A formidable Delhi outfit boasting of some big names will try to avert an outright defeat against a spirited Uttar Pradesh side as an injured Virender Sehwag led the visitors' fight to keep themselves in contention in their opening Ranji Trophy group league game in Ghaziabad on Sunday.
Murali Vijay and Rohit Sharma were included, while uncapped Karnataka pacer Abhimanyu Mithun replaced Praveen Kumar in the 14-man squad.
Virender Sehwag said he missed out on becoming the Indian cricket team's chief coach for the lack of patronage from the powers that be in the Board of Control for Cricket in India and will not apply for the position again.
Images from Friday's IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai.
The Africa Cricket Association (ACA) has started dialogue with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and other stakeholders to revive the once popular Afro-Asia Cup
They may be rivals on the field of play, but India opener Virender Sehwag and Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara have joined together to star in a new 'Think Wise campaign' launched by the ICC on Tuesday, educating people about HIV/AIDS and how to avoid contracting the disease.
Sehwag, whose very selection for the tour raised eyebrows as he was not even in the list of probables for the series, has probably been left out to accommodate an in-form Yuvraj Singh.
India discard Virender Sehwag scored a breezy 48 off just 20 balls as CAG (Comptroller &Auditor General of India) were involved in a tie with Mumbai Customs, in a concluding Group C league match of the Rs 12 lakh tenth All India Dr D.Y. Patil T20 Cup, organised by the D.Y Patil Sports Academy, under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association, at the D Y Patil Stadium, in Nerul, Mumbai, on Wednesday.
India's selectors, as expected, named a weakened squad for the first three One-Day Internationals against the West Indies, the first of which is in Cuttack on November 29. Virender Sehwag was named captain after regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was given rest. Senior pros Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh also got breaks. And there was no place for Harbhajan Singh.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag, on Tuesday, said that Australian players are more concerned about bagging lucrative Indian Premier League deals during next year's auction which prevented them from sledging their Indian counterparts during the recently concluded series that hosts won 4-1.
Harbhajan Singh, who was dropped for the ODI series against England, has been ignored for the first Test against the West Indies, beginning November 8 at the Ferozeshah Kotla, in Delhi.
The dashing Indian opener said he had decided that he would punish the loose ball irrespective of whether he was on 0, 99 or 199.\n\n
With the hope that 2017 will be a prosperous and peaceful year, Indian sports personalities took to Twitter to wish their fans a Happy New Year.
With just four days to go for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils opener Virender Sehwag is all set for the battle ahead.
Sidelined from the Indian team for nearly four months due to an injury, flamboyant opener Virender Sehwag on Sunday said he is satisfied with the recovery of his shoulder problem and is now desperate to return to the ground. Playing for Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance 1 team, Sehwag made his comeback to the cricket field against BPCL, but failed to open his account.
Australia's Simon Katich has risen six places to take joint sixth place with West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.
Declaring himself fit to resume cricketing activities after being 'rested' because of injury, opener Virender Sehwag on Wednesday said he missed not being in the dressing room when Sachin Tendulkar struck his landmark 100th international century last week.
Admitting Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar and West Indian great Brian Lara are two of the best he has bowled to, Australian legend Glenn McGrath has said that Virender Sehwag was not in the same league.
India's comprehensive 2-0 victory in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, which concluded in Mumbai on Sunday, was reflected in the home side players topping the charts in both batting and bowling.
'I realised that whatever facilities we (cricketers) are getting, these guys are not even getting 10 or 20 per cent of that'
Ravindra Jadeja's gutsy 77 and Munaf Patel's brisk unbeaten 36 guided Rest of India to 260 in their first innings on the opening day of their Irani Trophy match against Ranji Champions Mumbai in Nagpur on Thursday.
Sehwag, Prasad slam India's outdated approach following series loss in Bangladesh
Just one season after giving up captaincy to focus on his batting, swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag will return to lead the Delhi Daredevils in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag on Monday said he resigned from the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association's cricket committee keeping the body's interests in mind.
Led by their captain, Mahender Singh Dhoni, leading Indian superstars, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli will sport a never-seen-before painted body look for Pepsi's path-breaking World Cup 2011 campaign to be launched soon.
Mukesh Kumar will be hoping that this dream IPL campaign can pave the way for his return to the Indian team. His control, clever variations, and mental resilience have made him one of Delhi's go-to bowlers this season.
It was the heavy dew in Bangalore that led to the recurrence of Virender Sehwag's back problems as the senior opener didn't field in the last three overs of the RCB innings and hence couldn't come out to bat during the 'Super Over' chase.
'Any such change should be initiated at the official, governmental, and BCCI levels to have the team officially referred to as the Bharat cricket team.'
Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the ongoing ICC Twenty20 World Cup in England ahead of India's second match against Ireland in Nottingham on Wednesday.
Virender Sehwag makes unique offer to sons if they break his record.
Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag on Tuesday gave full credit to Yusuf Pathan for powering Rajasthan Royals to the five-wicket victory over his side and said the right-hander just came in and blew the game away with his clean hitting. Pathan scored a blistering 60 of 32 balls to see the defending champions through and register their second victory in the tournament.
A disappointed Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag put the blame on his batsmen for his team's 17-run loss at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday.
Anil Kumble and second wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel have also been asked by the BCCI to play in a Ranji Trophy match before leaving for Pakistan.
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, who were rested for last month's One-Day International Series in Bangladesh, were included in India's 15-man squad, to be led by Rahul Dravid, for the upcoming matches in Ireland and Scotland.
Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag confirmed that injured New Zealand captain Ross Taylor will be available from the fourth match of the Indian Premier League.
Virender Sehwag came down hard on his batting colleagues, saying they should have shown patience at the crease.
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