New Delhi: The Chairman of India's selection committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth on Wednesday accepted the blame for the innings defeat to South Africa on Tuesday.

India got off to a most inauspicious start after Rohit Sharma, himself a last-minute replacement for VVS Laxman, twisted his left ankle 15 minutes before the toss.

Mumbai: Injuries to key middle order batsmen Rahul Dravid, V V S Laxman and Yuvraj Singh ahead of the tough Test rubber against South Africa have opened the door for younger aspirants to claim places in the Indian squad for the home series to be picked here on Thursday.

Mohali: India’s chance of levelling the two-match T20 series against Sri Lanka suffered a big jolt after in-form batsman Rohit Sharma and fast bowler S Sreesanth

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.

Kingston: Smarting from the eight-wicket defeat to West Indies, a dejected Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team failed to gauge the wicket

Defending champions India were dealt a huge blow yesterday when it was announced that the explosive opening batsman Virender Sehwag

London: Vice captain Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the ICC World T20 and will return to India for a shoulder injury immediately.

London: Indian middle order batting mainstay Yuvraj Singh on Thursday said the depth in batting and bowling gives his side the confidence in their title defence in the ICC World Twenty20 starting here on Friday.

Deccan Chargers' batsman Rohit Sharma has been named as the best Under-23 player of the second Indian Premier League which concludes in Johannesburg on Sunday. Rohit was selected unanimously for the award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, by former India captains Sunil Gavaskar