"Not make him bowl more than 12-13 overs a day": Ganguly on utilizing Bumrah on England tour
Despite outstanding performances in the IPL and on the international stage, several big names failed to make the cut.
Manoj Tiwary shared his thoughts on whether the India-Pakistan clash should take place
Intent does not always translate immediately into numbers, and effort however sincere needs to find expression in runs, especially with a World Cup drawing closer.
The Mumbai Cricket Association will not take any action against India discard Ajit Agarkar for returning home in a huff after being dropped from Mumbai's team against Orissa in the Ranji Trophy Elite match at Cuttack, since he had taken permission.
'The whole country is behind him and watching his performances. You can't ignore a guy who's done so much for India.'
Speculations and debates have sparked over social media since last week, after chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the management's decision to hand over the ODI captaincy from Rohit to Shubman Gill.
After walking out of the squad in a huff for being dropped from the playing eleven in the league stages of the Ranji Trophy, former India pacer Ajit Agarkar has returned to the Mumbai team for its West Zone One-day League campaign.
The Indian seamer is suffering from a side strain
Ajit Agarkar and Aavishkar Salvi claimed five wickets between themselves as defending champions Mumbai reduced Hyderabad to 223 for 7 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match, at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium, in Hyderabad.
India's hopes of drawing the series at The Oval may hinge on one question: will Jasprit Bumrah play?
The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will have some sleepless nights before selecting the squad for T20s against Afghanistan with veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli keen to play the World Cup in June.
The series in Australia could well be Rohit's last in India Blues. But Kohli, given his high fitness standards, could play on until the 2027 World Cup.
Former India speedster Ajit Agarkar hailed the balance of India's bowling attack and said one of the positives for the team is that pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah rarely has a bad day in office.
'Jaiswal has an avg of 36 & a strike rate of 164 in T20Is and he got dropped for Gill who has avg of 30 and a strike rate of 139.' 'There is no place for merit anymore.'
India face an anxious wait as Jasprit Bumrah's fitness status will only be confirmed in the first week of February.
Shubman Gill enjoyed a phenomenal run with the bat in England, piling up 754 runs at an average of 75.40 with four centuries.
The cricketing ecosystem has learned to survive the prolonged absence of Kohli and Rohit -- at least in two formats -- in this interim period.
Captain Ajit Agarkar and wicketkeeper Aditya Tare ground a pedestrian Services attack to score patient centuries as 39-time champions Mumbai ended the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy semi-final on 380 for 6 in 143 overs.
The Mumbai paceman bagged five wickets as Baroda were all out for 130 in the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson got the nod as the two wicketkeepers in India's 15-member squad.
Agarkar found it difficult to understand the logic behind the constant change of batting position of Rahul
BCCI secretary Karunakaran Nair said the two bowlers are nursing injuries and unfit to tour.
The Indian fast bowler is suffering from a stiff calf muscle.
Mumbai captain Ajit Agarkar was ruled out of the Irani Trophy match against Rest of India with an injury, a MCA official said on Monday.
Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar retired from all forms of cricket, bringing down curtains on a 16-year first class career during which he played in 26 Tests and 191 ODIs besides leading Mumbai to their 40th Ranji Trophy title last season.
Ravindra Jadeja's omission from the India ODI squad for Australia tour raised a few eyebrows but the veteran all-rounder was not surprised as the selection committee and team management had "communicated" to him about their inability to pick him.
Karun Nair, the standout performer of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, has failed to make it into India's Champions Trophy squad despite an extraordinary domestic season.
Although Shubman Gill's return to the T20 side has cast a shadow over Sanju Samson's place in the playing XI for the Asia Cup in the UAE, the hard-hitting wicketkeeper-batter will be counting on head coach Gautam Gambhir, who has often spoken highly of his positive attitude.
'The reasons which they are giving they could have said it openly: 'We are dropping Hardik Pandya as captain, we want to move forward. We are looking at Suryakumar as a long term'. Make it clear.'
Shubman Gill has described his appointment as India's ODI captain as the "biggest honour", expressing pride in carrying forward the legacy left by Rohit Sharma, who will play under him in the upcoming three-match series in Australia.
The report also indicated that Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are unlikely to get a call-up to the T20I squad as the team management might not upset the team's core combination.
The Indian paceman, who claimed 5 for 44 in the four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI, rated his effort higher than the 6 for 42 he secured in Australia last season.
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'I have said this before... Selection is not in my hands. If there is a fitness issue, I shouldn't be here playing for Bengal.'
Ajit Agarkar was on Tuesday named the captain of Mumbai's One-day team for its forthcoming West Zone one-day campaign to be held from February 22 to 26 in Mumbai.
Nair's runs have powered Vidarbha into the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament, where they will take on Karnataka in Vadodara on Saturday.
Ravi Shastri cautions India about resting Bumrah in second Test against England
