Ravi Shastri will pocket around Rs 8 crore per annum, which is atleast a crore more than previous coach Anil Kumble's salary.
Ravi Shastri was retained as the Team Director of the Indian cricket team till the 2016 T20 World Cup at home, based on the recommendations of the BCCI advisory committee.
A solid knock of 64 runs by captain Mohammed Kaif helped the Central Zone score 238 for seven on the opening day of their four-day Duleep Trophy cricket tie against visiting side England Lions in Vadodara on Sunday.
Gujarat huffed and puffed their way to a narrow 20-run lead over Railways, riding on a patient innings of 107 from opener Nilesh Modi, on the third day of the five-day Ranji Trophy Plate Division final at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday.
Rest of India meet Ranji champions Mumbai in the Irani Trophy match from September 18 to 22.
Bangar tips Rohit for success at the top in Tests
Set a victory target of 296, England Lions were comfortably placed at 146 for one against Central Zone on the penultimate day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match in Vadodara on Tuesday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Sanjay Bangar believes the inclusion of the experienced Faf du Plessis has added 'real strength' to their batting department.
Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will be among a host of former stars in the India Maharaja team which will take part in the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting on January 20 in Oman.
All-rounder Sanjay Bangar, who had opened the innings for India in the last seven Tests, has been dropped.
Injuries to KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan have brought Gautam Gambhir back into the picture, and batting coach Sanjay Bangar says the Delhi batsman will be a vital cog in the Indian Test team in the long home season.
Railways ended day four on 362 for 8, to take a 408-run lead over Punjab in the Ranji Trophy final.
India's batting coach Sanjay Bangar feels that one should not read too much into Virat Kohli's failures with the bat in the opening two Tests against Australia and has also thrown light on how India views the DRS.
Central Zone tightened the noose around Bangladesh Cricket Board XI by bowling out the visitors for 146 in the first innings.
Railways nudged ahead of Delhi to Ranji Trophy semi-finals by scoring a seven-wicket win over Karnataka.
Tejinder Pal Singh played an important innings of 86 to take his team to 305 for nine against Bengal.
The Indian team is training hard ahead of their departure for the series in the West Indies. Led by skipper Virat Kohli, India will be playing a 4-match Test series in the Caribbean.
Vineet Saxena came up with a gritty 65 as Railways crawled to 191 for 5 in their first innings against Bengal
Tons by Sridharan Sriram and Dinesh Karthik helped Tamil Nadu post 481 in their first innings against Railways on the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
Murali Karthik helped Railways restrict Mumbai to 367 in the first innings
Spinner Kulamani Parida claimed five wickets as Railways skittled out the visitors for a paltry 79 to take a crucial 109-run first innings lead on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Shashank Singh says not finding a place in the Mumbai Ranji team was a turning point for his career.
A 122-run stand between Yere Goud and Shreyas Khanolkar saw Railways recover to 237 for eight against Tamil Nadu
Defending champions Railways could only manage a draw against Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
The bowlers dominated the second day of the West Zone vs Central Zone Duleep Trophy match with as many as 18 wickets falling on Saturday.
Amit Pagnis hit 142 and added 222 runs for the second wicket with Jyoti Yadav to help Central Zone post 299 for 3.
Skipper Sanjay Bangar hit a brave 51 as the former champions were bowled out for 137 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh.
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.
They beat North Zone by nine wickets in a low-scoring five-day final that ended in under two-and a-half days.
The star batsman will miss the first one-day international against New Zealand at Auckland due to a sprained ankle.
India's outgoing fielding coach R Sridhar finds himself extremely fortunate to have coached and interacted with 'amazingly talented cricketers' and said that every mistake made was a learning experience along the way.
The duo enabled North Zone gain a 95-run first innings lead over Central in the Duleep Trophy match.
Electing to bat, India scored 329 for the loss of six wkts in 50 overs in the Kenstar Asian 'A' teams' tournament.
SL 'A' captain Russell Arnold expressed satisfaction at the way his side staged a comeback to win the match.
Replying to Mumbai's first innings total of 388, Railways were 103 for 3 at stumps on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Tejinder Pal's 168 and his second wicket partnership of 201 with Sanjay Bangar helped the side pile on 311 for four against Punjab.
Hemant Kumar's fine century enabled Kerala take a 23-run first innings lead over Railways on the penultimate day of the Ranj Trophy match.
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