In a big setback for North Zone ahead of the Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone, captain Harbhajan Singh has been forced to sit out due to viral fever as Gautam Gambhir will step in to lead the team, in Mohali, on Wednesday.
"Wishing you a very Happy Birthday @JayShah," Kohli tweeted.
There are those historic, memorable matches (the 1986 tied in Chennai, the Kolkata epic in 2001 and the Adelaide humdinger of 2015) that gripped our collective conscious.
Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's remarks mocking the state of affairs in Pakistan on a popular Indian comedy show have evoked angry reactions from ex-players and officials.
The Indian off-spinner bagged four wickets for 64 runs to put Surrey in a commanding position going into the final day of the County Championships Division One match against Worcestershire.
'It was very an emotional moment for him. And then I realised that CSK is very close to his heart, he loves the players like his own family.'
Gautam Gambhir has been dropped from the Indian team to face Australia in the upcoming Test series, begining in Chennai on the 22nd of this month.
Ace India spinner Harbhajan Singh declared he has completely recovered from the hamstring injury that had kept him out of the Sri Lanka series and is raring to bowl on the tour of New Zealand. He expressed confidence that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team will whitewash the Kiwis in the ODI series and topple Australia and South Africa in the ICC ODI Championship table.
Struggling India spinner regained some of the lost touch with a three-wicket haul as Punjab restricted Gujarat to 261 for nine on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match, Valsad on Saturday.
"Come out and condemn violence," Jwala Gutta said.
"Sure, it (India-Pakistan final) will (happen). Now that Pakistan has qualified for the final, India will be at their best," Mithali said on the Star Sports show 'Cricket Live'.
Eager to make a comeback to the Indian Test team, Punjab skipper Harbhajan Singh claimed a sensational six-wicket haul to skittle out Odisha for 205 in their first innings on the opening day of a Group A Ranji Trophy match in Mohali.
The right-handed opener is regarded as one of the greats of Indian cricket and was one of their biggest match-winners, especially in Test cricket, where he scored 8,586 runs in 104 matches, with a strike rate of 82.23 and an average of 49.34, with 23 centuries, including two triple hundreds.
Captain Harbhajan Singh and fast bowler Munaf Patel will be retained by Mumbai Indians for the next edition of the Indian Premier League. Amidst media speculation, IPL sources dismissed talk that the names of the two players figure in the list of players to be released by the franchise.
India spinner Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday conceded that India let slip the third Test out of their hands and reckons that their pace department could have done a better job.
The England spinner dismissed coach Duncan Fletcher's claim that he is the best finger spinner, saying Harbhajan Singh and Deniel Vettori are better bowlers.
Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi has reacted with caution on Harbhajan Singh's axing from India's squad even as he advised the off-spinner to get back to domestic circuit to get his mojo back.
The constant search for excellence has pushed R Ashwin to new heights but by his own admission, it has also been 'incredibly draining'.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are India's stormtroopers at home, tossing over opponents like pioneer dolls and their numbers validate their supremacy too.
Six Indian cricketers, who lost their passports on Wednesday, will be re-issued a new ones by Saturday evening.
Responding to the extraordinary situation, Kookaburra started developing a wax applicator, which could be ready in a month's time. Acting on guidelines framed by Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Australia has already restricted the use of saliva and sweat.
India need to change its policy of mixing sports with politics.
The Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, which is into its sixth edition, hit Mumbai over the weekend from September 3 to 5.
His 126-ball 128 set the stage for Pakistan's comprehensive victory over India in the Champions Trophy match on Saturday, but Shoaib Malik feels the scenario could have been different had Mahendra Singh Dhoni introduced Harbhajan Singh early into the attack.
In a surprising decision, the Master Blaster handed over the responsibility to Harbhajan Singh. The off-spinner, who led Mumbai to the Champions League T20 title last September, will captain the side in the fifth edition of the tournament.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers on India's biggest Test triumphs, Virat's victories and Ashwin's achievements.
The Supreme Court set aside the life ban imposed on former India pacer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth by the BCCI for his alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly took a swipe at the selectors' decision to omit leftarm spinner Pragyan Ojha, especially after a 10-wicket haul in his last Test.
Various personalities from the sports fraternity, on Tuesday, wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 69th birthday.
The prominent voices that have called for a suspension of cricket ties are senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and pacer Mohammed Shami.
The Indian coach said the off-spinner as well as the team is "relaxed".
Embattled Ricky Ponting has received support from an unexpected quarter in the form of Harbhajan Singh who said it is a big mistake to write off the former Aussie skipper.
Describing Harbhajan Singh as an important performer for India, West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan said his team would have to "stay positive" against the off-spinner as they meet in the four-match ODI series beginning on Friday.
Delhi all-rounder Rajat Bhatia is a surprise inclusion in the 30-man shortlist, for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20, to be held in Bangladesh from March 16 to April 6. It includes young Kerala wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, former India Under-19 captain Unmukt Chand, Railways leg-spinner Karan Sharma and Harbhajan Singh.
Mumbai Indians upstaged defending champions Chennai Super Kings despite missing some key players in their Champions League Twenty20 opener and stand-in skipper Harbhajan Singh felt his side's cause was helped by the inspiring presence of injured regular captain Sachin Tendulkar in the dressing room.
Shastri reminisced the first day of the IPL.
It is still not clear whether the off-spinner would need to undergo surgery on his injured finger
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