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Rohit Sharma says he desperately wants to play Test cricket

After captaining Mumbai Indians to a win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 and the Champions League Twenty 20 (CLT20) 2013, Rohit Sharma makes his ambitions clear. Derek Abraham talks Rohit about his aspirations, how it feels to lead Mumbai Indians and many other things.

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Miihier Singh: The hulk who sold his cricket bat

One must have heard of somebody with an athletic physique. But what about a physique athlete?

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Kenya’s Tanmay Mishra makes it count in Kanga League

Not many international cricketers from Mumbai are able to take out time to play in the famous monsoon tournament Kanga League. But there is one international star who makes it a point to visit India every year to be a part of the traditional tournament, which has produced many great players in the past.

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MS Dhoni would’ve been a different player had he gone to academies at an early age: Greg Chappell

Greg Chappell, who is in India with the Australia U-19 team, talks to Derek Abraham about developing youngsters into street-smart cricketers and DRS among other things

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Shah Alam Shaikh wanted Prithviraj Chavan to replace Vilasrao Deshmukh at MCA

Shah Alam Shaikh, 39, is a much sought-after man after he successfully managed to coax chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to join the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). The owner of the Mazgaon Cricket Club may not be a towering personality, but he has sent tremors in the association with his powerful moves.

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728 Kashmir women play in Under-19 cricket tournament wearing hijabs and Australian T-shirts

Dressed in a yellow T-shirt and trousers, the batswoman attempts to hit the ball through midwicket. The wicketkeeper, wearing a hijab, has her eyes glued to the ball, lest the woman on strike misses it completely. The match is being played in scenic Kashmir, where women’s cricket has become a runway success in the last two months.

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Harmeet Singh is declared innocent, but Vidarbha and BCCI continue to make the youngster suffer

Less than a year ago, Harmeet Singh was being talked about as a player to watch out for. His heroic performances during the course of India’s triumphant ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign in Australia prompted a man of Ian Chappell’s stature to remark that the Mumbaikar was ready for international cricket.

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Mohit Sharma debuts in style in fourth ODI against Zimbabwe

On Thursday, more than six years later, Mohit Sharma’s gurus felt triumphantly vindicated. After all, their ward became only the second Indian player ever to pocket the Man of the Match award on One-Day International (ODI) debut. Sandeep Patil had done the same in 1980.

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