 The former Indian captain Bishen Singh Bedi said the controversial policy has dented the team's confidence. According to the former captain the Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni may have been forced to implement the rotational policy on senior players following a diktat by the BCCI. Bishen Singh Bedi said I think Dhoni is being misled. Who knows, he is just expressing BCCI's diktat. I am not convinced that the players are bad fielders. If players are being rotated just for the heck of it, I am not convinced. Players such as Sehwag and Sachin have some stature. You can not just dust it. I don't think they are slow. How many (fast fielders) you have?," Bedi asked. Bedi said by this controversy, the "confidence of the team has been hit." Bedi not only spoke about the rotation policy but also requested to differ with his former teammate Kapil Dev's opinion that Tendulkar should have retired from ODIs after the World Cup. It is Tendulkar's prerogative when he has to call it a day. I don't think, any of us here is in a position to say when Tendulkar should retire. Bedi said I ask each of you. Why are you breathing on his back to get his hundred. It's not fair. Leave the kid alone. Also see : Three captains for three formats Asia Cup 2012 Schedule/Fixtures | India vs. Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh vs. Pakistan One match ban for Dhoni for slow over rate Yuvraj tweets Tumour almost out of my system Dhoni takes the blame for Gambhir dismissal India wins the thriller match against Australia Virat Kohli is the best young batsman in world cricket today : Michael Slater Add Comment Three captains for three formats 23/02/2012
 Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly feels that the India's selectors need to select three captains for the three formats. Earlier MS Dhoni led the Indian team in the limited overs format while Anil Kumble was leading the Test format. After the retirement of the legendary spinner MS Dhoni took over the captaincy of the Test format. The concept of having three captains for three different formats in not new. Australia, England and South Africa have already implemented the concept of three different captains for three different formats of the game. If team India's selectors decide to select three captains then MS Dhoni would lead team India in the ODI format as Dhoni's success rate in ODI format is impressive. Dhoni led team India in the World Cup 2011 and won the Cup after 28years. Dhoni is also an absolute finisher. Speaking about the Test cricket Gautam Gambhir would seek attention of the selectors as Dhoni was unsuccessful in the Test format and lost eight Test matches overseas. When it comes to the Twenty20 format Virat Kohli is seek the attention of the selectors as Kohli is the player whom Ray Jennings, coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, once termed "A very talented kid sometimes thinks he is better than the game,” has matured into a skilled batsman. Also see : Asia Cup 2012 Schedule/Fixtures | India vs. Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh vs. Pakistan One match ban for Dhoni for slow over rate Yuvraj tweets Tumour almost out of my system Dhoni takes the blame for Gambhir dismissal India wins the thriller match against Australia Virat Kohli is the best young batsman in world cricket today : Michael Slater  Asia's Cricket giants will go head to head to prove their supremacy in the Asia cup which is set to begin on Monday, the March 12 2012 in Bangladesh. Asia Cup 2012 consists 6 ODIs and a Final ODI Match. World Champions India, World cup runner up's Sri Lanka, Hosts Bangladesh and with new energy Pakistan teams will go head to head. March 22nd is scheduled for the Final of this series.
 Watch Live Streaming of India vs Sri Lanka CB Triangular Series 8th ODI Match Details : Commonwealth Bank Series Triangular Series : India vs Sri Lanka vs Australia 8th ODI When : 21st Feb 2012 13:20 local time (03:20 GMT) Where : Brisbane, Australia Teams : India : V Sehwag (Captain), R Ashwin, G Gambhir, RA Jadeja, Z Khan, V Kohli, P Kumar, PA Patel (Wicket Keeper), IK Pathan, SK Raina, R Sharma, RG Sharma, SR Tendulkar, MK Tiwary, R Vinay Kumar, U Yadav. Sri Lanka : DPMD Jayawardene(Captain), AD Mathews, LD Chandimal, TM Dilshan, HMRKB Herath, KMDN Kulasekara, MF Maharoof, SL Malinga, NLTC Perera, KTGD Prasad, KC Sangakkara(Wicket Keeper), SMSM Senanayake, WU Tharanga, HDRL Thirimanne, UWMBCA Welegedara. Team News : India : Sehwag will lead team India in the absence of the the skipper MS Dhoni. Sehwag is struggling to find his form through-out the series. Chances of Sachin Tendulkar playing the match is also doubtful as Sachin was hit on the helmet by a Brett Lee bouncer in the previous match, forcing Sachin to undergo a precautionary MRI scan. Sri Lanka : The Sri Lankan team looks to be quiet balanced which has youngsters like Thisara Perera, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal. Jayawardene is ready to do experiments in order to register the win against team India. Watch Live Streaming of India vs Sri Lanka CB Triangular Series 8th ODI Also see : One match ban for Dhoni for slow over rate Yuvraj tweets Tumour almost out of my system Dhoni takes the blame for Gambhir dismissal India wins the thriller match against Australia Virat Kohli is the best young batsman in world cricket today : Michael Slater Yuvraj Singh is not suffering from any hereditary cancer. Dhanush dedicates new 'Kolaveri Di' version to Sachin Tendulkar One match ban for Dhoni for slow over rate 20/02/2012
 Indian skipper MS Dhoni is banned for an ODI after the Indian team was fined for second minor over rate within a year. Team India was two overs short of their target against Australia at Brisbane. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will not play the match against Sri Lanka on tuesday due to the ban of slow over rate. Dhoni is banned for the second time in the series. Dhoni was banned for one Test match after the slow over rate in the third Test match in Perth. Dhoni acknowledged that he had been kept informed of the position regarding over rates on a regular basis throughout the match and therefore accepted the decision. Virender Sehwag led the Team in the absense of the MS Dhoni. ICC match referee Andy Pycroft fined team India for slow over rate . The Indian skipper was fined 40 percent while the rest of the team mates were fined 20 percent fine. Also see : Bailey replaces Clarke In Australia ODI Squad Yuvraj tweets Tumour almost out of my system Dhoni takes the blame for Gambhir dismissal India wins the thriller match against Australia Virat Kohli is the best young batsman in world cricket today : Michael Slater IPL 2 auctions rigged Yuvraj Singh is not suffering from any hereditary cancer. Dhanush dedicates new 'Kolaveri Di' version to Sachin Tendulkar  Australian skipper Michael Clarke will be out of the ODI against India on 19th Feb. Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting will lead the side ins the absence of Clarker against India. George Bailey, the Australian twenty20 skipper will replace Clarke. Clarke is suffering from right hamstring injury. The Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said Clarke was not quite ready to return to action. Clarke is progressing well in his recovery from a right hamstring injury but remains unavailable for selection in Brisbane. Kountouris also said Clark's availability for the ODI in Hobart on February 24 will be determined early next week. Speaking about Bailey replacing Clarke the Australian coach Mickey Arthur said it is not ideal having to take George away from the Sheffield Shield match currently underway in Hobart, we feel it is important we have sufficient batting cover in our squad. This selection is reward for George's excellent form with Tasmania this season and recognition that the selectors consider him the next batsman in line for Australian one-day selection. Also see : Yuvraj tweets Tumour almost out of my system Dhoni takes the blame for Gambhir dismissal India wins the thriller match against Australia Virat Kohli is the best young batsman in world cricket today : Michael Slater IPL 2 auctions rigged Yuvraj Singh is not suffering from any hereditary cancer. Dhanush dedicates new 'Kolaveri Di' version to Sachin Tendulkar Yuvraj tweets Tumour almost out of my system 17/02/2012
 Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh who is undergoing treatment for cancer in USA tweeted a good news by saying that the cancerous tumour in the space between his lungs is receding. Yuvraj is undergoing treatment in Cancer Research Institute in Boston. Yuvraj Singh tweeted "The tumour is almost out of the system after reading my today's scan! Second cycle has got started." The Man of the series of the World Cup 2011 said he was inspired after getting a message from US cycling legend Lance Armstrong wishing him a speedy recovery. Yuvraj had also tweeted that he couldn't wait to be back in his India colours. Yuvraj also expressed gratitude to his fans and promised to make a stronger comeback. Also see : Dhoni takes the blame for Gambhir dismissal India wins the thriller match against Australia Virat Kohli is the best young batsman in world cricket today : Michael Slater Team India win the second ODI against Sri Lanka IPL 2 auctions rigged Yuvraj Singh is not suffering from any hereditary cancer. Dhanush dedicates new 'Kolaveri Di' version to Sachin Tendulkar CB Triangular Series : 05 February 2012's Match, 1st ODI - Australia vs India at MCG Wet conditions made it difficult for bowlers : Dhoni Dhoni takes the blame for Gambhir dismissal 16/02/2012
 Indian skipper MS Dhoni not only admitted that his mistake cost India a win but alos said he was responsible for the dismissal of Gautam Gambhir who missed his century in the fifth ODI of the Commonwealth Bank Series. Gambhir's dismissal costed India to end up the match in a tie. Dhoni pushed Lasith Maliga ball towards mid-on to score a single. After running for a few steps the Indian skipper realised that there was no single and waved Gambhir to go back but Gambhir was late to go back to the crease as Nuwan Kulasekara threw the stumps down at the non-striker's end. In the post match interview Dhoni said A wrong call cost us the game. I was wrong in calling Gautam for a single and he got run out. Dhoni also spoke on the importance of staying at the crease by saying what's important is to stay there. I looked to stay till the end because while batting at the No 6 position you know there aren't too many batsmen after you. If you have a decent partnership you can stick it out. Dhoni also said facing Malinga in the final over was difficult. Dhoni said Malinga is very consistent. It is very difficult to hit him with his slinging action. So we were looking to target Mathews. The last hit was a bit difficult here, but in India that would have been two bounces and four. When you need 10 or 12 in the last over your heart rate will always be up. Also see : India wins the thriller match against Australia Virat Kohli is the best young batsman in world cricket today : Michael Slater Team India win the second ODI against Sri Lanka IPL 2 auctions rigged Yuvraj Singh is not suffering from any hereditary cancer. Dhanush dedicates new 'Kolaveri Di' version to Sachin Tendulkar CB Triangular Series : 05 February 2012's Match, 1st ODI - Australia vs India at MCG Wet conditions made it difficult for bowlers : Dhoni  Team India won the fourth ODI of the Commonwealth Bank Series against Australia at Adelaide. Excellent batting performance from Gautam Gambhir and the skipper MS Dhoni helped the Indian team to win the match by 4 wickets with 2 balls remaining. Australia won the toss and opted to bat first and scored 269 runs for the loss of eight wickets. In reply team India scored 270runs for the loss of 6 wickets with two balls left. Australia lost their opener Ricky Ponting(6runs from 14 balls) in the fourth over of the match bowled by Vinay Kumar. Australian skipper Clarke scored (38 runs from 43 balls) and was bowled by Yadav. Hussey (72 runs from 76 balls) was the top scorer from the Australian team. Forrest scored (66 runs from 83 balls). Vinay Kumar and Umesh Yadav picked up two wickets while Zaheer Khan picked up a wicket. India lost opener Virender Sehwag (20 runs from 21 balls) in the 10th over of the innings bowled by McKay. Kohli (18 runs from 28 balls) failed to score much runs for the team. Gambir scored (92 runs from 111 balls) was the top scorer for the match. Excellent knock of 44 runs from 58 balls by the Indian skipper helped the team to win the match by 4 wickets. McKay was the key bowler for the Australian team. McKay picked up three wickets. Doherty picked up two wickets while Harris picked up a wicket. Toss : Australia, who chose to bat Scores : Australia (269/8 from 50 Overs) India (270/6 from 49.4 Overs) Points : India 4, Australia 0 Player of the match : Gautam Gambhir (India)  Michael Slater, the former Australian opener feels that Virat Kohli is the best young batsman in world cricket today. Slater said Kohli's batting technique is very impressive. Virat Kohli was the only Indian batsman to score a century in the Test series against Australia. Kohli also helped team India to win the match against Sri Lanka by scoring 77runs in the second ODI at Perth. The thing that impresses me about Kohli is his technique. If you look at all the upcoming batsmen in the world, they have techniques for Twenty20 cricket and not Tests. The way Kohli goes back and across should be the foundation of batting, but nowadays, youngsters stay besides the ball to open the shots on the off side said Slater. The former Australian opener also said I have watched a lot of him on TV in ODI cricket, and the Indian media is constantly behind his inability to play the short ball. But as the tour progressed, he has looked more comfortable. That means he's learning quickly, which is great for India. Speaking about the cramps Kohli suffered in the second ODI against Sri Lanka Slater said let's hope he is fit for the next game. He has the potential to score lots of runs in this series, Also see : Team India win the second ODI against Sri Lanka IPL 2 auctions rigged Yuvraj Singh is not suffering from any hereditary cancer. Dhanush dedicates new 'Kolaveri Di' version to Sachin Tendulkar CB Triangular Series : 05 February 2012's Match, 1st ODI - Australia vs India at MCG Wet conditions made it difficult for bowlers : Dhoni Open to being replaced as captain: Dhoni | Welcome to www.Cricindia.co.in !!!!
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