The opening day of the Ranji Trophy Plate Division final between Railways and Gujarat at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday was the story of one man standing tall amongst the ruins.
'There is no doubt that the US would like all their friends to agree with them. We are not in the habit of doing that,' says former diplomat Arundhati Ghose.
Saurashtra whipped Maharashtra by seven wickets with 4.3 overs to spare in the inaugural West Zone Twenty20 round robin tournament in Mumbai.
For the third year running after the ruckus he had created in 2012, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan will not be allowed to witness the high-profile Indian Premier League contest between his side Kolkata Knight Riders and home team Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 14.
Since 1933 when the Bombay Gymkhana, also in South Mumbai, played host to the first Test not only in this city but in the entire country, no Indian team has been without a Mumbai player in the eleven.
The experiment of binding the playing surface at the Brabourne stadium with Poly Vinyl Acetate was commended by both captains and players after Sri Lanka's seven-wicket victory over New Zealand.
India may be weakened by the absence of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but the World champions cannot be taken lightly, especially with a strong batting line-up at their disposal, says Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews.
The match against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai will be played at the Brabourne stadium after criticism of the original venue in Hyderabad.
Australia's skipper said the dismissal of Chris Gayle was the turning point in the Champions Trophy final.
The Australian captain indicated that all rounder Shane Watson would open the batting with Adam Gilchrist.
Do you agree with Graeme Smith's criticism about the wickets not being of international standard?
Bracing for a challenging Test series against India who are having a dream run in the last 18 months, Australian players slogged it out in nets in Wednesday, two days after landing in Mumbai for the four-match rubber starting on February 23 at Pune.
'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
The Sri Lankans have played 17 Tests in India in 35 years, but failed to win a single one.
The all-rounder took four wickets to power Central Zone to a 25-run victory against South Zone in the Deodhar Trophy league tie.
Big time cricket will return at the Brabourne stadium
England beat CCI President's XI by 238 runs in the three-day practice match
'It is a very good and exciting team. But India has a long way to go,' legendary cricketer and coach Bobby Simpson tells Faisal Shariff.
To have 11 fielders on the field, Australia had to field their masseur and logistics coordinator Grant Baldwin.
