Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand said the Arjuna Award will motivate her to win a prestigious Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games next year.
The 19-year-old, picked 3 wickets and scored 23 runs on debut to help his team Aakash Tigers beat Triumphs Knights by 5 wickets.
Paras Mhambrey will lead the side in the semi-final against Baroda from April 25 to 29.
A fine all-round performance by Sairaj Bahutule gave Mumbai a 136-run victory in the Ranji Trophy one-day match.
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While a billion hearts would pray for all the participants to do well, all eyes would be set on the duo of Deepika Kumari/Atanu Das, the four shooters and Mirabai Chanu to open India's medals count.
The Indian men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reclaimed its position in the top 10 of the latest BWF rankings.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, on Saturday, felicitated 2018 Commonwealth Games medallists Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu among others at Pragathi Bhavan.
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar and Dilip Vengsarkar are among 39 international players eligible to vote in the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) elections, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on October 4.
Mumbai's selection committee, headed by Padmakar Shivalkar, dropped veteran left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni and included another seasoned campaigner, leg spinner Sairaj Bahutule, in the team for the season's first Ranji Trophy tie against Rajasthan in Mumbai next month. Bahutule returned to the Mumbai fold after playing for Maharashtra in the 2007-08 season.
Hailing Sourav Ganguly's appointment as the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president, former India batsman VVS Laxman said it's a positive sign for the sport in the country.
A summary of the third day's play in the Elite Division Ranji Trophy matches.
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The Maharashtra opener's unbeaten 117 helped his team post a solid 255 for one on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan.
Sairaj Bahutule (4 for 96) and Wahid Sayyed (3) were the wreckers-in-chief as Maharashtra crushed Rajasthan by eight wickets on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super league match, to open their account with five points.
Superb bowling by Munaf Patel (4 for 54) and Sairaj Bahutule (3 for 2) helped Maharashtra bundle out hosts Rajasthan for a paltry 105 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match at the KL Saini stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday. In reply, Maharashtra were 155 for 3 at stumps.
The Mumbai Cricket Association vehemently denied allegations against its functioning by Chandrakant Pandit and Sairaj Bahutule
Opener Sahil Kukreja scored his maiden ton to lead Mumbai to 302 for three against Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy.
A fine all-round display by Sairaj Bahutule powered West Zone to a comprehensive 105-run victory over East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy league match.
The left arm spinner replaces the injured Sairaj Bahutule as captain for the West Zone limited-overs tournament.
They claimed four points in their Duleep Trophy opening tie.
Anil Kumble claimed four wickets and S Sreesanth three to restrict West Zone to 180 for 9 on the second day of the Duleep Trophy match against South Zone.
MCA president Ajay Shirke said a decision on hiring high caliber players will be taken only after th e Australian coach arrives.
Maharashtra Cricket Association president Ajay Shirke expressed ignorance about the players joining the Maharashtra team for the coming season.
Chasing 226 for victory, Mumbai were precariously placed at 155 for 7 at stumps in their second innings, still 71 runs short.
Captain Sairaj Bahutule's unbeaten 52 saw Maharashtra recover from 97 for 6 to 183 for 7 on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi.
Their 82-run sixth-wicket partnership enabled Maharashtra end day 1 on 204 for 5, in the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
Australia-bound Mohammed Shami defied BCCI's instruction of not bowling more than 15 overs in the Ranji game against Kerala.
The defending champions retained the title by virtue of their first innings lead against Tamil Nadu in the Elite championship final.
Mumbai's captain Sairaj Bahutule will be leading the Borad President's XI against the South Africans.
Sairaj Bahutule will be Mhambrey's deputy while Vinayak Samant will keep wickets.
Dhiraj Jadhav hit his eighth Ranji hundred as Maharashtra took a 32-run lead over Tamil Nadu on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
The Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain has been handed the reigns as Dinesh Mongia, who was named skipper earlier, will be leading Punjab in the Ranji Trophy final against Railways.
The former Mumbai teammates claimed seven wickets to bowl out South Zone for 219. West Zone in reply were four for 2.
Also making it to the list was left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan.
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.
Mumbai were 305 for 3 in the first innings on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Andhra.
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