The other members of selection committee are Sanjay Patil, Ravindra Thaker, Zulfiqar Parkar and Ravi Kulkarni.
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to stage the inaugural Ranji Trophy match at the refurbished Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 24 between defending champions Mumbai and Assam in the Elite League.
Mumbai Cricket Association is awaiting a go-ahead from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to conduct practice matches at the refurbished Wankhede Stadium, which is to host three World Cup ties, including the final on April 2.
Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said that the interview to select the new India coach will be held on July 10 in Mumbai.
The Mumbai Cricket Association, including its president Sharad Pawar, will not to attend any matches of the third edition of the Indian Premier League, which kicks-off in Mumbai, on Friday. MCA joint-secretary Lalchand Rajput said the association was not given any passes for the mega event and hence decided not to attend any games, including the opening ceremony.
Former India cricket manager Lalchand Rajput feels Hardik Pandya is the "ideal all-rounder" that the national team has been looking for since the departure of the legendary Kapil Dev.
Ajinkya Rahane and his Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav went under the hammer for Rs 7 lakh each.
Praveen Amre, who guided Mumbai to their 38th Ranji Trophy title earlier this season as coach, has been appointed as the coach of the Mumbai Indians for the second season of the Indian Premier League in South Africa. Former Test middle order batsman Amre has replaced ex-India opener Lalchand Rajput as Mumbai Indians coach and will be assisting the squad's chief mentor and bowling coach Shaun Pollock.
Former India batsman Lalchand Rajput believes the selectors did the right thing by picking Mumbai youngster Dhawal Kulkarni for the Test series in New Zealand. The right-arm pace bowler was the highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy with a haul of 42 wickets, including five for 76 in the final against Uttar Pradesh to help Mumbai win the Ranji Trophy for a record 38th time.
Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh have been retained Team India's bowling and field coaches respectively for the Test series against South Africa. With Gary Kirsten taking over as full-time coach, assistant coach Lalchand Rajput, however, got no such favour and had to go.
While Karsan Ghavri continues to be the overall coach.
India's assistant coach denied saying Yuvraj Singh has an attitude problem and accused the Australian media of playing mind games.
The COA, comprising chairman Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji and Lt Gen (Retd) Ravi Thodge, will be taking stock of the situation with regard to elections of the state associations and the subsequent BCCI polls.
Indian team's manager Lalchand Rajput justified Mahendra Singh Dhoni's promotion as skipper for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Former India cricketers Anil Kumble, Pravin Amre and Lalchand Rajput made their respective presentations as the Board of Control for Cricket in India's three-member cricket advisory committee held interviews to select a new coach at a city hotel in Kolkata on Monday.
The Mumbai Cricket Association vehemently denied allegations against its functioning by Chandrakant Pandit and Sairaj Bahutule
The Indian think-tank is planning to rope in a sports psychologist to boost the team's sagging morale in Australia.
Lalchand Rajput talks about his time as manager of the Indian cricket team and the upcoming challenge Down Under.
"They will come here by tonight and undergo the fitness test tomorrow morning," team manager Lalchand Rajput told newspersons at the Eden Gardens.
Cricket Manager of the Indian team Lalchand Rajput said the former India captain is such a class player that he'll be missed.
Indian team's manager Lalchand Rajput reacted to chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar's warning to senior players, saying the outburst was unwarranted in the middle of a series.
Indian team manager Lalchand Rajput said both players' fitness would be assessed on Saturday before the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against Australia.
Lalchand Rajput has been appointed as the manager of Indian team for the Twenty-20 World Championship.
Sachin Tendulkar, who is yet to play his first ball in the Indian Premier League, could feature in the crucial next tie against Chennai, Mumbai Indians coach Lalchand Rajput said on Sunday.
India spinner Harbhajan Singh was banned for the remainder of the Indian Premier League tournament after he was found guilty on Monday of slapping compatriot Shanthakumaran Sreesanth. IPL commissioner Lalit Modi told a news conference that the cricketer has been fined all of his match fees from the tournament.
The former India pace bowler took over the post following the resignation of Chandrakant Pandit.
"Yes, there's a problem with Yuvraj's attitude. We will have to have a one-on-one with him in Sydney," Lalchand Rajput, assistant coach of the team, was quoted as saying by The Age.
Assistant coach Lalchand Rajput said the former captain could still be asked to open the innings in the second Test.
Former South Africa batsman Gary Kirsten, who is set to take over as the new coach, will be with the team for a brief period in Australia. He is expected to join the team as full-time coach only after the Australia tour.
The left arm spinner replaces the injured Sairaj Bahutule as captain for the West Zone limited-overs tournament.
Left-arm spinner Murali Kartik is to take Harbhajan's place while Praveen Kumar looks certain to win his maiden one-day cap.
Former India batsman Lalchand Rajput blamed the team's disastrous showing in the limited-overs' series against South Africa on poor preparation ahead of the tour.
Manager Lalchand Rajput said India must get its act together in all departments to snatch a consolation victory over Australa in the seventh ODI in Mumbai.
Cricket manager Lalchand Rajput says Team India came back from 0-2 against England and leveled the series and there is no reason why it can't do it again.
Lalchand Rajput, coach of the Twenty20 World Cup-winning team, savours the triumph in South Africa.
Amol Muzumdar has been appointed captain of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team for the 2006-07 season.
'It was a complete team effort and even our fielding was superb,' team manager Lalchand Rajput said after his side stormed into the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.
Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI will take on Sri Lanka in a limited overs warm-up match on October 22.
Mumbai Cricket Association's managing committee accepted his formal request to play for Mumbai.
A graded system of payments is being introduced from this season.
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