Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of sixth one-day international between India and Australia, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that this was one series where the middle-order has not performed consistently. Addressing the media in Guwahati on Saturday, Dhoni said: "This is one of the series where the middle order has not performed .. more »

Melbourne: Moises Henriques honeymoon in international cricket lasted only two matches but the young all-rounder said he is determined to be back in the field within a week or two to claim for a spot in the Australian team for the summer series against West Indies and Pakistan. One of the stars of New South Wales` victorious Champions League .. more »

Daniel Vettori won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bat as New Zealand aimed to level the three-match ODI series at the Shaikh Abu Zayed stadium. To do that New Zealand must do something they have never done before: beat Pakistan in the UAE. Winning the toss will help New Zealand as Pakistan traditionally have been tentative chasers. .. more »

"We should have taken the batting Powerplay earlier," Dhoni said on the eve of the sixth One-dayer here on Saturday. "If we had taken it when we were five wickets down, the course of the match might have been different," Dhoni said. India took the batting Powerplay in the 45th over when they were six wickets down, with Sachin .. more »

The USA Cricket Association has again stated its desire to stage international matches in the wake of comments from an Indian government official that the US could be an ideal place to stage India against Pakistan games. "We are keen to have both the top teams of the subcontinent and we welcome India's proposal in this regard," said .. more »

Ravindra Jadeja's ill-timed run out in back-to-back one-dayers against Australia notwithstanding, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday backed the promising all-rounder saying he would learn from his mistakes. The dismissal of Jadeja, who was chasing a non-existent single at a crucial moment in the fifth match in Hyderabad, dashed .. more »

They may have been beaten by 138-runs in the first match on Tuesday but the Black Caps hit back with a clinical performance in the second Friday to win by 64 runs — a turnaround which delighted the New Zealand captain. “I think we wanted to improve on some key areas, made a conscious effort and it’s pleasing that we were able to .. more »

It will be a litmus test for India's resilience as they take on Australia in the do-or-die sixth cricket one-dayer in Guwahati on Sunday, fully aware that any slip-up in the game would allow the visitors to clinch the series. With the seven-match series tantalisingly poised 2-3 in favour of the visitors, India has no other option but to win .. more »

The disappointment of the three-run loss in Hyderabad behind them, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Saturday that his team is focussed on making a fresh start in the must-win sixth cricket one-dayer against Australia in Guwahati on Sunday. "It was hurting and disappointing. But we have left everything in the dressing room. We have .. more »

Stung by a disappointing loss in Hyderabad, India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that his boys are trying to stay mentally fresh ahead of the crucial sixth one-day international against Australia in Guwahati on Sunday. India trail 3-2 in the series and any slip-up will allow the Australians to seal the seven-match series. The .. more »

But he, too, admitted at the media conference that the Hyderabad loss was disappointing and still hurt the players. However, the team has moved on and Sunday will be a new day. Every game is a pressure game. We have two games in hand and need to stay fresh mentally and look at what lies ahead. Our priority is to stay in the series. We are not .. more »

Aamir Khan had an embarrassing situation yesterday. He needed to use a bathroom urgently and had to rush... Abhishek Bachchan walked in with Amar Singh instead of his Paa or his wife at Ajay Devgan’s first-ever bash for his friends... Jaya Bachchan has been roped in to introduce the cast and crew in Amitabh Bachchan's forthcoming .. more »

'Jail was a subject I had since long a time, and that idea struck to me again and I thought of making it this time.' After making films for nearly a decade, Madhur Bhandarkar shows no sign of losing any of the raw intelligence, energy and vitality that have made him a continuing force in the Indian cinema. The director is all set with his .. more »

As that little vignette on Dr Binayak Sen illustrates, it's this harebrained topicality-as-gimmick approach that mars most of the director's efforts, trying to cash in on everything he reads in the papers. Sorry, everything everyone's read in the papers. And for our part we really should stop treating them like films. .. more »

Though JAIL has become a subject of the Hindi films after a long time when Madhur Bhandarkar has tried to focus attention on it, JAIL has indeed been an integral part of the Hindi films right from the time when Hindi cinema started making waves. For that matter even in the advertisements as well, JAIL has been used as a subject, underlining the .. more »