Windies collapse after good start as India wins to level series: India WI ODI series

India levels ODI series with WI                                                       

Indian cricketers celebrate a wicket of West Indies batsman during the 2nd ODI cricket match in New Delhi on Saturday.

 New Delhi: India relied on their bowlers tostage a remarkable recovery scripting a comfortable 48-run win in the second cricket One-day international against the West Indies to level the five-match series 1-1, here today.

Shami, Umesh, Aaron key to India's WC chances: Shoaib Akhtar

Birmingham: Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, once a nemesis of many a top Indian batsman, is now ready to offer advice to his arch-rivals saying that Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron will be key to India's 2015 World Cup defence.

Dhoni: I took a chance but it didn't pay off

Birmingham: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday defended his decision to refuse singles in the last over saying it was a chance that he took but didn't pay off as the visitors went down by three runs to England in a thrilling finish in the one-off T20 international at Edgbaston.

"In the last over, I missed at least two I could have hit over the boundary, it was a difficult task and one of those days when it didn't go our way. I thought I'm middling it I have a good chance but it didn't pay off," said Dhoni, who refused singles in two balls in the last over.

Team India has every reason now to eye on World Cup 2015 title

New Delhi: Team India recorded its third win in as many matches it has played against England in the ongoing bilateral series between the two countries.

After the drubbing that the Indian team received at the hands of Alistair Cook and his boys in the test series, the change of format seems to be working wonders for Dhoni’s boys.

Though the World Cup which is going to be held early next year in Australia and New Zealand, team India’s preparation for the quadrennial event seems to be heading in the right direction. India has won a bilateral series in England after a gap of 24 years or 8808 days.

The victory by Team India at Birmingham means a lot for the cricket fans and also for the team as a whole. Dhoni who was being criticized for his defensive tactics during the test series, looks to be at his best aggressive stint as ODI captain.

The shorter format of the game seems to be a more suited for Dhoni as it involves quick decision making on the part of the captain. MS Dhoni  surpassed Mohammad Azharuddin as the most successful ODI captain after a convincing win at Birmingham the other day.