With KL Rahul struggling to find his form, the Irani Cup can help Mayank Agarwal find his way back into the national team.
The captains and coaches of various associations will voice their opinion on the new formats.
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday.
Six years hence, that child artiste, Digvijay Deshmukh, now all of 21, got picked at the IPL auction by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh.
His childhood coach, Dinesh Lad, says he never really had to do anything special to mould the driven all-rounder except for "working on his mental strength".
However, the hosts cannot be complacent and need to go all out with guns blazing when they take the field in the four-day match at the Wankhede Stadium.
Factionalism is nothing new to Bihar cricket and the ugly infighting that has been running well over two decades has robbed the state of some notable talents, besides attracting the ire of the BCCI.
'I was mentally disturbed and thinking too much. I spoke to them (Jayawardene, Tendulkar and Gambhir) and expressed myself about what had happened in the Ranji season, they shared their experience which helped me'
The other members of selection committee are Sanjay Patil, Ravindra Thaker, Zulfiqar Parkar and Ravi Kulkarni.
Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has come down heavily on the Board of Control for Cricket in India and its selectors, saying ignoring Sarfaraz Khan for the upcoming Test series against Australia is "unfair" and "an abuse of domestic cricket".
A young but mighty Mumbai have history and form firmly on their side when they chase their 41st Ranji Trophy title by locking horns with Saurashtra, who are taking a rare shot at domestic cricket's biggest prize, in the summit showdown beginning in Pune from Wednesday. While Mumbai will be appearing in their 45th final of the top domestic tournament, it is only the second time that Saurashtra are in the title clash. Incidentally, it was Mumbai who put paid to Saurashtra's hopes of a maiden triumph by wrapping the final in three days in 2012-13. That was the only time Saurashtra came close to the title. Mumbai won that match by an innings and 125 runs for their 40th trophy. Three seasons later, the scene remains more or less the same and it will take a huge effort from Saurashtra to upset a side which has almost won more titles than the rest of India combined. For the record, since 1990-91, Mumbai haven't lost any of the 10 finals they have played. Mumbai have at least five of those who played in the earlier final in the squad -- Aditya Tare, Abhishek Nayar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shardul Thakur and Vishal Dabholkar.
'You only need to make that initial breakthrough. I believe you are bound to settle down once you are in the top bracket, unless you are dumb,' says Mumbai stalwart Amol Muzumdar.
The decision now rests with Kishan on whether he wants to heed the advice of one of India's greatest cricketers and work towards resurrecting his career or just be content playing the IPL.
He played 85 first class games and scored nearly 4500 runs(4376) at an average of 35 plus and seven hundred including a double ton.
'Rohit had so much talent that he would have made it anyhow, under any coach, but I am happy I was able to guide him.'
It proved a narrow escape for 40-time champions Mumbai as they squeezed into the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy on the basis of their first innings lead after their Group A match against Karnataka ended in a draw on Monday.
All eyes will be on the opening fixture between defending champions Saurashtra and record 41-time champions Mumbai in Ahmedabad with Rahane and Pujara on either side, aiming to make the big scores that have deserted them at the Test level for a while.
During the current Ranji Trophy season, a star son has been launched. But for 25-year-old Agni Dev Chopra, he never had the luxury of a re-take that his film-maker father Vidhu Vinod Chopra has had throughout his illustrious career.
'No one makes someone a cricketer. As a coach, you can only guide them.'
A summary of Day 2 action in the Ranji Trophy matches, played at various venues across the country.
A round up of the fourth and final day's action of the Ranji Trophy matches on Sunday.
Set a target of 206, Saurashtra folded for 127 in 58.4 overs, giving Vidarbha their second title triumph in the country's marquee first-class tournament.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and former India batsmen Vinod Kambli and Pravin Amre on Thursday fondly recalled the memories of their childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar at a condolence meeting in Mumbai.
'He builds confidence in players. He has the knack of motivating people.' 'A few good words from Ravi and that player will be an altogether different player in minutes.'
With the Indian women's team lacking enough red-ball exposure, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said her young teammates are picking the brains of new head coach Amol Muzumdar.
Rajput said that India will miss pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at home, if he is ruled out of the event through injury.
Smriti hit 102 off 61 balls as Storms chased down 154-run target set by the home team in 18.4 overs.
Has Lad offered any tips to Railways bowlers on how to dismiss Siddhesh?
Rajasthan Royals has appointed domestic stalwart Amol Muzumdar as their batting coach for the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), beginning April 7.
'In Mumbai cricket, your scores are only counted only if you score a hundred or more, below that doesn't mean anything.'
A summary of the opening day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches played across the country.
India's chairman of selectors urged the BCCI to appoint a bowling coach for the team.
Ravi Shastri said that it was a touching moment for him to get bestowed with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
He has had a rough one month leading up to the IPL but KKR captain Shreyas Iyer wants to put all those negative thoughts in the back-burner as he focuses on what's there in store for him.
Kolkata Knight Riders stand-in skipper Nitish Rana said he was excited to see Chandrakant Pandit's impact on the team.
A round-up of Tuesday's play in the Ranji Trophy.
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Round up of the Ranji Trophy matches being played across the country
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