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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2014: Baroda make it to the final despite defeat; Delhi beat Rajasthan

Baroda will meet the winners of Group A, in the final on April 14.

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‘Sachin Tendulkar flew from Kolkata to Delhi, drove to Agra and reached his hotel at 2.00 am and played an offices match at 7.00 am!’

Everyone associated with Sachin Tendulkar over the years has a story or two to tell about the legend who is in the final week of his international cricket career. Suru Nayak, the former India all-rounder, is no different. He was Tendulkar’s first room-mate in 1987-88 — the senior player’s penultimate First-Class season.

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Sachin Tendulkar will be missed at No 4: Pravin Amre

With Sachin Tendulkar set to play his farewell Test in Mumbai next week against the West Indies, two of his former teammates heaped praise on him on Thursday.

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‘Sachin Tendulkar would think far ahead and would play according to the plan’

I saw a tiny 12-year-old Sachin Tendulkar at the Kamat Memorial Cricket Club, which was handled by Ramakant Achrekar sir. Sachin was very regular in the nets. The wickets during practice session were mud-tracks on which the ball used to do all sorts of tricks. But young Sachin would get into good position and had enough time to play his shots. He hated getting out in the nets and always put a price on his wicket.

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Aasif Karim’s documentary released in India’s first ever sports film festival in Delhi

Those who have been fortunate to watch the best days of Kenyan cricket wouldn't quickly forget the names of Steve Tikolo, Maurice Odumbe or Thomas Odoyo for their lion-hearted performances against the best of teams.

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Sudhir Naik appointed as chairman of Mumbai Cricket Association’s selection panel

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) appointed former India opener and state captain Sudhir Naik as the chairman of the selection panel after national chief selector Sandeep Patil had resigned from the post in April.

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An afternoon of nostalgia as Khar Gymkhana bring together cricketing greats under one roof

On a rainy Sunday afternoon, the Khar Gymkhana organised an august gathering of former cricketers. It was a meeting of old friends as they went down memory lane and recalled the good old days.

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India U-19 squad for triangular series in Australia to be announced on June 17

The India Under-19 squad for a triangular one-day series in Australia commencing on June 30 will be picked in Bangalore on June 17.

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Sandeep Patil resigns as Mumbai selector on ‘moral grounds’

National chief selector Sandeep Patil has resigned from his post as chairman of the Mumbai Cricket Association's selection panel.

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Ranji Trophy: The heroes who held Mumbai’s fort when the big stars were away on national duty… Part 3 of 3

Mumbai, or erstwhile Bombay, has definitely produced more Test cricketers of quality than any other Ranji Trophy side. As they eye another Ranji triumph, Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the lesser known stars who had stayed back to serve their team when the big guns were on international duty.

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