Double centuries by Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting and another shaky start by India’s stuttering batsman left the visitors under pressure in the fourth Test in Adelaide today. Skipper Clarke declared for the second time in the one-sided series this time at 604-7 and then saw his bowlers claim two early scalps as the dazed [...]

Australia’s veteran middle-order batsman Mike Hussey feels the ‘Monkeygate’ incident during the 2008 Sydney Test motivated the Indian team to come back strongly and win the Perth Test in the 2007-08 series. Australian Andrew Symonds had accused Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh of calling him a monkey during the acrimonious Sydney Test. Hussey felt the Monkeygate [...]

India’s rejection of the decision review system in their Australian series provoked its first controversy as the home side lost late wickets on the opening day of the first Test. The Australians stumbled from 205-3 with three wickets tumbling in 18 balls to finish the day at 277-6 with Brad Haddin on 21 and Peter [...]

India’s government has “suspended” plans to open the nation’s huge retail sector to global competition that have paralysed parliament, a key ally of the ruling coalition said on Saturday. The move to allow foreign investment by Wal-Mart and other supermarket giants in India’s estimated $470 billion retail industry was the first big reform to be [...]