Laxman leads Indian response
VVS Laxman took the Indians to126 for 3 at lunch on the second day in response to Antigua & Barbuda's even first-innings 300. [more]

ICC offer assistance to Gibbs and Boje
The International Cricket Council has said it will help to ensure that the South African duo, Nicky Boje and Herschelle Gibbs, are able to tour India in October without fear of arrest. [more]

Injury won't keep me out of World Cup, says Kartik
Murali Kartik has said that his recent shoulder injury won't keep him from being part of the Indian team at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. [more]

Agarkar likely to play county cricket
Agarkar finished the ODI series topping the Indian bowling averages with nine wickets at 18.11 a piece. India will play a one-day tournament in August-September in Sri Lanka and Agarkar plans to spend the time in between playing county cricket . [more]

Indian umpires not up to the mark - Richardson
Dave Richardson, the ICC general manager of cricket operations, has said that Indian umpires are not up to world standards and it is a challenge for the Indian Board (BCCI) to improve on their performance. [more]

Carew highlights new spirit in Windies team
Joey Carew, Convenor of the West Indies selection panel, says "a different spirit that emanated from the players" was key to Brian Lara's team winning the five-match one-day international (ODI) series against favourites India.. [more]

The Webster effect
Hoping to gain from his extensive knowledge, the Indians interacted with Dr Rudi Webster, the sports psychologist, who helped Viv Richards kick start his career during a difficult tour of Australia. [more]

Sylvester Joseph defies Indians
A well-controlled hundred by Sylvester Joseph partly exposed the inadequacies of the Indians' bowling line-up as he led Antigua to a healthy 300 on the opening day of the practice game at the Police Recreation Ground. [more]

Bacher backs Boje over fixing claims
South Africa's former cricket supremo, Dr Ali Bacher, is convinced that Nicky Boje, one of four South African players to be charged with offences relating to match-fixing on a tour of India in 2000, has never been involved in such activities. [more]

Defeat is part of the learning curve - Holding
India needs to look at the balance of its Test side. They need to do a few things differently than they have been doing at home. These are slow wickets and they ought to find a way of manoeuvring the ball rather than attack it all the time. [more]

Lara wary of Kumble factor
Brian Lara, the West Indies captain, feels that Anil Kumble would make a huge difference to the Indian side for the Tests after they got beaten 4-1 in the one-day series. [more]

India drop to fifth following series loss
India dropped two places in the ICC ODI rankings, following a 4-1 loss to the West Indies, a defeat that has also seen Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Irfan Pathan suffer in the player rankings following below-par individual performances.. [more]

Dravid looks for positives in defeat
Rahul Dravid suggested that India's poor fielding was one of the biggest factors in their unexpected 4-1 defeat against West Indies in the one-day series. [more]

Looking back, looking forward
Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid chat with the press after the fifth ODI in Port-of-Spain. [more]

'Lara's captaincy key to success' - Ken Gordon
Ken Gordon, president West Indies Cricket Board, has highlighted the captaincy of Brian Lara as one of the key factors in the recent success of the West Indies. . [more]

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