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India have often been accused of making slow starts to overseas tours, but no one can make that accusation this time - in the first 11 balls in New Zealand, they blasted 25 runs. Unfortunately for India, they got too greedy, as the short boundaries at the

One of the most eagerly-awaited bouts in New Zealand over the last few seasons gets underway tomorrow with the first of two Twenty20 internationals

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Daniel Vettori believe a major part of the upcoming tour will come down to the conditions, alien to most of the travelling Indian team

India have arrived in New Zealand, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni adamant that the lures of lucrative Twenty20 tournaments have not sidetracked or preoccupied his side

Kirmani said Dhoni lacked the "copybook basics" of a keeper and said the flaws were not attracting attention because the Indian team has been in top form in recent months

Finally, things fell in place for Sri Lanka, who managed to stave off a series whitewash threat by beating India in the final match

Straight-jacketing a bowler to stick to a pre-determined plan might at the outset seem like killing the creativity of a bowler but Mahendra Singh Dhoni sees it just as sticking to a method and being disciplined

Half-centuries from Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni outdid a superlative century from Sanath Jayasuriya in Dambulla

Both Mahela Jayawardene and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are expecting the five-ODI contest, which starts on January 28 in Dambulla, to be a closely-fought affair

Unable to get in touch with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the East Zone selectors decided to leave him from the Duleep Trophy squad for the game against West, starting from January 29 to February 2 in Mumbai

Mahendra Singh Dhoni doesn't seek refuge behind words. On Tuesday, he offered up no excuses for the late declaration, which left India with a maximum of only 43 overs to try and bowl England out

Given that there were still 68 overs to be bowled when the teams finally took to the field, you could scarcely blame India for batting on. After a week when seemingly insurmountable targets have been achieved with ludicrous ease, there was no point taking

Stats highlights of India's six-wicket win against England in Chennai

Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma and S Badrinath have emerged as the biggest gainers after the BCCI announced the new set of annual players' contracts that run up to September 30 next year. Rahul Dravid, who has been struggling for form over the last year, has

After three straightforward victories against the two best teams in the world, Mahendra Singh Dhoni discovered today that Test-match captaincy won't always be a bed of fragrant blooms

For both sides, this is a pivotal series; in many ways, it's also the start of a new era

England captain Kevin Pietersen has backed his decision to play Graeme Swann in the first Test against India starting Thursday in Chennai. He was confident of the spinner delivering the goods and said he deserved his debut.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's captain, has said his team has only been focusing on maintaining the intensity from a successful last couple months

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's captain, has credited his bowlers for keeping England to under 300 in the Cuttack one-day international, which the home side won by six wickets

India eased to a six-wicket victory in Cuttack despite Kevin Pietersen's unbeaten 111