India will host three major international series from August 2012 to March 2013, involving ten Tests, five ODIs and four T20 Internationals. The fixtures and venues for the first two series have been finalised by the BCCI's Tour, Programme and Fixtures Committees.

Despite Team India's disastrous trip Down Under, Sachin Tendulkar is going to earn some accolades when Biswarup Dey, manager for the tri-series, submits his report to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a few days.

After a disastrous Australia tour the vanquished Indian cricket team, barring a couple of players, returned home to a quiet welcome on Sunday.

The vanquished Indian cricket team, barring a couple of players, headed back home on Saturday, drawing curtains on a disastrous Australian tour during which it lost more than it gained.

Their fate not in their hands, India have put practice on hold depending on how the Australia-Sri Lanka match of the ongoing tri-series pans out in Melbourne on Friday.

Not just during bad times, Virat Kohli stays in touch with childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma even when everything is rosy. The Delhi dasher immediately called up his coach back home to get the first reaction after his whirlwind 133 not out to help India chase down Sri Lanka's mammoth total of 320.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels Sachin Tendulkar should bid adieu to the one-dayers in order to make things easier for the selectors.

Australia have dropped pacer Ryan Harris from their 13-member squad for the Commonwealth Games Tri-series matches, including the finals.

The controversy over the appeal against David Hussey for 'obstructing the field' refused to die down with former captains Ian Chappell and Tony Greig supporting India's contention that the Australian batsman should have been given out.

Taking a dig at the struggling Indian team, Australia opener David Warner said their disappointment at the two controversial umpiring decisions during Sunday's ODI match was a sign of "desperation".