Sanjay Dixit - former RCA President & its present Hon. Secretary - is credited with drafting the first-ever Sports Law in India. He is considered as the chief architect of this configuration, but due to infighting in RCA he has not been active in the association for the past four months.
Rashmi Ranjan Parida's credibility is further established in the pages of Aakash Chopra’s book Out of the Blues where the author goes on to describe this sturdy Bhubaneswar lad as, "He is one of the best players of spin bowling I have come across... it looks like he is trying not to hurt the ball while hitting it."
Admitting that they were lucky to have made the cut, Rajasthan skipper Aakash Chopra on Friday said the defending champions would miss the service of pacer Deepak Chahar in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match against Hyderabad.
Defending champions and hosts Rajasthan were dealt a blow ahead of their crucial Ranji Trophy Elite group A match against Uttar Pradesh when captain Hrishikesh Kanitkar was ruled out due to a shoulder injury.
Having faced the ingominy of back to-back defeats, the Sanjay Bangar-led Railways face an onerous task of trying to stay afloat in Elite Group as they meet defending champions Rajasthan in a crucial Ranji Trophy encounter at Karnail Singh Stadium on Thursday.
Promising players are emerging from the domestic scene.
Rajasthan captain Hrishikesh Kanitkar admitted that it will be very difficult for his team to repeat last year's performance when they went onto win the Ranji Trophy starting from the Plate League.
Indian cricket is going through purple patch at the moment.