India VS Pakistan 2012: News

Former Pakistan opener Sadiq Mohammad today likened the batting of Virender Sehwag to a "terrorist", saying it was tough to stop the dashing batsman when he gets going.

How did Dhoni find the time and inclination to indulge in such a frivolous activity when the whole country was furiously debating whether his time was up as skipper? Subhash Rajta writes.

The Indian cricket board should lay down one rule for all visiting teams - they shouldn't field a bowler who clocks in excess of 140kph and swings the ball appreciably. Subhash Rajta reports.

Batsman Virat Kohli was on Sunday rendered a doubtful starter for the second ODI against Pakistan to be held in Kolkata on Thursday after he suffered a foot injury in the first match in Chennai.

The new ODI rules will make the lives of bowlers and captains extremely difficult. That's the shared view of both MS Dhoni and his Pakistan counterpart Misbah-ul-Haq that came out after they had played their first game under the changed set of rules. HT reports.

A captain faces a lot criticism when his team goes through a prolonged lean patch but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni does not mind becoming a "punching bag" if it saves the other players from pressure.

The Indian cricket team capped off the year with another loss, going down by six wickets to Pakistan in the first ODI between the two sides at the Chepauk in Chennai today. Scorecard

His gritty century could not help India's win but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's ton under challenging conditions was acknowledged and appreciated by his counterpart Misbah-ul-Haq, in Chennai today.

The India-Pakistan cricketing juggernaut now rolls into ODIs, the least preferred version of the game, at least in India. India haven't played a single ODI at home in 2012. That India are the world champions in this format make this surprising bit of trivia more queer. Subhash Rajta reports.

Honours shared in the T20 series, arch foes India and Pakistan are now set for what is likely to be an exhilarating three-match ODI series showdown but weather gods could prove to be the dampener in the opening clash in Chennai tomorrow.

It was queer to see Mohammad Hafeez rush to his bowlers and MS Dhoni to Yuvraj Singh when the latter was on a six-hitting spree. Subhash Rajta reports. Numbers that matter

Man of the match Yuvraj Singh today said that Mohammed Hafeez's strategy to give Umar Gul an extra over earlier turned out to be decisive as it helped him target Saeed Ajmal at the death.

Yuvraj Singh cracked a dazzling 72 before the bowlers staged a brilliant recovery at the death overs as India clinched a nerve-wracking 11-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the second T20 International to level the series 1-1 in Ahmedabad today. Scorecard

Dhoni's decision to pick Jadeja and leave out Ashwin did not pay off as southpaw flopped. Subhash Rajta reports. Dhoni gets 'em wrong