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Mumbai Ranji Trophy

Chandrakant Pandit appointed coach of Mumbai Ranji Trophy team

'He was the best [choice] we had', says Mumbai Cricket Association vice-president Dilip Vengsarkar.

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A global citizen’s romance with Shivaji Park

Pranay Gupte, celebrated international writer and Sunil Gavaskar’s opening partner in his school days at St. Xavier’s, talks about his abiding romance of Shivaji Park, the once nursery of Indian cricket, and also shares some interesting anecdotes about Sachin Tendulkar and Gavaskar.

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Sachin Tendulkar and Siddhesh Lad: The locket story that connects the two

Siddhesh Lad was born on May 23, 1992. More specifically, he was born 111 days after Sachin Tendulkar scored that coming-of-age hundred in Perth. At 21 years and 153 days, Lad is the youngest member of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad that will travel to Lahli, with Tendulkar, for the opener against Haryana

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‘Sachin Tendulkar was often the first to get into the nets and the last to get out of it’

I was in Ruia College which had a fantastic cricket team. One day we were casually discussing the batting of Ajit Tendulkar. One of our friends told us: "Forget Ajit, have you seen his younger brother’s batting?"

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Ramesh Powar leaves Mumbai to play for Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy

Off-spinner Ramesh Powar has decided to leave reigning champions Mumbai and play for Rajasthan in the upcoming Ranji Trophy season.

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Sachin Tendulkar hails ‘champion’ Mumbai Ranji side

Calling Mumbai a "champion" side, Sachin Tendulkar today attributed their 40th Ranji Trophy triumph to "team work", and lavished praise on skipper Ajit Agarkar for leading them from the front.

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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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Ranji Trophy final 2012-13: Wasim Jaffer’s ton takes Mumbai ahead of Saurashtra at Tea

On a day of records, Wasim Jaffer scored a sublime ton to take Mumbai to 181 for three at Tea on Day Two of the Ranji Trophy final against Saurashtra at the Wankhede stadium.

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Ranji Trophy: The heroes who held Mumbai’s fort when the big stars were away on national duty — Part 2 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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