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An unbeaten 52 by the skipper enabled Punjab score 190 for 4 on the opening day of the Elite Group 'B' Ranji Trophy match against Andhra.
Chandigarh Lions captain Chris Cairns and middle order batsman Dinesh Mongia have been suspended by the Executive Board of the Indian Cricket League on disciplinary grounds. South African all-rounder Andrew Hall will take over as Lions skipper, an ICL statement said, without elaborating the reasons behind the step.
The duo put Punjab in command against Kerala on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A league match.
Missing from the squad for the Irani Trophy match against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai is former India batsman Hemang Badani.
Tainted New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent has told a London courtroom that former Indian cricketer Dinesh Mongia was one of the key members of a "Gang of four" that fixed matches during the unsanctioned and now defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL).
'The Pakistani team visited India in 2005-2006, and there was a grand dinner. He urged me to get on stage and speak on behalf of the Punjab Cricket Association!' 'Imagine, a coach from Pakistan speaking on behalf of the PCA!'
Dinesh Mongia hit 175 not out to help Punjab draw the game against Uttar Pradesh
The 27-year-old left-hander will replace Australia's Brad Hodge for the 2005 season.
Dinesh Mongia's three-wicket haul couldn't prevent Leicestershire from losing Somerset in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 Cup.
The Punjab batsman gave the initiative to Leicestershire on a fruitful day against Essex.
India's Dinesh Mongia turned in an all-round performance, taking two wickets and scoring 66 runs, as his team posted a thrilling 12-run win
Riding on the Indian's knock, which was the only half-century in the innings, Leicestershire made 225 all out
Dinesh Mongia contributed only 10 runs for Leicestershire while Zhaeer Khan bagged a wicket and scored 18 runs for Worcestershire in the County championship.
Raising a piquant situation for the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it has come to light that master batsman Sachin Tendulkar had played alongside 'rebel' player Dinesh Mongia for Lashings World XI in two matches in England in June. Tendulkar and Mongia had opened the innings for Lashings World XI against St Bede's School Headmasters XI at the school ground in Essex on June 27.
Indian cricketers played key roles in their team's victories in the Twenty20 Cup.
The Punjab batsman is eyeing a berth in India's team for the next World Cup.
Dinesh Mongia slammed an unbeaten 92 off 93 balls and snared two wickets to guide Leicestershire to a five-wicket victory over Sussex
Dinesh Mongia blasted his way to 164 off 191 balls, studded with 26 fours and three sixes in a County Championship match.
Dinesh Mongia was dimissed for a first-ball duck for Leicestershire against Lancashire
However, other Indians playing in county cricket -- Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan -- ended up on the losing side.
Dinesh Mongia hit 116 and Sridharan Sriram 92 as India 'A' beat England 'A' by 55 runs in the first of the three-match one-day series.
Dinesh Mongia said that all-rounders now had a crucial role to play in a team's performance.
The left-hander may join the team for the last three ODI matches.
Ace leg spinner Anil Kumble again failed to find a place in India's one-day team, for the tri-series in Sri Lanka.
Punjab recoverd from a bad start to score 312 for 3 at close on day 3 of their Ranji Trophy match against UP.
The Punjab left-hander will lead North Zone in the inter-zonal Duleep Trophy tournament.
The India discard scored an unbeaten 104 off 105 balls in a two-wicket victory over Warwickshire.
The left hander was unbeaten on 135 as the Board President's XI reached 320 for five, a lead of 94, on the second day of the tour match against South Africa.
All-rounder Dinesh Mongia claimed innocence and is mulling legal action against New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent, who has alleged that the former India cricketer was involved in fixing during the unsanctioned and the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL).
The Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain has been handed the reigns as Dinesh Mongia, who was named skipper earlier, will be leading Punjab in the Ranji Trophy final against Railways.
They beat England 'A' by two wickets in the second one-dayer to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match cricket series.
The last time India successfully chased a target of 200 or more outside India was almost one year back - against West Indies at Kingston on May 18, 2006.
In the Twenty20 Cup, Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh ended on the losing side, while Dinesh Mongia and Irfan Pathan finished as winners.
India discard Dinesh Mongia is frustrated at being overlooked for the ongoing series against Sri Lanka despite a fine showing for Leicestershire in England recently.
You be the selector and pick your eleven for the sixth ODI against New Zealand at Auckland, on January 11.
The ICL is expeceted to lay the cards on the table by revealing the names of the players on Monday.
Indian seamer Irfan Pathan put behind injury fears and took the field for Middlesex on Wednesday.
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