B D Thaker's strokeful unbeaten 151-run knock helped Gujarat reach a strong 291 runs for five against Punjab on day one of their Ranji Trophy group A Super League match at Sardar Patel stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
The former India captain is likely to make a comeback in the Test side in South Africa.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is of the view that young left-arm spinner Axar Patel is not Test cricket material and, at best, 'a roller of the ball'.
It has been learnt that Rathour and Kanitkar are among the four applicants for the NCA coach's job.
A day after the defeat to Punjab, Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) on Friday urged BCCI to minutely verify the video recording of the final day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group 'B' match played at Mohali.
Twenty wickets fell in the first day of Bengal-Orissa Ranji Trophy 'Elite-B' match at the Kanchanjungha Stadium pitch that appeared to be the grave yard for batsmen.
Axar Patel made it clear that he does not consider himself as a substitute of Ravindra Jadeja in the limited overs format and will 'automatically' get selected if he is doing well.
Dinesh Mongia hit 175 not out to help Punjab draw the game against Uttar Pradesh
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday said he always feared being labelled as a player who excels only in domestic cricket and desperately wants success at international level.
Gujarat require 209 more runs with nine wickets in hand to avoid an innings defeat against Punjab.
The former India captain took three wickets and contributed 43 runs as Bengal were 113 runs ahead of Punjab.
Paceman Gagandeep Singh claimed four wickets as Punjab dismissed Bengal for 156 runs. In reply, Punjab were 75 for three.
Noted curator and coach Daljit Singh talks about the Champions Trophy pitches and his new job as Punjab coach.
The Punjab all-rounder got into an altercation with a spectator who hurled abuses at him after he was out.
The last time he took charge, Ravi Shastri gave the Indian team a new josh after the 2007 World Cup debacle. Can he do so this time as well?
In fresh controversy to the already tainted Indian Premier League, a Rajasthan Royals player has claimed to have been approached by a Ranji player to fix Indian Premier League matches.
India's leading off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin can use the IPL as a platform to revive his dwindling career in limited overs cricket, feels veteran batsman Subramaniam Badrinath.
Fine pace bowling by Joginder Sharma enabled Haryana restrict Punjab to 224 in their first innings and gain an eight-run first innings lead on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match.
Intikhab Alam taking Punjab to the Ranji Trophy final!
Gujarat's left-arm spinner Axar Patel got his maiden Test call up when he named as the replacement for the injured Ravindra Jadeja for the remaining two Tests of the four-match series against Australia.
Former stumper Syed Kirmani was bestowed with the prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian cricket, while Test captain Virat Kohli bagged the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year in the BCCI awards night in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Indian cricket ushered in a new era as Virat Kohli was officially anointed captain for all three formats as he took over from Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India's limited overs captain from the series against England, starting on January 15.
Missing from the squad for the Irani Trophy match against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai is former India batsman Hemang Badani.
Punjab skipper Pankaj Dharmani's gritty century could not prevent Railways from taking the first innings lead on day 3 in the Ranji Trophy final.
Saker took the unusual step of publicly criticising his bowlers in the fourth and final Test against India in Sydney last month, revealing discord with staff over tactics.
Markande (5 for 31) spun a web around the visitors to bowl them out for 180 in the second innings on the third day of the four-day match.
Shikhar Dhawan and Amit Bhandari helped Delhi beat Himachal Pradesh by 107 runs in the Ranji Trophy (North Zone) one-day match.
The MCA sources dismissed reports that instructions have been received from the Indian team management with regards to the preparation of the pitch.
In reply, Punjab were reeling at 25 for 3 on the first day of the Elite 'B' Ranji Trophy match at Gymkhana grounds.
An unbeaten knock of 96 runs by opener Rohit Prakash failed to lift Uttar Pradesh as the visitors reached 239 for eight against Punjab in the Ranji Trophy match.
The Delhi skipper rallied his team from 37 for 4 to 274 for 7 at close on day one of the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab.
The models at the Lakme Fashion Week are missing their brothers, they tell Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.
Details of the Board of Control for Cricket in India payments of above Rs 25 lack during the month of April 2016.
Curator Daljit Singh has retired a happy man after 22 years of service to Indian cricket. The groundstaff are no longer seen as gardeners and are getting due respect, a change that pleases him the most.
Punjab reduced Mumbai to 180-8 on day two in the 47 minutes of play possible.
Punjab gained two points from the 'Elite' Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match against Delhi.
The dashing batsman put Punjab in a strong position on the second day of their 'Elite' Group A Ranji Trophy match against Delhi.
