"I am becoming more and more responsible with my batting," Afridi told AFP. "I want to help my team win the World Twenty20 again next year and then the bigger prize in the World Cup in two years time." The 29-year-old hit a punishing 51-ball 70 -- his first one-day fifty for 33 one-day matches -- and then took 2-46 to help .. more »

Inzamam's comments come at a time when Pakistan is playing New Zealand in a one-day and Twenty20 series in Abu Dhabi and Dubai with Younus Khan leading the team in the 50-over matches and Afridi in Twenty20 fixtures. "I think after becoming Twenty20 captain Shahid has shown that he has become more mature and responsible as a player .. more »

Victoria fast bowler Clint McKay became Australia's third debutant in the series, but he will have to wait his chance to get into action with Ricky Ponting choosing to bat on a flat Hyderabad pitch. With the match being played in the southern part of India, dew wasn't a major consideration at the toss. McKay, who replaces Mitchell .. more »

In the video, Taylor announces herself as the guest presenter, after which her co-star Bill Hader pretends receiving Kanye's phone call. Taylor follows it up with the exact expression she had on stage at the VMAs, reports the Mirror. In real-life, West had interrupted Taylor at VMA during her acceptance speech for Best Female to suggest .. more »

The injuries in Australia's squad have been the negative of the tour of India but the big positive has been the way the secondary players have stood up to help deliver a series lead. One such man was Clint McKay, the Victoria fast bowler who debuted in Hyderabad and finished with 3 for 59 from his ten overs. Particularly impressive was the way .. more »

To add to that even though Australia are a depleted lot after losing more than half of their regular players to injuries, the visitors' confidence is on a high, especially after pulling two narrow wins with a second-string bowling attack. Indian skipper Dhoni begs to differ that there will be additional pressure on his men in the must-win .. more »

With the seven-match series tantalisingly poised 2-3 in favour of the visitors, India has no other option but to win both Sunday's and the last rubber in Mumbai against the spirited but depleted Australia if they desire to stamp their authority in world cricket. However, the task won't be a cake walk for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men as .. more »

Guwahati: It will be a litmus test for India's resilience as they take on Australia in the do-or-die sixth cricket one-dayer here tomorrow, 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 »

India are a loss away from just their third bilateral one-day series defeat since 2006, but "It [the Hyderabad loss] was hurting and disappointing. But we have left everything in the dressing room," said Dhoni. "We have two more games to go and that's what count now. Whatever has happened has happened. You cannot change much .. more »

Predicting that Sunday's day affair will witness a close finish, Hussey said they were backing themselves up with the motivation of sealing the issue, on Sunday, instead of leaving it for last game in Mumbai. "I guess it will be a tight match here again but our motivation now is that we can have the series in our hands tomorrow. We are .. more »

"I guess it will be a tight match here again but our motivation now is that we can have the series in our hands tomorrow. We are still recovering from the thrilling win (in Hyderabad) and hope to take the series here," Hussey told reporters on the eve of the match at the Jawaharlal Nehru [ "We are not looking at any long term .. more »

Predicting that Sunday's day affair will witness a close finish, Hussey said they were backing themselves up with the motivation of sealing the issue on Sunday instead of leaving it for last game in Mumbai. "I guess it will be a tight match here again but our motivation now is that we can have the series in our hands tomorrow. We are .. more »

Australian vice captain Michael Hussey said the visitors are determined to pocket the rubber in the sixth ODI in Guwahati. Australia are leading 3-2 in the ongoing seven-match ODI series against India. Predicting that Sunday's affair will witness a close finish, "I guess it will be a tight match here again but our motivation now is that we .. more »

Predicting that Sunday's day match will witness a close finish, Hussey said they were backing themselves up with the motivation of sealing the issue tomorrow instead of leaving it for last game in Mumbai. "I guess it will be a tight match here again but our motivation now is that we can have the series in our hands tomorrow. We are still .. more »

Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Barua said the batting friendly track could produce a 300-run chase. "The wicket is a sporting one and the team batting first is likely to score more than 300 runs," Barua said on Friday. Past records at the Nehru Stadium do not augur too well for bowlers. The highest score at this .. more »