Rest the skipper against a West Indies team whose batsmen would struggle against some Ranji Trophy sides and try out some new players in the Hyderabad Test recommends Harish Kotian.
The left-arm spinner claimed five wickets as Bengal defeated Karnataka by 116 runs in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' league match.
Rain played spoilsport again, allowing only 16.3 overs on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.
Chasing a target of 328, Rajasthan were 53 for 4 in the second innings against Karnataka on the third day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Karnataka were well-placed with a 183-run first innings lead on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Saurashtra were 352 for 8 in their first innings in reply to Karnataka's 570, in the Ranji Trophy match.
At stumps on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match, Tamil Nadu were 130 for 3, still 89 runs behind Karnataka, after being bowled out for 207 runs in their first innings.
Karnataka, replying to Railways' first innings of 323, were 134 for 3, on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Karnataka, chasing a target of 122 runs to win the match, need 68 runs with 5 wickets in hand on the final day.
Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal announced that the entire prize money will be donated to the families of the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Thursday.
Last year's joint-winners Tamil Nadu lost to Railways by a single run in the quarter-finals of the Inter-State limited overs' tournament.
"There is competition for almost every spot in the playing eleven and that can only be good for the Indian team," said Prasad, who heads a trimmed three-member selection panel post the Lodha Panel recommendations.
Gujarat need 37 runs, with seven wickets in hand, for a win over Karnataka.
Both scored half centuries to enable Gujarat take the first innings lead against Karnataka on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Karnataka finished their second innings at 159 for four after Mumbai had taken a lead of 158 run in the first innings
Gujarat beat Karnataka by four wickets in the last league match of the Ranji Trophy.
Manoj Tewari scored his maiden Ranji fifty for Bengal as they settled for a draw against Karnataka
Replying to Bengal's 335, Karnataka were dismissed for 292 in the first innings, conceding a vital 43-run lead in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Enjoying one of the best phases in his career so far, Royal Challengers Bangalore's inspirational leader Virat Kohli is ready to play through pain against Kings XI Punjab with multiple stitches in his split webbing in another must-win IPL encounter in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Kohli sustained split webbing in his left hand while fielding against Kolkata Knight Riders as he went for a diving catch. He left the field briefly to get medical assistance, got his webbing taped and was back in field. He then played another classy knock to keep RCB's play-off qualification hopes alive. "I might need 7-8 stitches," Kohli had said after the match but if KXIP thought that the opposition skipper will make himself unavailable, they would be in for disappointment as RCB's manager Avinash Vaidya said that India's No 1 batsman will be playing in this crucial encounter.
Sairaj Bahutule slammed an unbeaten century amidst controversy to lift Mumbai from 67 for six to 264 for 8 against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy match.
The Delhi captain's unbeaten century helped his team register a huge score of 427 for seven against Karnataka.
Gujarat, who made 330 in their first knock, dismissed Karnataka for 272 and then scored 124 for two in their second innings at stumps.
Mohammad Faiq and A G Pradeep put on 129 runs before Andhra were all out for 237 on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.
Gujarat scored 286 for 7 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Karnataka.
Well-placed overnight, Delhi conceded a vital first innings lead of 25 runs to Karnataka on the third day of the Elite Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match.
After restricting Rest to a modest 330 on the opening day, Vidarbha ended the second day at 245 for 6 with Wadkar and Akshay Karnewar (15 not out) holding fort. The hosts still trail by 85 runs.
Mumbai pacer Ajit Agarkar has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for showing dissent after being given out during his side's ongoing Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka at the Gangotri Glades in Mysore.
Hoping to make the final cut after being named in the 30-man probables list for the 2015 World Cup, Karnataka batsman Robin Uthappa has said that he would love to open the innings for India.
Vinay Kumar, who led Karnataka to its seventh Ranji Trophy title, said his team's goal is to dominate Indian cricket for the next ten years.
The opener scored 151 runs as Karnataka piled up 411 runs against Bengal.
Cut-throat competition is expected when it comes to making the final-15 for the 2015 ICC World Cup and all-rounder Stuart Binny feels the extra pace he has gained of late makes his case stronger ahead of the all important selection early next month.
Karnataka captain R Vinay Kumar's led from the front with a six-wicket haul as the Ranji Trophy champions gained upperhand against Rest of India on the first day of the Irani Cup match despite a gutsy effort from wicketkeepe-batsman Dinesh Karthik.
'Once you know your car well, then you know to drive the car in the race.'
The middle-order batsman pulled Hyerabad out of the woods on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.
The domestic season-ending five-day Irani Cup game between newly crowned Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai and the Rest of India, commencing in Mumbai from Sunday, will provide fringe players a good opportunity to stake claims for the national team. The first class match is the last occasion for hopefuls from both ranks to impress the five-member national selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil before attention shifts totally to the T20 format, commencing with the ICC World T20 Championships. With the country expected to play over 15 Test matches post Indian Premier League till the end of next season, this match is the ideal platform for these players to strengthen their claims for the long Test haul. Mumbai, who clinched the Ranji crown for the 41st time last week by defeating Saurashtra by an innings, have a settled combination led by wicket keeper batsman Aditya Tare. They appear to be better prepared than the motley bunch of Rest of India, being led by Madhya Pradesh stumper Naman Ojha. However, they would take the Rest of India lightly at their own peril as the latter have a good bowling attack at their command even without originally named Barinder Sran and Nathu Singh who have been injured and replaced by Ankit Rajpoot and Anureet Singh, according to their coach Ashish Kapoor.
His three-year wait finally over, Karnataka pacer R Vinay Kumar vowed to put his best foot forward if he gets an opportunity in the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies.
Elated at being named in India's 30-strong list of probables for next year's One-day World Cup, Karnataka pacer R Vinay Kumar has now set his sights on securing a place in the final squad by impressing the selectors with fine Ranji performances.
MCA blamed its financial troubles on non-receipt of payments from the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the last 10 months.
Reader Girish sent us these pictures from Bangalore.
The Indian selectors retained the same 15-member squad for the third and fourth one-day internationals against Pakistan.
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