So far it has been a forgettable fortnight for the Bengal cricketer.
A fiery spell of fast bowling by North Zone pacer V R V Singh helped his side bundle out East Zone for a paltry 143 and take a huge first innings lead of 217 runs on the second day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match.
Central Zone beat East Zone by 123 runs in their concluding Deodhar Trophy match.
A fine all-round display by Sairaj Bahutule powered West Zone to a comprehensive 105-run victory over East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy league match.
Rohan Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 79 as East Zone scored a one-wicket last ball victory South Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.
Around 13 state units of the BCCI have demanded a Special General Meeting (SGM) on June 22 to discuss lingering policy issues such as players' contracts, a long-standing revenue dispute with the ICC, and commercial ventures of the board.
The Bengal captain will have to miss his team's first two East Zone one-day league games.
Anurag Thakur is set to be unanimously elected as the BCCI's youngest President in the Board's Special General Meeting (SGM) in Mumbai on Sunday, replacing Shashank Manohar who quit the position to take up the ICC chief's job.
India's chief selector was also critical about Laxman's fitness.
Gautam Gambhir hit a magnificent 86 to propel North Zone to a comfortable 252 for four against East Zone.
Set a victory target of 419, West were 60 for 3 in their second innings at stumps on the penultimate day of the Duleep Trophy match against South Zone.
Ganguly, who is expected to join the West Bengal team midway, has not yet reached the coal township.
Senior police officials said that they have finally recovered the car that was involved in the road rage incident with Pakistan pace legend Wasim Akram in Karachi's busy Karsaz area on Wednesday.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is looking at 600 to 800 strategic sites across the country for its retail outlets expansion, a top official of the company said on Wednesday.
The experienced West Zone team will take on a relatively young East Zone in the Duleep Trophy final starting on Saturday
'You have to ask the BCCI and selectors; that's not something I can answer,' he said, when asked about the chances of Sourav Ganguly returing to the Indian team.
The Punjab left-hander will lead North Zone in the inter-zonal Duleep Trophy tournament.
Six run-outs proved costly for defending champions South Zone as they lost the Deodhar Trophy match by two runs.
Jacob Martin and Zaheer Khan steered West Zone to a five-wicket win over East Zone in the final.
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East Zone thrashed the visitors by an innings and 17 runs to enter the Duleep Trophy final.
East Zone were well-placed at 108 without loss, after dismissing Zimbabwe President's XI for 156, on day 1 of the Duleep Trophy match.
His 142-ball 117 gave East Zone a 113-run first innings lead over North, who were 106 for 3 in the second innings at stumps on day 2.
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Central Zone need 137 to win after J P Yadav took his second five-wicket haul of the match to dismiss East for 134 in the second innings.
The Indian captain who is nursing a side strain has been advised rest by doctors.
Manoj Singh struck a match winning 44 in a low scoring match of the East Zone Ranji Trophy one-day tournament.
Eight telecom equipment suppliers including Nokia, Motorola, Alcatel, Nortel and Ericsson on Tuesday submitted bids for supplying 1.1 million cellular lines worth upto Rs 5,000 crore of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
After bowling out North Zone for 330, East were 287 for 8 at close on day 2 of the Duleep Trophy final.
Left-arm spinner Sourashish Lahiri claimed five for 118 to lead East Zone to a 93-run victory over England 'A' in the Duleep Trophy cricket match.
Chasing 409 to win the Duleep Trophy, East zone were 213 for three in the second innings on the fourth day of the Duleep Trophy cricket final against North Zone.
After taking an eight-run first innings lead over East, North Zone were 292 for 3 at close in the Duleep Trophy final.
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