India set Australia 355 to win second ODI

October 28th, 2009 NAGPUR - Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to field against India in the second One-day international cricket match here Wednesday. India have made one change in the team that lost the first One-dayer at Vadodara.

October 26th, 2009 NAGPUR - Stadium in Nagpur has been decked up to host second match of the seven-one-day international cricket series between India and Australia. The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) in the city will be hosting the first day and night match, the second of the seven-one-day match series on October 28.

October 24th, 2009 BARODA - Indian cricket team on Friday sweat it out at the nets here, ahead of the first of the seven match One-Day International (ODI) series against Australia. Ace batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were seen practicing hard as Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar and Harbhajan Singh bowled to them.

October 23rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Cricket Australia has reached an in-principle agreement to host the game's biggest draw-card, India, in four out of six summers under the new Future Tours Program (2012-2017). The new deal means that teams like the West Indies and Pakistan may not get the same public billing as world cricket's other two heavyweights-South Africa and England.

October 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Australian cricket team skipper Ricky Ponting on Wednesday described Team India as a strong side and hoped that the upcoming cricket series would be a good contest. Addressing reporters in Mumbai, Ponting said he always enjoyed playing India in India and the present form of the Indian side looks it would be an exciting contest, which starts October 25.

October 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith visited two key stadiums that will be used for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, including the hockey venue, the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, which will also be the site of the March 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup. "I inspected the sites with representatives of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and the President of the Indian Hockey Federation, Mr A K Mattoo.

October 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh on Friday said that the upcoming India-Australia series, which begins from October 25, will be a close one as India would be looking forward to display a better performance after their disappointing Champions Trophy campaign. India will host Australia for a seven game one-day international series.

September 29th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - India will be hoping for some divine intervention when they take on the West Indies in their last Group A match at the Wanderers here Wednesday, in their bid to qualify for the Champions Trophy semi-finals. India are virtually out of the tournament after their Monday's must-win match against defending champions Australia was washed out.

September 29th, 2009 LAHORE - Impressed by their brilliant performances against India in the ICC Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced cash award of 500,000 rupees each for Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf. Malik and Yousuf were involved in a record fourth wicket partnership of 206 runs which helped Pakistan post an imposing total of 303 for India to chase.

September 15th, 2009 KARACHI - Leading his team in a full-fledged series against India and defeating the arch rivals in that is one of Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan's biggest aspirations. "I would love to lead the team in a full series against India as beating them would be a big achievement for me and a big plus in my career," Khan said.

August 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan cricket coach Coach Intikhab Alam believes that India and Australia would be the biggest threat to his team in the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to be held in South Africa in September. While refusing to predict Pakistan's prospects in the forthcoming eight nation tournament, Alam said both India and Australia were dangerous one-day teams and Pakistan will have to play really well to compete with them.

August 27th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has backed his team as favourites for winning the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to be held in South Africa in September. Despite the disastrous tour of Sri Lanka, Alam said the momentum is with Pakistan.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first of the seven One-day international cricket series between India and Australia will be a day-night affair at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium Oct 25. The Australian team will arrive here Oct 21 and will leave for Jaipur the next day, according to the tour itinerary released by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Friday.

June 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian cricketer Brad Hodge today joined Indian students and members of Victoria Police on the cricket pitch to promote a message of harmony. Representatives of the groups formed mixed teams to take part in a game of Laneway Cricket in Melbourne's CBD.

May 24th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Twelve teams will contest in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament to be played in India from Oct 8-23. The tournament will feature three teams from India (two finalists and the top league finishing team), top two domestic T20 teams from South Africa, England, Australia and the domestic T20 Champions from New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka.