Mohammed Shami will make his long-awaited comeback to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy.
While Sachin Tendulkar's 2013 farewell became a national pilgrimage, a vibrant celebration befitting a cricketing deity, the exits of many other Indian icons this century have been quieter journeys into the twilight.
A day after a goof-up over serving snacks to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu snowballed into a major controversy necessitating a CID probe, state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Satpal Satti on Friday claimed the Congress government has become a 'laughing stock' for ordering an 'inquiry into samosas'.
'When it comes to playing spin, the only way, spend time playing against it for hours and hours and hours.'
Naman Ojha may not be India's No 1 Test wicketkeeper but he has hopes of making the national team for its next assignment in the longest format.
Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party vice president Visheshwar Ojha was on Friday shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bhojpur district while returning from a wedding.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is in favour of drafting left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha in the India side for the Perth Test in place of a struggling R Ashwin.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has finally banned discarded India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha from bowling in competitive matches due to suspect action.
Hyderabad gained a first innings lead of 32 runs and earned two points against Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy Super League match.
Considering the wicket is going to get slow as the match progresses, spinner Pragyan Ojha says restricting Australia to 224 for 5 on the opening day bodes well for India.
Mohammad Kaif and Naman Ojha struck fighting fifties as Central Zone overcame a wobbly start to score 169 for 3 in the first innings after dismissing East Zone for 427 in their Duleep Trophy quarter-final at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack on Thursday. The visitors were struggling at 55 for 3 at one stage but India discard Kaif (78) and Ojha (50) put together an unbeaten 114-run stand to end the second day's play with a decent total.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly took a swipe at the selectors' decision to omit leftarm spinner Pragyan Ojha, especially after a 10-wicket haul in his last Test.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha completed his 100 wickets in Test cricket on the second day of the fourth and final match of the series against Australia, becoming the third fastest Indian to reach the milestone.
India's left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha credited the Indian Premier League for his match-winning performance in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 against Bangladesh in Nottingham, on Saturday.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha was named captain of the India 'A' team, which will take part in the two unofficial 'Tests' and a four-nation One-day tournament, in Australia.
Pragyan Ojha struck twice in the second session to help India take the upper-hand after England batted resolutely in reply to India's first innings total of 327 on the second afternoon of the second Test on Saturday.
Prachi had finished eighth in the Tokyo Paralympics final of the women's VL2 event.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha was taken to hospital for precautionary tests but escaped a serious injury after being hit on the head during the Duleep Trophy match between India Blue and India Green at Greater Noida on Wednesday. The incident happened in the 63rd over of India Blue's second innings as Ojha, while fielding for India Green at mid-on, was dealt a blow on the left side of his head after the ball bounced viciously in front of him, forcing him to take evasive action.
Former India players Pragyan Ojha and Ashok Dinda were on Saturday involved in an ugly feud ahead of Bengal's Ranji Trophy group league encounter against Tamil Nadu in Rajkot and both nearly came to exchanging blows during the training session. Both players are important in Bengal's scheme of things and the team management, which includes skipper Manoj Tiwary, coach Sairaj Bahutule and manager Sameer Dasgupta, spoke to them and conveyed that this behaviour was unexpected.
Captain Manoj Tiwary (83) and Naman Ojha (82 batting) hit aggressive half centuries to rescue India A from initial wobble and take them to a comfortable 304 for six on the opening day of the first four-day match against Australia A.
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has set his sights on Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha saying that he could be the key to India's bowling attack in the upcoming Test series.
Back in the mix after one and half years, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha justified the selector's faith by rocking Australia A top-order with three quick wickets as the visitors reached 185 for four against India A at stumps on the second day of the first unofficial cricket Test in Chennai.
Pragyan Ojha claimed six wickets to earn Hyderabad first innings points in the Ranji Trophy Elite league match against Maharashtra, in Karad on Sunday.
Naman Ojha's masterclass 80, his third IPL fifty, helped Rajasthan Royals to a formidable total (177 for eight) and their eventual triumph against Chennai Super Kings at Motera on Sunday.
Naman Ojha was unfortunate to have missed a century by only a run as Madhya Pradesh recovered from a poor start to post 322 for five in their Ranji Trophy match against Bengal in Indore on Saturday.
Both are 26 years of age. They have nothing in common when it comes to their bowling styles, one being an off-spinner and the other a left arm leg-spinner. However, both bowling in tandem have, in the last year, fetched Team India rich dividends.
Madhya Pradesh rode on opener Naman Ojha's unbeaten century as the visitors finished at 200 for one in their second innings and take an overall lead of 77 runs against Rajasthan at the end of third day's play.
Naman Ojha, wicketkeeper-batsman of Madhya Pradesh, has been contracted to play for Rajasthan Royals in the second season of Indian Premier League (IPL). Ojha, the first player from Madhya Pradesh to join the cash-rich event, has signed a one-year contract with the champions for the second season of the Twenty20 league tournament, which begins on April 10.
Captain Mohammad Kaif (73) and wicketkeeper Naman Ojha (85) struck half-centuries as Central Zone recovered from a top order collapse to trail South Zone by just three runs on the second day of the Duleep Trophy match at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Friday. At draw of stumps, Central were 326 for 9 in reply to South's 329 all out.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha is keen to capitalise on a second bite of the cherry after landing a surprise call-up to an India squad he was originally omitted from for the ongoing tour of England.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha on Saturday became the sixth player to be transferred during the IPL trading window, moving from Deccan Chargers to Mumbai Indians.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha took a wicket in the final over of the day to help India regain advantage against West Indies on day two of the first cricket Test at Ferozshah Kotla on Monday.
Mumbai made it to their first Ranji Trophy final in three seasons even though they were denied an outright victory after fighting centuries from Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha and Harpreet Singh on Day5 of the semi-final in Cuttack, on Wednesday.
After coming a cropper in the first two matches, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha rediscovered some of his lost touch on the opening day of third Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday and he attributed it to the bounce and turn that the wicket was offering.
Forced to toil on a lifeless track in the second Test, India spinner Pragyan Ojha on Tuesday said even the Sri Lankan bowlers will struggle to contain a strong Indian batting line-up.
Highlights on the second day of the second and final cricket Test between India and New Zealand in Bangalore on Saturday.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha says he will be "under pressure" to perform if he makes the playing eleven in the decisive third Test against Sri Lanka, starting Friday, after the freak injury to Wriddhiman Saha opened the door for him after a "long wait".
An unbeaten double century by Naman Ojha put India 'A' in a command against Australia 'A' on Day 2 of their four-day match in Brisbane, on Monday.
Pacer Mohammad Shami, who is recuperating after shoulder surgery, and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, back with a re-modelled action, are among 30 players named by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's senior selection committee for a preparatory camp ahead of the South African team's upcoming tour of India.
