Mumbai's senior opening batsman Wasim Jaffer on Friday lost his father who passed away at the Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra following a brief illness.
One of the top performers in the recently-concluded Ranji Trophy season, Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar, has been included in the India A squad for the second warm-up match, scheduled to be held from February 16 to 18, against the touring Australian side.
Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary, who recovered from a side strain, today said he wants to prove a point and cement his place in the Indian side when he gets a chance.
In an exclusive interview with CricketCountry’s Nishad Pai Vaidya, veteran Mumbai opener Wasim Jaffer looks back at yet another Mumbai Ranji Trophy victory. He talks about the ups and downs this season, Sachin Tendulkar’s presence, the Mumbai youngsters and of course the title triumph.
Selection committees change, irrationality remains. The five 'wise’ men of Indian cricket have proved that yet again while picking the teams for the two warm-ups against Australia and the Irani Trophy.
Discarded India opener Virender Sehwag will lead the Rest of India in the Irani Cup against Mumbai, Ranji Trophy 2012-13 winners, at the Wankhede Stadium, starting from February 6-February 10, 2013.
Sachin Tendulkar had special words of praise for Wasim Jaffer and Dhawal Kulkarni, after the duo setup Mumbai’s crushing victory by an innings and 125 runs against Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy final on Monday.
Saurashtra’s skipper Jaydev Shah argued that the inexperience of not playing on bowling tracks hurt his team, when they lost the Ranji Trophy final to Mumbai. He also said that Mumbai’s bowler made Saurashtra’s batsmen look ordinary.
A dominant Mumbai lifted their 40th Ranji Trophy title after skipper Ajit Agarkar and Dhawal Kulkarnicombined to wreck Saurshtra for an innings and 125-run victory in the five-day final that ended inside three days at the Wankhede Stadium. Saurashtra, trailing the home team by 207 runs in the first innings, were shot out for a pathetic 82 in less than three hours...
Mumbai skipper Ajit Agarkar termed the 40th Ranji victory as one of the biggest accomplishments of his career. The Skipper hailed this win as combined team effort. Mumbai pacer Dhawal Kulkarni once again starred with the ball picking up five wickets while Agarkar too came good with four wickets to his name. Agarkar snapped up...