Sachin Tendulkar fell agonizingly short of his 100th international century as England confirmed their status as cricket's number one team with a 4-0 series whitewash over India.
England have become the top-ranked nation in Test cricket after crushing India by an innings and 242 runs in the third Test match at Edgbaston on Saturday.
The 2,000 Test match got off to a rain-disrupted start at Lord's Thursday with England battling to 127 for two wickets by the close after being put into bat by India.
MS Dhoni continued his winning streak after guiding the Chennai Super Kings to a nail biting victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening clash of the Indian Premier League.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni guided India to a second Cricket World Cup title on Saturday as his team beat tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final in Mumbai.
CNN's Alex Thomas reports from Mumbai, where celebrations erupted after India won the Cricket World Cup over Sri Lanka.
Indian Test batsman Rahul Dravid says he's confident that the Indian batsmen can play to their strengths and win.
Sri Lanka are sweating on the fitness of Muttiah Muralitharan ahead of Saturday's Cricket World Cup final showdown against India in Mumbai.
India captain MS Dhoni believes his team are peaking at the right time as they prepare to battle Sri Lanka for the Cricket World Cup.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni criticized his bowlers after India crashed to an innings-and-25-run defeat by South Africa in the opening match of the three-Test cricket series in Centurion on Monday.
Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar has won the ICC's prestigious cricketer of the year award for the first time, reflecting the Indian's continued assault on the record books.
India tied the three-Test series with Sri Lanka after V.V.S. Laxman overcame back problems to score an unbeaten century on the final day of the deciding match in Colombo to seal a five-wicket victory.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed the pitch in Colombo after the second Test against hosts Sri Lanka petered out into a high-scoring draw Friday.
Sachin Tendulkar hit the fifth double century of his career to help India surpass Sri Lanka's huge first innings total as the second Test headed for a draw.
Chennai Super Kings won the third staging of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they beat Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the final of the Twenty20 tournament on Sunday.
Sachin Tendulkar confirmed his status as one of cricket's all-time great batsmen on Wednesday, adding the highest individual one-day international score to his list of world records.
India racked up a massive first-innings lead of 347 runs over South Africa on the third day of the second cricket Test in Kolkata as V.V.S. Laxman and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni contributed centuries.
South Africa comfortably secured a convincing first Test victory over India after mopping up the remainder of the home side's innings in Nagpur on Tuesday.
South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn ripped through India's batsmen on the third day of the first cricket Test in Nagpur, taking eight wickets as the hosts were forced to follow on.
Jacques Kallis moved into joint third place on cricket's all-time Test century list as he helped South Africa recover from a disastrous start to the opening match of the series against top-ranked India in Nagpur on Saturday.
She's only 24, but Deepika Padukone is already living a life millions would envy.
Sachin Tendulkar was undefeated on 96 as India successfully chased Sri Lanka's modest 239 to claim a seven-wicket victory in the third one-day international in Cuttack.
West Indies fought their way back into the final Test against Australia at the WACA in Perth as 16 wickets fell on a topsy-turvy third day.
Zaheer Khan completed a five-wicket haul as India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the final Test in Mumbai, achieving victory inside the first hour on the final day.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara hit a defiant century to give the tourists a slim hope of saving the third and final Test against India in Mumbai.
Indian batsman Virender Sehwag admitted he was not too disappointed after he fell seven agonising runs short of a world record third triple-century in the third Test against Sri Lanka.
India will seek to become the No. 1 team in world cricket's Test rankings with victory in the final match of the series against Sri Lanka starting in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka piled up the highest Test score on Indian soil to leave the home side battling to save the opening match of the series in Ahmedabad.
Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni put Sri Lanka's inexperienced attack to the sword by smashing centuries as India regained the advantage on the opening day of the first Test match in Ahmedabad.
Australia remained top of the one-day international world rankings with a 24-run victory in the fourth match of their series against India in Mohali on Monday.
Holders India have surprisingly crashed out of the World Twenty20 tournament after losing by three runs to host nation England at Lord's -- their second successive Super Eights defeat.
Rahul Dravid broke Mark Waugh's record for most catches in Test cricket as India set New Zealand a massive win target of 617 to level the series at Wellington.
India are on course for a series-clinching victory in Wellington after skittling out New Zealand for 197 on the second day of the third and final Test.
Test record runs scorer Sachin Tendulkar led the way for India on the first day of the third and final Test in Wellington on Friday, but New Zealand kept alive their hopes of leveling the series.
Sachin Tendulkar completed his 42nd Test century as India headed for victory in the opening Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Friday.
Top Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan claimed a world record 503rd one-day international victim but finished on the losing side against India in Colombo on Thursday.
England successfully battled to salvage a draw from the second and final Test match against India in Mohali but still slipped to a fifth defeat in their last eight Test series.
An undefeated fourth wicket stand of 129 between Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood left England in total command after the third day of the opening Test against India in Chennai.
Indian cricket chiefs have back tracked over a move to change the date of the first Test against England in Ahmedabad next month, Sky Sports News reported on Tuesday.
India are well-placed to wrap up a series victory over Australia after taking a big first innings lead in the fourth and final Test in Nagpur.
An eight-wicket haul from debutant off-spinner Jason Krejza and a swift 92 not out from Simon Katich saw Australia battle their way back into the fourth Test against India at Nagpur.
Rookie leg-spinner Amit Mishra claimed a five-wicket haul as India had Australia on the ropes on the third day of the second Test in Mohali.
A Sourav Ganguly century and two wickets for Test debutant Amit Mishra put India in control on day two of the second Test against Australia in Mohali.
The lucrative Indian Premier League was launched with an elaborate opening ceremony ahead of the inaugural match between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Sourav Ganguly made 87 as India edged into a 23-run lead with their last pair at the crease after two days of the third Test against South Africa in Kanpur.
India crashed to a humiliating innings and 90 runs defeat in the second Test in Ahmadabad as South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn snapped up five wickets for 23 runs as India were dismissed for 76 off 120 deliveries before lunch in a remarkable start to the second Test in Ahmadabad.
All-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas has become the first England player to be signed up to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sachin Tendulkar was back to his best with 63 off 54 balls as India coasted to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Hobart and made sure of a place in the finals of the tri-series tournament in Australia.
West Indian Test star Marlon Samuels has been banned from bowling after the International Cricket Council ruled his action was suspect.
India collapsed to a 50-run defeat to Australia in the latest one-day international in Adelaide on Sunday after appearing set for their second successive win over the home side.
Australia bowler Brad Hogg is free to play in this week's third Test at Perth after India dropped a disciplinary case against the leg-spinner on Monday.
Sachin Tendulkar hit his 38th Test century to help India take a 69-run first innings lead over Australia in the second Test match in Sydney.
Australian fast bowlers Brett Lee and Stuart Clark claimed four wickets apiece as India crumbled to 196 all out, 147 runs behind, on the second day of the first Test at Melbourne.
Younus Khan scored his 15th Test century as Pakistan battled to a draw against India in Kolkata.
Sachin Tendulkar was again out in the 90s -- but the India middle order ensured the hosts clinched a six-wicket victory over Pakistan to secure the five-match series with a game to spare.
Spin bowlers Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik are back in India's squad for the test series against Pakistan.
Opener Phil Jaques struck his maiden Test century as Australia reached 242 for three wickets at the end of a rain-hit first day in Brisbane of their series against Sri Lanka.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is in line to become India's next Test captain after Sachin Tendulkar rejected the chance to succeed Rahul Dravid.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made 63 as he steered his side to a five-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first one-day international in Guwahati.
India beat fierce rivals Pakistan by just five runs to win the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 competition in a thrilling final in Johannesburg.
India skipper Rahul Dravid has asked to be relieved of the captaincy ahead of the forthcoming one-day cricket series against Australia.
England scored an emphatic seven-wicket win over India at Lord's on Saturday in the deciding match of their best-of-seven one-day international series.
India triumphed by two wickets with two balls to spare to level the one-day international series against England 3-3 at The Oval on Wednesday.
England made short work of a long India tail at Edgbaston on Monday to win the third one-day international by 42 runs and take a 2-1 lead in the seven-match series.
Anil Kumble's maiden Test hundred, in his 118th test, virtually assured India of a series win over England, on the second day of the third and final Test at The Oval.
Wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead a more youthful Indian squad at next month's Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa as established stars sit out the inaugural tournament.
Former captain Chandu Borde will be manager of the Indian cricket team for their upcoming tour of Ireland and England.
Hundreds of cricket fans across India burnt effigies, defaced posters and held mock funeral processions of the national team, a day after their defeat to Sri Lanka in the World Cup match in the Caribbean.
Bangladesh produced one of the biggest shocks in the World Cup with a five-wicket victory over India in a Group B game on Saturday.
Sri Lanka pulled off a thrilling five-run victory over India in the second one-dayer on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
Rain forced the first one-day international between India and Sri Lanka to be called off on Thursday with the visitors having scored 102 for three off 18.2 overs after being put into bat.
Makhaya Ntini bowled South Africa to victory in the second Test against India on Saturday.
Paceman Makhaya Ntini struck twice before stumps to boost South Africa on the fourth day of the second Test against India on Friday.
Shanta Sreesanth bowled India closer to winning the first Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Zaheer Khan and Anil Kumble return to India's squad for a five-match one-day series and Twenty-20 international in South Africa from November 19.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan led holders West Indies to an exciting three-wicket victory over India in a Group A match on Thursday and a berth in the semi-inals of the Champions Trophy.
Sachin Tendulkar will return to the India team for next month's one-day series in Sri Lanka following the shoulder injury that has sidelined him since March.
Mohammad Kaif scored his maiden Test century as India piled up 588 for eight declared before taking a stranglehold on the second Test against the West Indies in St. Lucia on Sunday.
West Indies' last pair, Fidel Edwards and Corey Collymore, hung on grimly to force a draw as the first test against India ended dramatically in Antigua on Tuesday.
Opener Wasim Jaffer scored a maiden double century to lead India's onslaught on the West Indian bowling on the fourth day of the first test on Monday.
Stand-in captain Andrew Strauss made 74 to guide England to a five-wicket victory over India in the sixth and penultimate one-dayer in Jamshedpur on Wednesday.
Teenager Suresh Raina slammed 81 not out to power India to a four-wicket victory over England in their second one-day international on Friday.
Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble struck three quick blows to leave England facing defeat in the rain-hit second test on Sunday.
Yuvraj Singh hit an unbeaten century and Mahendra Singh Dhoni a blazing 77 in Karachi on Sunday as India charged to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan.
India's selectors have recalled former captain Saurav Ganguly for next month's Test series in Pakistan.
India were dismissed for a lowly 167 before the series opener against Sri Lanka in Madras petered out into a tame draw on Tuesday.
Paceman Ajit Agarkar captured five wickets as India beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the fourth one-dayer, winning the seven-match series with an unassailable 4-0 lead.
India's top batsman Sachin Tendulkar is primed to return after a six-month injury layoff, after being named in the squad for the one-day series with Sri Lanka.
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