Robin Uthappa briefly fluttered hopes of a come-from-behind Karnataka win on a dramatic final day against Rajasthan, but the see-saw clash ended in a draw

Yere Goud's unbeaten 110 and record last-wicket stand with NC Aiyappa helped Karnataka avoid the follow-on and post a healthy 329

Rajasthan have invested in the youth and are willing to withstand initial failures

Sunil Joshi's six-wicket haul could prevent Rajasthan from posting 393 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match in Mysore

Rajasthan put up their first accomplished batting performance of the 2007-08 season and ended the first day against Karnataka on 266 for 4

Karnataka and Rajasthan need to get going if they want to live up to their pre-season aspirations: a place in the knockouts and avoiding relegation respectively

Sharukh's angry, and so is Sienna Miller. Oldies go wild in Melbourne. Saj Mahmood gets off his smoking rap. Gilly loses his, er, ball

Rahul Dravid stamped his class on the Ranji Trophy with another century - this time against Himachal Pradesh

India Blue racked up a mountain of runs, sparked by Sehwag's blistering 57-ball 75, and the spinners turned it on under the Motera lights to storm into the final

A clinical South Africa levelled the five-match series 2-2 with a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in Multan

A Shahid Afridi-inspired Pakistan took a 2-1 series lead in festive Faisalabad

They may not be getting too many games but James Hopes, Adam Voges and Ben Hilfenhaus, Australia's three newbie's are soaking up the experience in India. Jamie Alter met them.

India once again lacked the intensity over 50 overs, batting and bowling, and let off Australia when they had the upper hand

Jamie Alter presents the Plays of the Day for the second ODI between India and Australia in Kochi

India have 11 more matches to test out their bench strength but just how far will they go?

Unexpected showers in Kochi have put the second one-day international at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in doubt

Michael Clarke's second hundred in as many matches here bailed Australia out of danger and prevented India from killing off the opposition from a position of advantage

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is calm and confident ahead of a tough ODI series against Australia

India and Australia begin their seven-match series in Bangalore on Saturday in circumstances very different to when they last met, at the ICC World Twenty20

Ahead of what has all the makings of a competitive one-day international between India and Australia, Adam Gilchrist believes his side are well prepared