Greg Chappell speaks on how anticipating Ganguly's return and the concerns over India's fielding

In the middle of a forest area, with panthers lurking in the neighboring jungles, India and Sri Lanka will hope for a rampaging finish to their World Cup preparations

Sri Lanka kept their nerve to eke out a thrilling five-run win at Rajkot and take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series

Cricinfo Magazine catches up with Dinesh Karthik before he changes his name, and his role in the team, again

India settle most key issues ahead of World Cup

With India's other openers on fire, Sehwag fights to come in from the cold

On life behind the stumps as part of the world-conquering West Indies side of the 1980s

Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid shared their thoughts with the media at the end of an entertaining day

Sourav Ganguly can be shunted into the wilderness, and seem to be finished for good, but he will invariably make a comeback, like today when he returned with a dazzling 98

Sourav Ganguly followed up his impressive Test comeback with a spectacular return to one-dayers, but even his outstanding 98 was overshadowed by a stunning unbeaten 149 by Shivnarine Chanderpaul as the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground saw the most numb

With both teams trying out different combinations before the World Cup, the performance of a few individuals may take precedence. Here we look at five head-to-head clashes that are likely to have a bearing on the series

The World Cup is two months away but both teams, India and West Indies, are about to start the final lap of their build-up

First Rahul Dravid announced the 12; next he revealed the openers, something he's rarely disclosed in the past; then he explained why; later he candidly argued Virender Sehwag's exclusion, stating that being out of the side can have its benefits

Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir will open the innings for India against West Indies at Nagpur in the first of their four-match series from January 21 to 31

There are several reasons for India's poor recent record against West Indies and high on the list is their inability to rectify failings. Here we look at five areas where India have fallen short and, after watching India at the nets, an indication of how

India and West Indies have met each other several times in 2006. The head-to-head is 6-2 in West Indies' favour. Brian Lara is determined to keep it that way

India begin their countdown to the World Cup with a no-frills, back-to-basics training camp

Pup's new squeeze, Lee teams up with Asha, Dhoni's shades, and more

Selectors will tell you that he was a player who could toy with domestic attacks but struggle at a higher level. Sridharan Sharath respects their judgment; all he wished for was a fair trial

Joginder Sharma's prowess in domestic cricket has earned him a second chance at an India cap