An unbeaten 46 which included a big final-over six from Mahendra Singh Dhoni guided India to a six-wicket Duckworth/Lewis method win over the West Indies in St. Lucia that handed them an unassailable 2-1 series lead.

Four months after a deadly terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan, the two nations will renew their Test cricket rivalry when the first Test starts at Galle on Saturday.

Galle: There are no casinos in this scenic historic corner of the island. What there is, however, are a bunch of selectors prepared to gamble on the fate of the team for the first Test in the three-match series against Pakistan.

Mumbai: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar said that Indian captain MS Dhoni changed his batting style in order to sustain himself in international cricket.

India will be looking to edge closer to a rare ODI series victory against the West Indies in the Caribbean before embarking on a well-earned break from the game.

Gros-Islet (St Lucia): India will be looking to edge closer to a rare one-day international series victory against the West Indies in the Caribbean before embarking on a well-earned break from the game.

Gautam Gambhir is country's highest ranked Test batsman at number three and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, at sixth, is the highest placed Indian bowler in the latest ICC rankings issued on Thursday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has fined fast bowler Mohammad Asif one million rupees* after his 19-day detention at an airport in Dubai one year ago.

BRETT Lee has stormed into Australia's Ashes attack with incredible reverse swing that he tipped would play a massive role in the series.

Karachi: Pakistan has complained of being marginalised in the draft of the next six-year international cricket programme, forcing the signing of the schedule to be postponed, an official said Thursday.