Ishant Sharma identified an One-day International match against Australia in Mohali in October 2013 that led to a change in his approach
'For me, Dhoni is the main guy in the middle order and people will revolve around him.'
Raina last played in the 50-over format in October 2015 and is making a comeback after two years and 8 months.
For India to do well in the T20 World Cup, it won't be a bad idea to ask KL Rahul to bat in the middle order instead of opening with skipper Rohit Sharma, considering that the top batters, including Virat Kohli, are struggling in the Powerplay overs.
'If he loses his place in the ODI side, I don't know where it puts him, in terms of the India team in all 3 formats.'
It was nothing less than a Diwali bonus for the Bengal Ranji team as former India skipper Sourav Ganguly announced his availability for the entire Ranji season even as the selectors picked a 16-member side for their first two Super League matches, beginning November 3.
Former internationals Rohan Gavaskar, Deep Dasgupta and Hemang Badani are among 101 cricketers who have severed links with the rebel Indian Cricket League and applied to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to return to the fold under the amnesty scheme that ended May 31. Seventy-nine current and 11 former Test cricketers -- including ex-captain Ajit Wadekar and off-spin legend Erapalli Prasanna -- have taken advantage of the amnesty scheme.
Opener Hamish Marshall's unbeaten 76 and Upul Chandana's four-wicket haul enabled Royal Bengal Tigers score an eight-wicket victory over Lahore Badshahs in the Indian Cricket League T20 encounter at the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday night. Chasing a target of 140, Marshall played a fine innings from the beginning and went on to score 76 runs, including two sixes and nine boundaries off 53 balls.
A host of former Indian players, including Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, are in favour of the country taking part in the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in the United Kingdom next month.
Royal Bengal Tigers on Tuesday roared against Chennai Superstars by winning the 30th match with a margin of nine wickets in the ICL 20s Indian Championship in Panchkula.
Bengal were 199 for five in reply to Maharashtra's 215 in the Ranji Trophy match.
The ICL is expeceted to lay the cards on the table by revealing the names of the players on Monday.
Deep Dasgupta and Rohan Gavaskar slammed whirlwind half-centuries to guide Royal Bengal Tigers to an eight-wicket victory over Dhaka Warriors in the ICL 20s Championship at the Tau Devi Lal stadium on Saturday night.
Electing to bat the Kolkata Tigers managed to put on 279 in their 50 overs.
'My instinct answers yes, I want to make a comeback in ODI cricket'
Bengal posted a strong 465 for four on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Rajasthan.
A top CAB source told PTI that Deep Dasgupta would replace Ganguly as Bengal skipper.
A captain's knock of 124 by Deep Dasgupta helped Bengal post a mammoth 405 for seven against Gujarat.
Deep Dasgupta will lead Bengal for the Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup in Hyderabad.
Ganguly informed CAB Joint Secretary Saradindu Pal of his decision and got it Okayed
In a first among domestic teams in India, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will be conducting mandatory eye tests for its senior and under-23 teams once training camps resumes post coronavirus. This was decided during discussion between the CAB administration and Bengal coaching unit, which felt that often the eyesight gets affected after the cricketers come back from a long lay-off.
Rohan Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 79 as East Zone scored a one-wicket last ball victory South Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.
The Bengal captain will have to miss his team's first two East Zone one-day league games.
Required to score 186 for an outright victory in the Ranji Trophy match, Bengal were home just after lunch on the last day.
The former India captain took three wickets and contributed 43 runs as Bengal were 113 runs ahead of Punjab.
Sourav Ganguly will lead a 14-member Bengal team in the Ranji Trophy opener against Punjab.
Ganguly, who is expected to join the West Bengal team midway, has not yet reached the coal township.
Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar is the only new face in the 18-member Indian squad for the three-Test series against Sri Lanka.
Gujarat are still 335 runs behind Bengal's first innings score of 462.
In case of Umesh, he bowls a fuller length, gets that lethal outswing going his way at 140 clicks but the question is, if India can afford to play a bowler, who has a propensity to bowl too many boundary balls.
The Deodhar Trophy is scheduled to begin at various centres of the Central Zone later this month.
Yadav said he shares a special bond with fellow spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, whose advise he values both on and off field.
The slender 14-run first innings lead in the final against Bengal sufficed for Uttar Pradesh to claim their maiden Ranji Trophy crown.
MP was a good team but it was Pandit, who brought about changes that were required to transform it into a champion team
Kartik, a former left-arm tweaker who played eight Tests and 37 ODIs for India, lamented the absence of quality spinners in the country, which according to him is a stark contrast from the past.
The opener scored 151 runs as Karnataka piled up 411 runs against Bengal.
Norma Godinho challenges sporting know-it-alls.
Warner using bat 'sensor' to counter opposition threat
'It is systematic chaos, it is organised chaos.'
