Irfan Pathan scalped five wickets as India warmed up for the World Twenty20 with a comfortable 26-run victory over hosts Sri Lanka in their first practice match in Colombo on Saturday.
Indian 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 their early ouster from the World Twenty20 in Colombo on Tuesday night.
Ross Taylor (151) and Jesse Ryder (137 not out) scored centuries as New Zealand rallied from a precarious 23 for 3 to 351 for 4 at stumps on Day 1 in the second Test against India in Napier on Thursday. India, who won the first Test in Hamilton by 10 wickets, are seeking their first series win in New Zealand since 1968 but were dealt a blow when captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni sustained a back injury during the warm-up and was replaced by Dinesh Karthik.
India included two spinners in Harbhajan Singh and Ramesh Powar for their opening Champions Trophy match against England.
Both teams retained the eleven that played in the drawn third Test at St Kitts.
India included Ramesh Powar in place of Rudra Pratap Singh for the second ODI.
India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the opening game of the IndianOil Cup tri-series tournament
Young VRV Singh will make his debut in the first Test against the West Indies.
India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat in the third one-day international against West Indies.
Pakistan A beat India A by 36 runs in the final of the EurAsia Cup final in Abu Dhabi on Friday
India won the toss and elected to field in the seventh and final ODI against England.
Venugopal Rao and VRV Singh were included in India's playing eleven for the sixth ODI against England.
Gaurav Dhiman excelled with bat and ball as India beat the West Indies by 126 runs in the quarter-finals.
Sivaramakrishnan paved the way with a fine 87 as the Seniors beat India 'B' by three wickets in the final.
India's captain said the left-arm speedster's spell with the new ball was a key factor in the team's huge victory over Zimbabwe in the first Test.
Sourav Ganguly elected to bat on a dry surface at the Harare Sports Club against New Zealand in the final of the Videocon Cup tri-series
Ganguly, Laxman and Balaji were included in place of Yuvraj, YV Rao and Zaheer.
The India vice-captain compiled a 96-ball 115 as India 'A' beat India 'B' by 90 runs in the penultimate match of the Challenger series.
Gaurav Dhiman and Piyush Chawla guided India to a nine-wicket victory in their opening match of the ICC under-19 World Cup.
India dismissed two West Indies batsmen -- Leon Johnson and Dareen Bravo -- before rain forced an early lunch break and persistent drizzle ensured there was no further play for the rest of the opening day. The hosts were 62 for two in 22 overs with Kraigg Brathwaite (32) and Marlon Samuels (4) at the crease.
Umesh Yadav took three wickets on his comeback to Test cricket before Australia reached 221 for four at the close of play on the second day of the second Test against India on Thursday after battling their way back into the contest on the back of debutant paceman Josh Hazlewood's five for 68.
Part-time spinner Dean Elgar ripped through India's batting line-up with four wickets as South Africa made the hosts rue their decision to bat first on the opening day of the first Test in Mohali, on Thursday.
Opener Murali Vijay hit a half-century as India's batsmen survived some intense pressure from Australia's bowlers on the last day to draw the fourth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara guided India to 87 for one to leave the first Test against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland delicately poised at the end of a tumultuous third day.
Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar wreaked havoc with a brilliant opening spell as he powered India into the final of the tri-series following a convincing 81-run victory over Sri Lanka via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected match in Trinidad, on Tuesday.
Vernon Philander's brilliant all-round show played a major role in South Africa's recovery against India on the second day of the first Test.
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