Praveen Kumar

Having given up 14 runs in the 17th over, Praveen Kumar displayed awesome composure to bowl a four-run, double-wicket final over to seal an amazing eight-run win for Royal Challengers Bangalore

There were two clear differences in the Indian team's approach from the Twenty20 internationals, and both come down to clear thinking. First Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the highest run-getter ODIs for over a year, batted higher up in the order

Ravindra Jadeja's strong all-round showing in the Ranji Trophy has helped him earn a maiden call-up to the India ODI squad

On a day of comebacks, the resilient efforts of the Uttar Pradesh bowlers were followed by those of the Tamil Nadu tail as the day ended with the match in balance

A round-up of the second day of the Ranji Super League quarter-finals

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

Missed chances cost Uttar Pradesh on a day they held on to just over half of their catches. However, Karnataka failed to capitalise on the opportunity as UP managed to plug the scoring, and clawed their way back with six wickets to share the honours at th

A round-up of the second day's play of the fifth-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Super League 2008-09

A round-up of the first day's play of the fifth-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Super League 2008-09

A round-up of the first day's play of the second-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Super League 2007-08

India Blue retained the Challenger Trophy, putting together their most emphatic performance of an unbeaten campaign in the final in Cuttack

Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel have been the most inspiring aspect of India's current campaign

All of a sudden the favourites going in to the tournament find themselves one defeat short of being ousted from the event.

For all the flaws in the Asia Cup, there lies a positive for India: it provides their fast bowlers with a constructive challenge

India showed how the hectic pace of Twenty20 cricket could be replicated in ODIs, pounding 330 on a sluggish pitch before their bowlers rounded off a thumping win in their opening match of the tournament

Central Zone won by six wickets, with a bonus point, while the defending champions West earned a minus point

Venkatesh Prasad looks at the gains the rookie bowling attack under his charge has made on the tough tour of Australia

Cricinfo looks at six Indian players touring Australia for the first time, who came through with their reputations enhanced

India had gone into the second final without Ishant Sharma but any doubts over the potency of their attack were dispelled by Praveen's understated brilliance