining two matches of the one-day series.
In an apparent dig at skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag says that he (or any of the senior players) has never been told that his slow fielding was an issue.
India skipper MS Dhoni laments that Indian batsmen could not convert 50s into 100s, and could not build good partnerships during the second test against Australia.