Ahead of the fifth and final Test match in Dharamshala, India skipper Rohit Sharma gave a witty reply to England opener Ben Duckett's comment that Yashasvi Jaiswal started playing aggressively after getting influenced by Bazball.
'It's my absolute honour to be joining Delhi Capitals, and I'm deeply grateful to our owners for trusting me with the job.'
Lara worked as batting coach at Hyderabad before taking over as the head coach last year.
Ganguly is one of the 11 members of the world cricket committee, chaired by Mike Brearley of MCC, which announced the new Laws of Cricket, to be incorporated in the ICC Playing Conditions.
Retired batsman VVS Laxman will lead Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy Group 'A' league match against a Punjab Cricket Association team in Mohali from November 2.
India have an enviable record at home, not having suffered a Test series defeat in the last 10 years.
Some of the key faces for various posts will be former India skipper and Hyderabad Cricket Association president Mohammad Azharuddin, former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly, former Test player and Karnataka nominee Brijesh Patel.
Spinner Shams Mulani (5/71) and Himanshu Singh (4/77) wreaked havoc by sharing nine wickets between them as defending champions Mumbai crushed Odisha.
Senior batter Ambati Rayudu has returned to Baroda and will be playing for the side in the upcoming domestic season as a 'professional'.
The pitch of the third Test between India and Australia will not be of the same character as the last two matches in Chennai and Hyderabad, claimed Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) official.
Opener Ravi Teja scored an unbeaten century for Hyderabad but Mumbai were in sight of a huge victory on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group 'A match in Mumbai. Mumbai dismissed Hyderabad for a paltry 251 after posting a first innings total of 602 for 6 declared and then, after making the visitors follow-on, reduced them to 166-4 by close.
The likes of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) or Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) may have lost their full membership status but they will get a chance to vote at Board of Control for Cricket in India's annual general meeting on rotation basis.
He was 51 and was in charge of BCCI's cricket operations till last month for nearly four years.
Hyderabad rode on a sparkling century from Daniel Manohar to score 310 for seven against Punjab on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match in Mohali on Thursday. Put in to bat, Daniel scored 119 and shared a 128-run opening wicket stand with Ravi Teja (55) to help Hyderabad pile up the big score at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium.
With the second cricket Test between India and Australia ending prematurely on the fourth day in Hyderabad on Tuesday, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has decided to refund the ticket amount for the final day.
M V Sridhar was appointed manager of the Indian cricket team for the tri-series in the West Indies starting June 28.
India's star batsman VVS Laxman is contemplating retirement from international cricket after the two-Test series against New Zealand starting August 23 in Hyderabad.
Either Hyderabad or Rajkot may host India's maiden day-night Test match when the West Indies will arrive for a tour, later this year.
The star-studded TPL auction saw the presence of the tennis icons Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza, who gathered together after many years to promote the sport, along with Bollywood celebs Rakul Preet Singh and Sonali Bendre.
India's star batsman VVS Laxman is contemplating retirement from international cricket after the two-Test series against New Zealand starting August 23 in Hyderabad.It is learnt that the veteran of 134 Tests will be addressing the media in a day or two to announce his decision to call time on his illustrious 16-year international career.
Hyderabad Cricket Association chief Mohammad Azharuddin says he will address the alleged corruption charges against his governing body after hosting the December 6 T20 series opener between India and the West Indies.
Rajasthan's Mahipal Lomror put the IPL franchises on alert ahead of the mega auction with a sensational triple hundred comprising a staggering 13 sixes and 25 fours in their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Uttarakhand here on Thursday.
A resurgent Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look for their fourth consecutive victory when they face an unpredictable Punjab Kings as the two sides fight for survival in the Indian Premier League, in Dharamsala on Thursday.
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A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Mohammed Azharuddin rolled back the years as he came out for some batting practice.
Glenn Phillips was rewarded for a brilliant season for New Zealand in the shortest format of the game and was named the ANZ Men's T20I Player of the Year award, having thrilled New Zealand supporters with 740 runs at 38.94, scored a strike rate of 148.89.
The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) expressed disappointment over the non-inclusion of left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha in the 15-member Indian team for the ICC Cricket World Cup starting next month.
The Indian Premier League final scheduled on May 12 was shifted from Chennai to Hyderabad after the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association failed to get requisite permission from the government to open the three closed stands.
Head coach Brendon McCullum revealed that pacer Ollie Robinson suffered an injury while batting during the visitors' first inning.
Officials 'disappointed' as major cricket centres miss out on staging ODI World Cup games
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Azharuddin was initially not allowed to attend Sunday's SGM because of his alleged "association with an unofficial cricket body", HCA president G Vivek said in Hyderabad.
Kolkata Knight Riders' home IPL game against Rajasthan Royals was on Tuesday advanced by a day to April 16
Local hero VVS Laxman's retirement just ahead of the Test series against New Zealand beginning in Hyderabad on Thursday has lessened the general interest level among common people.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India believes that the overall crowd attendance over five days will be better with the game beginning on a Thursday and stretching into the weekend.
'He is one of the most down-to-earth and hardworking guys I know, and that's true of all superstars, including Bachchan sahab.'
Taking to Twitter, the former Hyderabad captain accused several HCA members of have Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) cases pending against them.
Gambhir didn't mince any words in his criticism for the gesture towards a tainted cricketer.
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