Shardul Thakur knows that opportunities in a settled limited overs line-up won't come easily and that's the reason he is ready to 'step up' in an unenvious role of India's stop-gap third seamer in absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.
Mumbai's captain Sairaj Bahutule will be leading the Borad President's XI against the South Africans.
Rohan Gavaskar, Dinesh Karthik and Ajit Agarkar have been named in the 15-man squad for the Holland tri-series and NatWest Challenge.
The team management is contemplating another back-up because of the fear of sudden injury to any of its fast bowlers.
The Mumbai off-spinner took five for 66 to restrict Gujarat to 210 for eight on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Mumbai's seam attack had Madhya Pradesh reeling at 164 for 7 at stumps on day 1 in the Elite Ranji Trophy league match.
Ajit Agarkar believes in being prepared when opportunity presents itself. Irfan Pathan's side strain has given him a chance to return to the team.
All-rounder Rohan Gavaskar, who toured Australia, was dropped from the 15-member squad for the one-day series against Pakistan.
The Mumbai off-spinner said his ability to score runs in crunch situations down the order won him selection to the India one-day team.
The Indian skipper is desperate to end his prolonged lean patch with the bat.
Former India fast bowling great Zaheer Khan said that seeing his bowling partner Ashish Nehra make a successful comeback in international cricket has motivated him to do well in his last season of Indian Premier League. However, the 37-year old also said that he doesn't regret his decision to retire from international cricket. "I am very happy with my decision and I am sticking to that. I am very happy to see Ashish Nehra do well. In fact, he has motivated me quite a lot to get back to training. "I was very clear about walking away from international cricket. I am just happy to play this form of cricket. You kind of give it back while guiding the youngsters. This is something that I enjoy," said the captain of Delhi Daredevils.
'I see him playing T20 World Cup in 2020. If I can be a fast bowler at the age of 39, so, with MS Dhoni and his fitness, he can definitely play'
India skipper Sourav Ganguly says the Baroda fast bowler is not bowling well and needs some time to get back his rhythm.
The West Zone spinner claimed 7 wickets for 44 runs to dismiss South Zone for 187 on the opening day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match.
The strongest emotion he had felt in the company of his father Vijay, also a cricketer who played for nearly a decade for India, was fear, said ex-Test player Sanjay Manjrekar at the launch of his autobiography 'Imperfect' in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Half centuries by Wasim Jaffer and Amol Muzumdar helped Mumbai take a 18-run first innings lead over Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy match.
Mumbai beat Bengal by an innings and 132 runs victory on the fourth and final day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.
The Indian captain said the team will try its best in Sunday's second final in Sydney.
'That was a morning where if I wanted to fly, I would have flown as well.'
India chose Virender Sehwag and Akash Chopra as their openers leaving out Anil Kumble and S Ramesh from the XI.
"He (Kohli) is a fantastic captain. I don't know what he does inside dressing room or what he does tactically, as I'm too far away (from the team). I don't know what he speaks in team meetings but the way he looks after his players is remarkable," Ganguly said during a book launch in Kolkata.
Mumbai Cricket Association on Tuesday said it was "not concerned" even if some of them joined the newly-formed union.
Matthew Hayden chalked up 1,000 runs for the third year in a row on the final day of the first Test against India.
Rajneesh Gupta presents interesting numbers at the start of India-Australia Test series.
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