Contesting on behalf of the BJP-backed Pawar-Bal Mahaddalkar group, Pawar beat the Shiv Sena-backed 'Cricket First' group's candidate Vijay Patil by 176-142 votes.
Pace bowler Mohammed Shami complained of soreness in his knee after the third Test.
The mighty Mumbai Indians are looking all set to win their fifth Indian Premier League title, when they take on Delhi Capitals in the final, in Dubai on Tuesday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will take huge confidence from the fact that they managed to get the better of Delhi Capitals in both their league games, and boast of an impressive 11-6 overall head to head record against them.
Delhi Capitals will be keen to make up for the last year's result when they lost to Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 2, but their task won't get easier against an in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have won their last four games.
Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Patel and Arshdeep Singh were the only bright lights in a poor India show at the T20 World Cup.
RCB would be hoping Virat Kohli can shake off his recent below-par performances and announce himself with a match-winning batting performance in the Eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
'If he carries on playing and if he stays fit, he will go past Tendulkar.'
Warner, Parthiv, Amla, Bhuvi, Jasprit... Rediff.com's Harish Kotian picks his Dream Team after IPL 10.
'And how we can take Indian cricket forward, that's the only aim anybody should have.'
Manish Pandey and Axar Patel may come in for Jadhav and Yadav.
The BCCI this year hasn't forwarded any name for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest honour for active sportspersons in the country, since the Indian cricket board didn't find any fitting cricketer for the award.
'If he is being spoken in the same breath as Dhyan Chand, then you can image how good he was.'
'All the venues are high-scoring venues. So what you need is pace.' 'You really want someone to come there and control the flow of runs in the death overs, whether you are setting a target or setting a target.' 'It is going to be the fast bowlers because at how many venues have you seen spinners bowling the death overs?'
Walee Bukhatir and Mazhar Khan, the men who drive cricket in the UAE, tell Harish Kotian/Rediff.com what the game is missing by India and Pakistan not playing at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
A look at 5 exciting bowlers to watch out for in IPL 2020.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's name may be etched in the annals of Mumbai's Wankhede stadium forever.
Aditya Verma, the main petitioner in Board of Cricket Control India (BCCI) case which paved the way for Justice R.M. Lodha panel's formation, on Sunday dared the Indian cricket board to make the Deloitte report public and accused it of "threatening" the state cricket associations not to implement the reforms recommended by the panel. Speaking to ANI, Verma said that the BCCI would stand exposed if the report is made public. "I dare the BCCI and other state cricket associations that if they have guts then submit the Deloitte report before Justice Lodha by November 8. If they do, everything will become crystal clear. The BCCI has been blackmailing the state cricket associations over the report," Verma said.
Voting came to an end for the Karnataka assembly elections on Wednesday at 6 pm with data showing a voter turnout of 65.69 per cent an hour ago.
Chennai and Mumbai have to win eight of their remaining 10 games to entertain hopes of making the play-offs in IPL 2022.
'It is a big step towards changing something in Test cricket.'
Aditya Verma, the petitioner in IPL spot-fixing case, has termed outgoing Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar as a "power hungry backstabber" who has failed to keep his promise of cleaning up the game.
He has enjoyed prime form in first class cricket this season, but despite being excluded from the IPL auctions list, Jharkhand's Ishant Jaggi tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian that he is mentally strong and will continue to perform. He also reckons that the auditions and the simulation tests conducted by the IPL franchises to identify players is not the right way to go about things.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India awarded the title sponsorship for all international series and the domestic tournaments in India for the year 2013-14 to Star Private Ltd. and ESPN at the base price of Rs two crore per fixture, considerably low compared to their previous deal with Airtel on Thursday.
As the newly-appointed head coach Ravi Shastri spells out why he was so desperate to have Bharat Arun as part of his support staff, Rediff.com's Harish Kotian listens in.
928 runs in 6 games. One triple century. One double century. One century. Two fifties. Sarfaraz Khan has made a dream comeback to first class cricket.
South Africa have been traditionally weak against spinners.
'Switching loyalty from one party to another is completely unfair as it devalues my vote.'
David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina and Zaheer Khan have all led from the front in IPL 9.
When Yashasvi Jaiswal makes his Test debut for India in the West Indies on Wednesday, he will know that his amazing journey from living as a 12 year old in tents in Azad Maidan to being one of the most exciting talents in international cricket could not have happened without the faith of one man -- his coach Jwala Singh.
India didn't need a wicket-keeping coach during the Dhoni era, but would need one once the legend retires.
'Smith never attempted any such thing when he was captain at Pune last year.' 'You can't try this in a T20 match.'
'He is at his best now, he is in the right frame of mind.' The tough times he has gone through will only make him a better player and a stronger personality.'
'I have to be very careful about how I go forward with my body, my mind and my cricket.'
With Dhoni and Jadhav unable to provide the impetus, India need a big-hitting batsman like Rishabh Pant to seize the initiative.
Mumbai Cricket Association's members are unhappy with the treatment meted out to former India player Sanjay Manjrekar, who has been sacked as the commentator.
'Why was he was given only a one-year contract?' 'Nobody has ever asked that question and obviously nobody has answered that question.'
'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...'
'I have two more years in track and field and after that I will pursue my career in franchise cricket.'
'Not having the best bowler in the world is never a nice thing.' 'It is not the name that we play, it is a cricket ball that we face.'
