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Kolkata, Jan 3: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl in the second cricket one-dayer against Pakistan here today.India have made one change to the side, bringing in all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in place of an out-of-form Rohit Sharma.Pakistan, on the other hand, have retained the team that beat India in the opening match in Chennai.Teams:India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni c

Islamabad, Jan 3: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has been granted an Indian visa that will allow him to attend the final one-dayer of the ongoing limited-over cricket series between the two countries in New Delhi on January 6. Due to Miandad's family ties with Dawood Ibrahim, India's most wanted terrorist, there had been reports before a series in 2005 that any requests for a visa by the

Kolkata, Jan 2: India's flamboyant all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who has returned to the game after a successful battle with cancer, Wednesday said he kept the thought of relapse of the disease away from his mind. "Every survivor has this at the back of his mind. Aap ne to darai diya mujhe relapse bolke (you have frightened me by talking of relapse). I don't want to think about relapse," Yuvraj said

Kolkata, Jan 2: Wrecked by Pakistani seamers in their opening ODI, India's under-fire cricketers will have to pull themselves up against the archrivals when they clash in a must-win second one-dayer on Thursday with the form of their top-order batsmen a concern. Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan had sucked the life out of Indian batting when his fiery spell of four for 43 in Chennai mopped up the top

Mussoorie, Jan 2: Sachin Tendulkar might have called time on his limited-overs career but he says his heart is still with the team and exuded confidence that India would bounce back in the ODI series against arch-rivals Pakistan. "Even though I am not part of the team now, my heart is always with the team. I will support the team all the way. And I have no doubt that the team is going to bounce

Mumbai, Jan 2: It would make sense for every photographer, every TV camera to take close up shots of all bowlers who participate in ODIs. Why? Because they could soon become like dinosaurs and become extinct. The new ODI rules where only four fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle at all times, as opposed to the five, which was the case for the last 20 years, is a serious handicap for the

Kolkata, Jan 1: Former Pakistan opener Sadiq Mohammad Tuesday likened the batting of Virender Sehwag to a "terrorist", saying it was tough to stop the dashing batsman when he gets going."When Sehwag starts batting, he looks like a terrorist. With due respect to my words, it is very hard to stop him when he gets going," said Sadiq at the Eden Gardens here. He is in India as a goodwill ambassador

Chennai, Jan 1: Indian batsman Virat Kohli was 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 here. Kohli suffered the injury while bowling the 41st over of Pakistan's run chase. His backfoot slipped in the delivery stride and he landed on his knees. He limped off the field and Suresh Raina

Kolkata, Jan 1: When Pakistan last featured in an ODI at the Eden Gardens, in 2004, John Wright was still India's coach, Sachin Tendulkar was a 'regular' in limited-overs cricket, T20s and Mahendra Singh Dhoni were yet to appear on the scene and Rahul Dravid was still carrying two types of gloves in his kit bag - the regular ones to shore up a wobbly middle-order and the big ones to keep wickets

Chennai, December 31: A captain faces lots of criticism when his team goes through a prolonged lean patch but India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni does not mind becoming a "punching bag" if it saves the other players from pressure. India have been going through a bad phase since last year and the effectiveness of Dhoni's leadership has been questioned quite often in the recent times. However, Dhoni