Mumbai Ranji captain Zaheer Khan on Saturday, said that the team was experiencing mixed feelings ahead of Sachin Tendulkar's final domestic match and the players were lucky to have the veteran batsman for their season opener against Haryana starting here on Sunday.
Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday gave the quaint town of Lahili what it had been waiting for with bated breath over the past few days, as he walked out to bat, bowl and field in the area's sole landmark destination, which is encircled by greens on all sides.
Sachin Tendulkar’s first match after his announcement of the forthcoming retirement will be against Haryana. Already, there is a lot of excitement surrounding the upcoming game at Lahli. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the previous encounters which have pitted the master against the same side and finds memorable knocks on every occasion.
As the teams from Mumbai and Haryana clash at the relatively new Chaudhary Bansi Lal cricket stadium at Lahli village, 10 km from Rohtak (80 km from New Delhi), starting Sunday (October 27), the main attraction for people will be the presence of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar. The occasion seems important if the whispers in and around the...
Ranji Trophy matches are not known to attract huge crowds but one particular match in a relatively unknown stadium in this village in Haryana’s Rohtak district is not only drawing unprecedented attention but also cricket lovers queuing up to be part of the four-day cricketing action.
Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar arrived in this Haryana town on Friday evening to play in a Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Haryana.
Players of both Mumbai and Haryana teams have arrived for Sunday's Ranji Trophy match, which is attracting a lot of attention as it will be champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar's final game for his state side in the country's premier domestic tournament.
About three weeks ago, a top Haryana Cricket Association (HCA) official requested the management of Hotel Rivoli, Rohtak, to block all their 16 rooms. The budget hotel did as it was told.
The mood in the camp of 40-time Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai, ahead of their tournament opener in Haryana at Lahli, is poignant with the impending retirement of Sachin Tendulkar.
In order to prepare for the two-match Test series against the West Indies next month, Sachin Tendulkar will play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy preliminary round match against Haryana at Lahli starting on October 27. Tendulkar, who will retire after playing the second Test (November 14-18) against the West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium here, will play in the Ranji...