A brilliant unbeaten century by Ramesh Powar (102 batting) and his 185-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Ajit Agarkar (95) kept Mumbai in the game against Maharashtra
Delhi were 159 for 4, in reply to Mumbai's first innings of 166, at close on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Virender Sehwag returns to the side after missing last month's one-day series against the West Indies because of poor form.
The Indian team members arrived to a cheerful welcome in Mumbai early on Monday morning from their Pakistan tour.
India made one change in the team by bringing in Ajit Agarkar in place paceman Munaf Patel.
India rested key players Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan besides leaving out Rohit Sharma.
The ICC okayed the pace bowler's replacement for the injured Ajit Agarkar in India's Champions Trophy squad
Superb bowling by Munaf Patel, Ajit Agarkar and Siddharth Trivedi helped West Zone defeat South Zone by 26 runs in the Deodhar Trophy Cricket match in Bangalore on Wednesday.
A solid 78 by Rohit Sharma helped West Zone defeat North Zone by 120 runs in the Deodhar Trophy match in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ajit Agarkar and S Sreesanth, who are down with viral flu, were left out for the first ODI.
The Indians are hoping to erase the bitter memories of the 4-0 loss in South Africa by winning the three-match series, beginning in Belfast on Tuesday.
New Zealander Scott Styris ended up being sold for an embarrassingly cheap $175,000 in the IPL players' auction in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Bollywood celebs and cricketers attended the film's screening.
Paceman VRV Singh and opener Wasim Jaffer have been included in the squad for the four-Test series.
Delhi took the opening day's honours in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Mumbai being played at the Wankhede Stadium
Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar have still not recovered fully and are doubtful starters for the second ODI against Sri Lanka.
Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan and Yuvraj Singh are uncertain for Thursday's match against Sri Lanka.
India defended a low total of 189 to beat the West Indies by 20 runs in the second ODI.
According to sources at CAB, the security clearance did not come a day ahead of the historic match between India and Bangladesh in Kolkata.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test.
BCCI secretary Karunakaran Nair said the two bowlers are nursing injuries and unfit to tour.
Sunil Joshi replaced MSK Prasad (South Zone), who had an extended run after completing his four-year tenure. Joshi's selection from South Zone and Harvinder getting picked from Central Zone also shows that the Board has stuck with the zonal policy.
Suresh Raina deflected an Ajit Agarkar full-toss on to his cheek and started bleeding on the field.
Three batches of five players each would take part in the rolling camp ahead of the tri-nation series in Malaysia.
The Indian batting ace hit yet another ton in Lashings' 70-run victory over Sutton Valence School.
The Delhi batsman said Sourav Ganguly had supported players like him, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif early in their career
Discuss the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
Ajit Agarkar and Munaf Patel have been laid low with injuries in the ongoing tour of South Africa.
A newspaper report said the Team India coach wanted Ajit Agarkar instead.
Mohammed Shami set two records on day 4 of the Perth Test, says Rajneesh Gupta.
Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan have been picked in the 31-member team.
West Zone, without Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan will take on East Zone in the Deodhar trophy on Sunday.
India's captain said the team is looking to improve its batting in the first 15 overs and also cut down on the number of extras.
The India fast bowler, who claimed 6-41, said he exploited the tendency of the Australian batsmen to go for their shots.
The Mumbai fast bowler made up for the five consecutive zeroes on his last visit Down Dnder with six wickets for 41 runs in the second Test.
Paceman Ajit Agarkar says his fine performance on the West Indies tour will mean little to him when he bowls in the Unitech Cup cricket tri-series.
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