The ongoing ICC U-19 was struck by a controversy when a Mumbai cricketer accused Nepal captain Raju Rijal of being overage. Mumbai Ranji player Kaustub Pawar made shocking allegations that the skipper of Nepal's U-19 team Rajal was 24-25 years old and had played with him in Mumbai's Under-15 level. The Mumbai batsman, who has played 127 first class matches also claimed that Rijal used to play in Mumbai by the name of Raju Sharma. "We played together in under 15 for Mumbai and now he is the captain of Nepal under 19 team and we others are 24-25 age respectively.
Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer might have failed to snap their lean run, but Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur on Sunday placed trust in them to return to run-making ways and exhorted for backing the senior batters during their struggle period.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between SunRisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma hailed Shubman Gill as the next big thing in Indian cricket.
The WPL action is slated to be held on February 13 in Mumbai, a day after India's T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan.
England and the West Indies advanced to the quarter-finals of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2014 following comfortable victories in their decisive Group C and D matches on Tuesday. England overcame Sunday's heart-breaking loss to Sri Lanka by bouncing back to defeat New Zealand by 115 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, while 2004 runners-up West Indies beat Canada by 63 runs at Abu Dhabi Oval 1.
India skipper Vijay Zol (100) and Sanju Samson (100) scored contrasting centuries as India colts posted a comprehensive 40-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan to clinch the Under-19 Asia Cup title in Sharjah.
Dravid's first assignment in his second stint will be the tour of South Africa from December 10, which will have three ODIs and T20Is each and two Tests. The red-ball leg will start from December 26.
Upcoming spinner Atharva Ankolekar on Sunday dedicated his match-winning five-wicket haul in the Asia Cup Under-19 final to his late father, a former employee of Mumbai's public transport service who did night shifts for eight long years to help his son realise his dream.
As per the BCCI's rules, a player has to announce his retirement from all forms of competitive domestic cricket to play in franchise leagues abroad.
A battle-hardened Vidarbha won't make it easy for 41-times Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final, starting on Sunday.
On Monday, Chaturvedi became the first quadruple centurion in the Cooch Behar Trophy final as his knock earned Karnataka their maiden title in the U19 tournament.
''He took India to new heights in Test cricket. I haven't seen someone who has adapted so quickly. '
'As of now, there's no update from the Railways. The scheduled time (of departure) here is 4am but we doubt the train will start from Chennai tonight'
Arshdeep Singh felt that it was simply divine intervention and unhinged faith from his skipper Suryakumar Yadav which enabled him to defend 10 runs in the final over of a thrilling fifth T20 International, wherein India pipped Australia by just six runs.
On Thursday afternoon, class XI student Sameer Khan was making life difficult for the 6'4" tall Marcus Stoinis during Australia's net session ahead of the opening ODI against India.
After a month and half of topsy-turvy ride, eight teams have managed to steer themselves clear of other 24 contenders to enter the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals.
Ishan Porel is fully aware that there is no shortcut to success and says he will have to perform in domestic cricket to make the boys-to-men transition.
The joy of the Prithvi Shaw-led team knew no bounds as they signed autographs and took selfies with spectators.
'Whenever the team's needed them, they (fast bowlers) have provided the breakthroughs. They're ready whenever I ask them to bowl. They've good intensity as well, their fitness is great as well'
Australia sauntered into the ICC Under-19 World Cup final by dashing Afghanistan's dream run with a six-wicket victory, built around Jack Edward's half-century after some splendid bowling, in Christchurch, on Monday.
Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara slammed his second hundred of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, guiding Saurashtra to a comfortable 242 for four against Rajasthan on the opening day of their Group A match, in Jaipur on Friday.
His mother sold her gold chain so Dhruv could buy a cricket kit after his father, a Kargil War veteran, told him to give up the game because it was too expensive.
Living up to name: Beed's Little Sachin Dhas lives his father's dream
India won the Under-19 cricket World Cup for the second time when the team, led by Virat Kohli, beat South Africa by 12 runs in a rain-interrupted final in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday night. Shot out for a paltry 159 after being put in by South African skipper Wayne Parnell, the champions of the 2000 edition of the tournament fought back with some tidy bowling to restrict the South Africans.
Arjun Tendulkar, son of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, was named in Mumbai's Under-19 squad for the sixth All India Under-19 J Y Lele Invitational One-Day tournament, in Vadodara, starting September 16. Mumbai will be led by Suved Parkar.
'The angry reactions are understandable but I can tell you with some degree of certainty that the reason behind Sarfaraz getting ignored time and again is not just cricketing one. There are multiple reasons for which he hasn't been considered.'
'A Gold-standard meeting! Javelin thrower & Olympic Gold medallist @Neeraj_chopra1 interacted with #TeamIndia ahead of the #U19T20WorldCup Final!'
Sushil Kishku scored a brace as the Indian under-19 football team blanked Pakistan 5-0 in their Group B qualifying match for the AFC Championship.
Wellalage secured his first five-wicket haul at the senior international level, registering impressive figures of 5/40.
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.
'It's all about, I think, going out in the middle and playing your game, playing with freedom. That is very important. I'm really happy for him.
Cricketers, shaped by diverse journeys from unexpected corners of the country, serve as a testament to the power of unwavering belief.
Sachin Tendulkar interacted with the India under-19 squad members, who will embark on a tour to New Zealand on Friday.
Out of 409 players, 246 are Indians and 163 are overseas of which eight are from the associate nations.
If he plays IPL 2024, Wellalage will be the fourth player from the U-19 World Cup 2022 to play the IPL. South Africa's Dewald Brevis plays for the Mumbai Indians, Raj Bawa plays for the Punjab Kings and Yash Dhull plays for the Delhi Capitals.
Not only the senior team but the young Blue Colts also emerged victorious in the SAFF Men's U-19 champions after hammering Pakistan in the final and clinching a vigorous 3-0 victory.
Meet Sameer Rizvi, Kumar Kushagra, Shubham Dubey and Robin Minze.
Yashasvi Jaiswal batted like a man among boys while Kartik Tyagi reminded Pakistan of Waqar Younis's toe-crushing yorkers as defending champions India walloped their arch-rivals by 10 wickets to enter their seventh ICC Under-19 World Cup final, in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on Tuesday. Images from the Under-19 World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan, in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on Tuesday.
