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Anil Kumble has said he is confident of recovering from a shoulder injury in time for the second Test against Australia which begins on October 17 in Mohali

Kumble confident of shoulder recovery

Zaheer Khan produced a Man-of-the-Match performance in Bangalore before saving his most vicious delivery for after the game. Not satisfied with his all-round efforts, Zaheer attacked Australia's bowlers for being ineffective throughout the opening contest

'Australia can't take 20 wickets' - Zaheer

India's record at saving games on the final day is pretty undistinguished but Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman buckled down to take India to safety

India avoid Sydney repeat

Plays of the day for the fifth day of the first Test between India and Australia

Pain and no gain

Five days on a cracking pitch could not separate Australia and India, who will head to Mohali for Friday's second Test at 0-0 after playing out a draw in Bangalore

Solid India hold on for draw

13-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Lahore felled by Marshall pyrotechnics

Upul Chandana and Hamish Marshall handed Lahore Badshahs their second consecutive defeat in three days in Hyderabad

12-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera in Hyderabad

Watson soaks up Test cricket

After Simon Katich had crawled to 34 off 140 balls, Watson and Haddin lifted the tempo so quickly it started to feel like a one-day game. As stumps approached they became more cautious, showing maturity after the bursts of high-energy

12-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Once upon a series

The Australian approach on the fourth day may have been negative or pointless to some but it was clear that lessons had been learnt from the debacles at Kolkata [2001] and Adelaide [2003]

Paul Nixon's 24-ball 43 proved the difference between the Delhi Giants and the Ahmedabad Rockets after he charged Delhi from 89 for 3 to a match-winning total

Nixon powers Delhi to victory

12-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera in Hyderabad

An 'extra' worry for Australia

Plays of the day for the fourth day of the first Test between India and Australia

Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif and S Badrinath have been picked to lead India Blue, Green and Red respectively in this year's NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

Yuvraj, Kaif and Badrinath to captain

David Morgan has said that the US$70 million proposal between Sri Lanka Cricket and IPL chairman Lalit Modi was "quite unacceptable behaviour against the background of Sri Lanka's signed agreement with the ECB"

SLC-BCCI deal 'quite unacceptable' - Morgan

Australia's cricket on the fourth day was not pretty but the final result - a 263-run lead - was a fine outcome on a day when India harassed them intensely in all aspects of the game

India fight but Australia hold firm

12-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

'We expected the semi-defensive fields' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid has said the strategic field placements Ricky Ponting used were not a surprise - the Australians had adopted a similar "semi-defensive" approach in 2004

Mitchell Johnson has said a change in foot direction helped him find the accuracy that led to his outstanding performance against India

Footwork tweak helped Johnson

The IPL drugs tribunal has adjourned till November its hearing of the Mohammad Asif doping case

Asif's IPL drug case hearing adjourned

The Indian Cricket League has confirmed that Brian Lara has withdrawn from the tournament, citing injury and other commitments

Confusion over Lara's ICL status