NO MATCHES OF TEAM INDIA FOR THE NEXT 2 MONTHS

AS PAKISTAN WAS RESPONSIBLE BEHIND THE TERROR ATTACK ON MUMBAI,INDIAN GOVERNMENT TOLD BCCI TO CANCEL THE TOUR OF PAKISTAN,WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN JANUARY.SO BCCI HAS CANCELED THE TOUR CONSIDERING THE SITUATION.ON THAT TOUR,TEAM WOULD HAVE TO PLAY5 ONEDAYS,3 TEST MATCHES AND 1 20-20 MATCH.SO FOR THE NEXT 2 MONTHS, THERE WOULD BE NO MATCH OF TEAM INDIA.SACHIN SPOKE TO MEDIA AND SUPPORTS THE VIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT.

INDIANS PLAY LIKE A UNIT

DHONI TOLD MEDIA THAT THE REASON BEHIND THE SUCCESS OF INDIAN TEAM IS THAT THEY PLAY LIKE A STRONG UNIT.EVERYBODY IS CONTRIBUTING.EVERYONE IS ENJOYING OTHER TEAM MEMBER'S SUCCESS.TEAM IS A GOOD COMBINATION OF SENIORS AND JUNIORS.SENIORS BACK THE JUNIORS.JUNIORS LEARN FROM SENIORS.

IF ONE OF THE PLAYERS IS NOT IN FORM,OTHER PLAYERS SUPPORT HIM TO GET HIS FORM.RECENTALY DHONI GAVE CHANCES TO YUVRAJ EVENTHOUGH HE WAS NOT IN THE FORM AND YUVRAJ GOT HIS FORM BACK AND PERFORMED EXCELLANTLY IN BOTH FORMS OF CRICKET.SIMILARLY DRAVID GOT HIS FORM BECAUSE THE TEAM STOOD WITH HIM DURING HIS BAD PERIOD.

GAMBHIR IN THE TOP TEN

Opener Gautam Gambhir's stupendous year with the willow on Wednesday helped him jump 10 spots to 10th in the ICC Test rankings, making him
the highest-ranked Indian batsman in the list. The diminutive Delhi batsman has scored more than 1000 runs this calendar year, including three hundreds in his last four Tests. Gambhir, who made 179 and 97 in the second and final Test against england at Mohali, amassed 361 runs in the two-match series against England at an average of 90.25.

GAMBHIR AND SEHWAG -THE BATTING STORMS OF 2008

GAMBHIR AND SEHWAG DESTROYED ALL OPPOSITIONS WITH THEIR BATTING THIS YEAR.SEHWAG SCORED ALMOST 1500 RUNS AND GMBHIR SCORED MORE THAN 1100 RUNS IN TEST MATCHES THIS YEAR.SEHWAG MADE HIS 2ND TRIPLE CENTURY THIS YEAR.FINALLY INDIA HAS FOUND THE FINEST OPENING PAIR IN TEST MATCHES,PROBABLYTHE MOST DANGEROUS IN THE WORLD.GAMBHIR AND SEHWAG HAS ALSO PERFORMEDEXCELLANTLY IN ONE DAYS AND 20-20 FORMS OF THE GAME.

2008-THE GREAT YEAR FOR THE MASTER BLASTER

SACHIN ACHIEVED REMARKABLE MILESTONES IN 2008.HE BROKE LARA'S RECORD OF HIGHEST TEST RUNS AND CROSS 12000 RUN MARK.HE MADE HIS 41TH CENTURY IN TEST CRICKET AND 42ND CENTURY IN ONE DAY CRICKET.HE WAS HONOURED WITH "PADMAVIBHUSHAN" AWARD.STILL MORE TO COME IN 2009.

DHONI'S GREAT CAPTAINSHIP MAGIC IN 2007-2008

DHONI HAS MADE TEAM INDIA,THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD TODAY WITH HIS KARISMATIC CAPTAINCY.SINCE HE BECAME A CAPTAIN,TEAM INDIA HAS PERFORMED LIKE A CHAMPION IN ALL FORMS OF THE GAME.INDIA HAS WON 7 SERIES UNDER HIS SUPREME CAPTAINCY.UNDER HIS CAPTAINCY,INDIA WON THE 20-20 WORLD CUP,INDIAN OIL CUP,CB SERIES,IDEA CUP,BORDER-GAVASKAR TROPHY,HERO-HONDA CUP AND RBS CUP.DUE TO HIS EXCELLANT CAPTAINSHIP,AT THE END OF 2008, INDIA IS AT THE 2ND POSITION IN BOTH TEST AND ONE DAY FORMS OF CRICKET.GOOD LUCK FOR 2009.

INDIAIS NOW AT THE 2ND POSITION ON ICC RANKINGS

INDIA HAS JUMPED TO THE 2ND POSITION AFTER WINNING THE TEST SERIES AGAINST ENGLAND,LEAVING SOUTH AFRICA BEHIND.NOW INDIA HAS 118 POINTS ,JUST BEHIND AUSTRALIA WHO HAS 130 POINTS.INDIA SHOWED A GREAT PERFORMANCE IN ALL FORM OF GAMES INCLUDING 20-20,50-50 AND TEST MATCHES.NOW NO.1 PLACE OF AUSTRALIA IS I DANGER.DEFINITELY INDIA IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD TODAY.

INDIA WON THE TEST SERIES AFTER THE 2ND TEST RESULTS IN A DRAW

As expected, the Mohali Test petered out to a draw with Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh getting some functional but meaningless batting practice on a hollow final day. Neither got to their centuries and India's declaration left England a hypothetical 403 to win or, more pragmatically, 44 overs to bat.
Ishant Sharma removed Alastair Cook cheaply, but that was as good as it got for India - Ian Bell and Andrew Strauss denied them further success, batting out the remainder of the Test.

INDIA GOT THE EDGE AGAINST ENGLAND

This was a time to boss England, but instead India were forced to scrap. Any thoughts that India had of quickly piling onto to a 151-run lead, taken through Harbhajan Singh's quick strikes on another foggy morning, evaporated in the afternoon sunshine as England turned in a vigorous spell. In an enthralling session between lunch and tea, a disciplined England seam attack removed Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar to rattle India, and suddenly the hosts were on the back foot. Sitting on a 1-0 lead going into the final day of the series, they needed a counterpunching innings from Yuvraj Singh to get back into safe territory, ending the day 285 in front with six wickets in hand.

INDIA IN THE DRIVING SEAT ON 3RD DAY

It started India's way and ended India's way. Kevin Pietersen's 15th Test hundred, reeking of swaggering brilliance, had combined with Andrew Flintoff's determination to bail England out of trouble on an absorbing day in Mohali but their dismissals in fading light swung the advantage right back to the hosts. Pietersen blended solid defence with trademark flashes of audacity to steer England out of choppy waters after two wickets had fallen in five balls. Then, in a manner eerily similar to how they started the day, India nipped out two wickets in successive overs, capping a thrilling end to an entertaining day's cricket.

DRAVID RETURNS TO FORM AFTER 8 MONTHS

India's top and lower order piled on the frustration for England on day two in Mohali, building on the foundation laid yesterday by Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid. The duo added India's second highest second-wicket stand during which Dravid ended one of the most publicised droughts in recent memory with a confidence-building hundred, before India's tail wagged. England wrested four wickets for 19 runs in the afternoon session and five after tea to reel India in from 320 for 1, but face a three-day rearguard.

DRAVID AND GAMBHIR GAVE INDIA A STEADY START

This was a day of accumulation that offered little out-and-out entertainment - 179 runs and one wicket came off 72 overs - but one that belonged entirely to India. The gloomy weather, which accounted for 18 lost overs, was lifted by Gautam Gambhir's fourth, and most watchful, Test century and - a sight to please every Indian fan - Rahul Dravid's return to relative form in an innings of sweat, composure and immense character.