A cracker of a contest is on the cards when in-form Kolkata Knight Riders take on faltering defending champions Chennai Super Kings in their 10th preliminary league match of the IPL here on Monday.

India don't want to create controversy about the five-ball of the 30th over that may or may not have made a difference to the final result of a tight game, a tie. However, it gave MS Dhoni an opportunity to raise the question that, with so much technology available, why couldn't the officials ensure the proper counting of balls, and why blindly follow the DRS?

India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was so emotional after winning the World Cup early this year that he wept after the summit clash along with his team-mates.

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Monday that the upcoming four-Test series is his team's "best chance" of upstaging Australia in their own backyard but will not take them lightly despite their recent slump.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra will don the olive green uniform and be conferred the rank of honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army on Tuesday.

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni conceded that his team was lucky to have scored a 270-plus total on a difficult Eden Gardens track in the fifth and final one-dayer against England on Tuesday.

After swamping England by six wickets in the fourth ODI, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said his team would try to inflict a 5-0 whitewash on the visitors in the final match at Kolkata on Tuesday.

The third one-dayer between India and England at the PCA stadium will be played on a "typical" Mohali pitch, which promises to produce an even contest between bat and ball, curator Daljit Singh said on Wednesday.

Chennai Super Kings' skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was all praise for his bowlers after the home side's pace attack restricted Cape Cobras to a modest score of 145 in the Champions League Twenty20 match on Wednesday.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the team needs to work on its bowling in the three remaining matches of the NatWest ODI series against England.