'If a player who is not being selected after scoring so many runs in the IPL, then there is some other reason for his non-inclusion.'
Saurashtra's big hopes rests on how veteran Cheteshwar Pujara bats on the last two days.
Skipper Ankit Kumar's brilliant century put defending champions Mumbai on the back foot as Haryana reached 263 for five at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final.
Danish Malewar's gritty 79 and opener Dhruv Shorey's attractive 74 helped Vidarbha reach 308 for 5 against defending champions Mumbai on the first day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final.
The sturdiness of the headgear saved Nizar's life after Gujarat's Arzan Nagwaswalla's full-blooded shot hit flush on the state emblem on his helmet in the Ranji Trophy semi-final in Ahmedabad on Friday.
'We have done everything in our power to help him take his game to the next level and become a star player.'
Gujarat captain Chintan Gaja and spinner Vishal Jayswal shared seven wickets between them to bowl out Himachal Pradesh for 215 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
'My son looks a little depressed, but that is bound to happen.'
Ruturaj Gaikwad has opted out of the final part of the County Championship for Yorkshire citing "personal reasons".
'He was disturbed after not being picked for the fifth Test, he was expecting that call.'
Opener to continue playing in Mumbai Ranji team
Mohammed Shami will make his long-awaited comeback to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy.
Jammu and Kashmir alleged that the pitch was tampered with overnight to favor Baroda in their ongoing Ranji Trophy clash.
Mumbai will now need to beat Meghalaya by a big margin and hope for favourable results in other matches to keep their quarter-final hopes alive.
Former India cricketer Arun Lal believes captain Shubman Gill's patience and self-assurance are rubbing off on the group.
'The festival of Dussehra is celebrated to mark the day the Pandavas emerged victorious from their exile. Today, on Dussehra, I am equally happy, as Ajay Jadeja has accepted to be my heir,' the current jamsaheb said in a statement.
With this win, Mumbai maintain their third sport in the group with 22 points.
K L Rahul is likely to miss Karnataka's Ranji Trophy match against Punjab, starting on Thursday, to continue his recovery from an elbow niggle.
The underwhelming Test series against England might have been "frustrating" for Karun Nair at that time, but the India batter says it has also strengthened his resolve to "convert" the starts when the next opportunity comes his way.
Shreyas Iyer will miss Mumbai's third round clash in the Ranji Trophy against Tripura due to personal reasons.
R Sai Kishore has signed up with Surrey to play two Division One matches in the English County Championship later this month.
Shreyas Iyer continued with his red-hot form, smashing a stroke-filled 233 to lead Mumbai to a massive 602/4 declared in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Odisha.
Rumours swirled about his off-field distractions and poor company, something Shaw himself acknowledged in a candid interview
While the young Indian team showed great resolve to earn a creditable draw in England, the series exposed several weaknesses that need urgent attention.
The bonus point win helped Gujarat (26) climb to the second spot, two points behind Vidarbha who led a strong second innings fightback in an away match against Rajasthan.
But they seemed to learn nothing from their past mistakes.
India batter Ishan Kishan on Wednesday returned to the Jharkhand Ranji team as its captain, following his controversial pullout last season
'...whether he is a top player or not, it doesn't matter.' 'If I go by a player's name I won't be able to bowl at my best.' 'For me he is just a batter, and my only focus is where I need to land the ball.'
Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are set for a high-stakes clash as they battle for the final quarter-final spot from Elite Group B.
Shreyas Iyer returned to defending champions Mumbai's 16-member side for the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A clash against Odisha
Ravichandran Ashwin believes that the uncapped Anshul Kamboj belongs to the rare breed of fast bowlers like Zaheer Khan and Jasprit Bumrah.
This century marked Shankar's 11th first-class ton and second of the season.
Reports from around the country in the latest round of matches in the ongoing Ranji Trophy
Bengal pacer Mohammed Shami, playing his first competitive match after a long injury lay-off of nearly a year, took 4/54 in 19 overs.
Shaw has been out of reckoning from the red ball set-up for some time but has played white ball cricket. However, his off-field disciplinary issues have grabbed more air time than his on-field performances.
In the first Chennai Test against Bangladesh, Pant scored a magnificent century and returned to Test side with a bang.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said India may have missed a trick by not playing Kuldeep Yadav at Lord's and Manchester, as quality spinners come to the fore on the last two days of a Test match.
Mohammed Shami's return to competitive cricket has been further pushed back after the veteran pacer was not picked in the Bengal Ranji Trophy squad.
Ajinkya Rahane has expressed his desire to return to Test cricket for India-a format he deeply cherishes-despite receiving "no response" from the selectors.
Saurashtra all but ensured Delhi's exit from Ranji Trophy with a 10-wicket victory inside two days in Group D, in Rajkot, on Friday.
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