Vidarbha's dominant title run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy was a result of the players' belief in each other which helped them overcome challenging situations successfully, reckoned head coach Usman Ghani.
Bihar's teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, aged just 14, blasted an 84-ball 190 to become the youngest List-A centurion ever. His captain Sakibul Gani, then upstaged him with a 40-ball 128 not out -- the fastest List-A century by an Indian.
Indian Premier League side Punjab Kings (PBKS) has roped in former India cricketer Sairaj Bahutule as its new spin bowling coach ahead of the league's next season.
'I had prepared myself for this. I was getting dismissed (after half-centuries) so my plan was to play as much as I can with the straight bat and keep it simple after reaching fifty.'
Konstas, Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft among others are looking to get into the Australian XI as Khawaja's opening partner in the series against India.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
Former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane, expelled recently from the Shiv Sena, is likely to visit Vidarbha later this week to garner support in the region.
Gonsalves has entered the 'big league' having served four years as a scout for Punjab Kings.
Karnataka looked set to secure a big first innings lead against Goa despite fighting half-centuries by three of the home team's batters on day three of their Elite Group C match in Porvorim, on Thursday.
As many as 74 farmers have committed suicide in Vidharbha region of Maharashtra and 46 in Andhra Pradesh.
The seasonal temperature would be above normal by more than one degree Celsius over Northwest India.
Abhimanyu Easwaran, who made a brilliant 153 for India Red, was named player of the match.
The India meteorological department has stated that day temperatures are likely to be above normal by 0.5 degree Celsius, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is impressed with the form exhibited by pacer Umesh Yadav in the ongoing Test series against Australia.
The move comes after the 33-year-old was snubbed by the Indian team management, who preferred Mayank Agarwal as replacement for an injured Vijay Shankar in the World Cup squad.
Opposition leader in the legislative council Vinod Tawde, alleged that the local hand in terrorism has been exposed after Abu Jundal's arrest.
Manish Budeywa, a former Ranji Trophy player has been picked up for questioning by the Delhi police in connection with the spot fixing case. Budeywa's name cropped up during the questioning of the bookies who claimed that he had acted as a facilitator in the case.
Rajesh Karkera journeys through verdant countryside to the little-explored pristine Lonar lake in eastern Maharashtra.
We invited employers looking out for summer interns to post openings in their companies. Here we post the first batch of summer jobs that are up for grabs across the country.
Nearly a month after a three-year-old baby girl was allegedly stolen by an unidentified man when she was sleeping with her family at the Chhattrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, the Railway Police on Friday released a photograph and CCTV footage to track down the culprit. According to the police, the accused came to the railway station on June 10 at around 2 am and took away the baby girl sleeping with her parents, who are contract labourers hailing from Vidharbha region.
It is like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. The Telangana episode has triggered many other leaders to restart their chant for separate states
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored a scintillating century as India crushed Australia by 99 runs in the second one-day international to level the seven-match series, at the Vidharbha Cricket Association stadium, in Nagpur, on Wednesday.
The leaders of different parties and movements for Telangana, Bundelkhand, Vidharbha and other smaller states met in Hyderabad on Thursday and decided to develop the federation in to a strong lobby to pressurize the central government to accede to their demands.
One year after Kalavati hit the headlines after Rahul Gandhi highlighted her plight in the parliament, the frail looking woman wants another endorsement from the Congress leader so that his promises to her are translated into action.
Emu happens to be the second largest bird in the world and is an Australian version of Ostrich. It belongs to the ratite group and have high economic value for their meat, eggs, oil, skin and feathers. Emu farming began in a small Emu farm in Kharanga (Gode) village in neighbouring Wardha district and it has spread its wings across Vidarbha.
The naxalites targeted the police vehicle carrying 17 personnel at Phulbondi.
The death toll pounding Andhra Pradesh for the past three days rose to 62.
The United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre is for a consensus on demands for the creation of separate Telangana state and communications have been sent to all political parties, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Kolkata.
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Wednesday, causing flooding on roads and rail tracks and disrupting suburban train services as the south-west monsoon arrived in the city with a bang, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an alert for more downpour.
72 farmers have committed suicide in the past 15 days in Vidharbha.
Rediff readers share their experiences of eating on Indian trains.
The BCCI has maintained its opposition to some of the reforms recommended by the Lodha committee and will wait for the Supreme Court's verdict on the matter come December 5.
The rains are expected to bring down the temperature to around 33° C, sources said.
An unprecedented water crisis due to a dry spell.
India's ODI specialist Ambati Rayudu announced his retirement from first-class cricket to focus on One-Day Internationals and T20s.
Thunderstorms and dust storms are 'very likely' on Tuesday too, the weather office warned.
In the wake of acute water shortage in various parts of Maharashtra, the state government has informed the Bombay high court that it would declare drought in over 29,000 villages in the state and all relief prescribed in the Drought Manual, 2009 would be provided.
According to disaster management control room of the civic body, no injury or casualty has been reported so far.
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