Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli figure among the list of probables declared on Monday.
He has abundance of runs in the domestic circuit but nine years since making his debut for India, Wasim Jaffer is yet to cement his place in the national team and the Mumbai opener says he doesn't know how to impress the selectors, who seemed to have overlooked his exploits.
Sachin Tendulkar is opposed to the use of neutral venues for the knockout stages of the Ranji Trophy after a rare appearance in the tournament by the leading batsman drew a very small crowd. Playing his first national championship game for Mumbai in nearly two years, Tendulkar amassed 122 runs on Monday as part of a 232-run partnership with former India opener Wasim Jaffer in the ongoing semi-final against Saurashtra.
Wasim Jaffer led from the front with an unbeaten 162 as Mumbai, with Sachin Tendulkar yet to bat, piled up 268 for one on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final match against Saurashtra in Chennai on Sunday. At stumps, Jaffer had Ajinkya Rahane (52) for company after the duo had completed their individual 1000 runs this season.
Mumbai got a major boost with star players Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan joining the squad for the Ranji Trophy semi-final match against West Zone rivals Saurashtra to be played in Chennai from January 4 to 7. Tendulkar and Zaheer have replaced Praful Waghela and Rahil Shaikh in the squad that beat Himachal Pradesh by nine wickets at Ahmedabad in the quarter-final tie which ended on Monday.
A devastating six-wicket haul by paceman Abhishek Nayar helped Mumbai restrict Himachal Pradesh to 250 in their first innings in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Jaffer and Sehwag on Friday registered their first double century partnership for the first wicket - their third 100-plus in Tests.
Struggling opener Wasim Jaffer is all set to give way to either Harbhajan Singh or Dinesh Karthik in the Indian team for the crucial fourth and final cricket Test against Australia beginning in Adelaide on Thursday.
The Delhi speedsters picked three wickets each as Rest of India were dismissed for a disappointing 252 in their first innings on day one of the Irani Trophy tie. In reply, Delhi finished the day on 21 for no loss in five overs.
All-rounder Yuvraj Singh will lead the Board of Control for Cricket in India's President's XI which will take on the visiting Australian team in the four-day warm-up game in Hyderabad, starting October 2. The BCCI, on Tuesday, also announced an India 'A' squad for the four-day matches against New Zealand 'A', in Chennai. It will be led by Suresh Raina.
Ollie Robinson was suspended from international cricket pending an investigation after his tweets, posted when he was a teenager
Skipper Wasim Jaffer starred with a hundred as West Zone clinched their ninth Deodhar Trophy title, outplaying East Zone by 218 runs in the finals of the Zonal One-Dayers in Cuttack on Wednesday.
Young batsman Armaan Jaffer, who recently slammed a triple hundred for Mumbai Under-23 against Saurashtra, was named in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad for their upcoming game against Gujarat.
West Zone whipped East Zone by eight wickets with more than a day and one session to spare in the Duleep Trophy semi-final at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. West, leading East by a handy 111 runs in the first innings, dismissed their rivals for a mere 200 in the second essay before lunch on the third day and then rattled up 90 for two to emerge convincing winners.
Tributes poured in for AB de Villiers after the South African batter on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, with Indian maestro Virat Kohli aptly summing up his greatness by calling him the "best player of our times".
Both India and England retained their teams that played the second Test at Trent Bridge.
Sachin Tendulkar braved fever to hit 122 while captain Wasim Jaffer smashed 301 to help Mumbai to a mammoth 637 for six on the second day of their four-day Ranji Trophy cricket semifinal against Saurashtra in Chennai on Monday.
South Africa's innings of 540 off 152.5 overs is their highest total against India in India, bettering their 510 for 9 wickets declared at Kanpur in 2004-05.
Wasim Jaffer and Ajinkya Rahane were involved in an unfinfished partnership of 328 runs as Mumbai amassed 366 for 1 on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad.
A summary of the third day's play in the Elite Division Ranji Trophy matches.
Irfan Pathan was handed the job of opening the batting with Virender Sehwag after Wasim Jaffer was left out.
Wasim Jaffer scored an unbeaten 170 as Mumbai crushed Delhi by six wickets in the Ranji Trophy one-day tournament.
Adam Gilchrist's decision to move states and stay behind the stumps 13 years ago was rewarded on Saturday when he replaced Ian Healy as Australia's most successful Test wicketkeeper.
Pitch conditions and the ability of Australia's pace trio to exploit reverse swing should make India's job of scoring another 493 runs to win the first Test a tough one, batsman Michael Clarke said on Friday
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said despite playing on flat wickets India would not find it hard to adjust to pitches in Australia during their forthcoming tour.
Pakistan's debutant fast bowler Yasir Arafat hailed India left-hander Yuvraj Singh for his smashing century in the third Test in Bangalore on Saturday.
The opening batsman was unbeaten on 192 as India amassed 352 for 3 on Day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan.
B catching Wasim Jaffer on Day 1 of the third Test against South Africa, Kallis completed his 100 catches in Test cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Wasim Jaffer will turn out for Mumbai against Maharashtra in the Elite Group 'B' match.
Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan and Wasim Jaffer were left out of the 16-member squad for the Test series in Sri Lanka.
The ace batsman was whisked away by wife Anjali even as television cameras and scribes tried to corner him for comments at the Mumbai airport.
The opener was to have led the Indian domestic champions in the annual four-day Mohammad Nasser Trophy from Sept. 8 against hosts Karachi, winners of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy last season.
In a bizarre incident, the start of a Ranji Trophy match between Vidarbha and Andhra on Monday was delayed by a few minutes after a snake entered the ground in Vijaywada.
Most of the players stayed away from the two-hour practice session, optional for those who played in the second Test.
Most of the players stayed away from the two-hour practice session, optional for those who played in the second Test.
India produced a strong batting performance to post a healthy score of 254 for 3 at close on day two of the second Test.
India included young Ishant Sharma in place of Ranadeb Bose for the three-day match.
The Indians included both V V S Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, while Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were rested for the four-day tour match.
Virender Sehwag scored a sparkling half-century as India ended Day 2 in the first Test on 82 without loss. Hashim Amla had earlier in the day scored a brilliant 159.
A solid 78 by Rohit Sharma helped West Zone defeat North Zone by 120 runs in the Deodhar Trophy match in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances