BCCI bans Services team from playing in Ranji TrophyNovember 3rd, 2009 SRINAGAR - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday banned the Services team for pulling out of their Ranji Trophy game against Jammu and Kashmir at the Sher-E-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar, citing security reasons. "The Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) cricket team was scheduled to play a Ranji Trophy game against Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) at Srinagar from November 3 to November 6 2009.
Services thrown out of Ranji Trophy for not playing in SrinagarNovember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Wednesday disqualified Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) from this year's Ranji Trophy tournament after the team's refusal to travel to Srinagar for their match against Jammu and Kashmir. SSCB was scheduled to play Jammu and Kashmir at Srinagar Nov 3-6 in the Plate Division of the Ranji Trophy season-opener Wednesday.
Australian team practices hard ahead on ODI series against IndiaOctober 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Ahead of their seven-match ODI series against India, Australian cricket team practiced hard at the nets on Wednesday here. Indian cricket team has already departed for Baroda for the first match of the series.
Australian cricket coach terms the series against India a challengeOctober 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Tim Neilson, coach of Australian cricket team, on Thursday termed the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against India as "a challenge". India will play a seven-match ODI series against the visiting Australians, with the first match to be played at Baroda on Sunday.
Cricketer's murder spells misery for his namesakeOctober 11th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The murder of cricketer Gagandeep Singh, who was shot dead during a scuffle in Uttar Pradesh Saturday, has made life difficult for his namesake in Punjab. Gagandeep Singh of Ludhiana, also a cricketer, has spent the last 48 hours explaining to family and friends that he is alive!
Gagandeep's misery was compounded when some TV channels put his photograph while announcing the cricketer's killing.
Scoreboard: Rest of India vs. Mumbai, Day 2, Irani TrophyOctober 2nd, 2009 NAGPUR - The following is the scoreboard after the second day's play in the Irani Trophy between Rest of India and Mumbai at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Friday:
Rest of India (1st innings): 260
Mumbai (1st innings, overnight 38 for no loss)
Sahil Kukreja b Sreesanth 16
Wasim Jaffer b Patel 68
Ajinkya Rahane c Saha b Patel 44
Rohit Sharma c Saha b Tyagi 12
Prashant Naik c Saha b Patel 1
Ajit Agarkar c Tiwary b Tyagi 5
Vinayak Samant not out 19
Ramesh Powar not out 25
Extras (w 2, nb 8) 10
Total (for six wickets in 80 overs) 200
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Kukreja, 14.1 overs), 2-132 (Rahane, 40.2), 3-143 (Jaffer, 48.2), 4-147 (Sharma, 49.6), 5-147 (Naik, 50.2), 6-160 (Agarkar, 57.3)
Bowling:
Sreesanth 17-6-39-1
Munaf Patel 19-4-47-3
Sudip Tyagi 12-2-56-2
Pragyan Ojha 20-6 -38-0
Ravindra Jadeja 12-2-20-0
Toss: Rest of India, who chose to bat
Umpires: Ameish Saheba and Shavir Tarapore
TV umpire: Sanjay Hazare
Match Referee: K. Bhaskar Pillai
Scoreboard: Rest of India vs. Mumbai, Day I, Irani TrophyOctober 1st, 2009 NAGPUR - The following is the scoreboard after the first day's play in the Irani Trophy between Rest of India and Mumbai at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Thursday. Rest of India (1st innings)
Murali Vijay c Naik b Kulkarni 17
Virender Sehwag b Agarkar 10
Abhinav Mukund b Agarkar 47
Subramaniam Badrinath lbw Shaikh 13
Manoj Tiwary lbw Kulkarni 9
Ravindra Jadeja c Samant b Sharma 77
Wriddhiman Saha c Naik b Powar 4
Sreesanth c Samant b Abdulla 16
Pragyan Ojha c Sharma b Powar 1
Munaf Patel not out 36
Sudip Tyagi b Agarkar 6
Extras (b 4, lb 11, w 5, nb 4) 24
Total (all out in 76.3 overs) 260
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Sehwag, 4.2 overs), 2-80 (Mukund, 25.5), 3-84 (Vijay, 26.2), 4-102 (Tiwary, 35.5), 5-121 (Badrinath, 42.6), 6-141 (Saha, 48.3), 7-175 (Sreesanth, 59.4), 8-188 (Ojha, 62.5), 9-253 (Jadeja, 75.1)
Bowling:
Ajit Agarkar 17.3-6-45-3
Dhawal Kulkarni 17-6-33-2
Ramesh Powar 17-0-58-2
Rahil Shaikh 14-1-57-1
Iqbal Abdulla 9-0-45-1
Rohit Sharma 2-0-7-1
Mumbai (1st innings)
Sahil Kukreja batting 11
Wasim Jaffer batting 24
Extras (nb 3) 3
Total ( for no loss in eight overs) 38
Bowling:
Sreesanth 3-1-5-0
Munaf Patel 4-0-22-0
Sudip Tyagi 1-0-11-0
Toss: Rest of India, who chose to bat
Umpires: Ameish Saheba and Shavir Tarapore
TV umpire: Sanjay Hazare
Match Referee: K.
Mumbai bowl out Rest of India for 260October 1st, 2009 NAGPUR - Rest of India were bowled out for a paltry 260 runs in their first innings on a decent batting track against Mumbai on the first day of the Irani Trophy. At close of play, Mumbai were 38 for no loss with captain Wasim Jaffer batting on 24 and Sahil Kukreja on 11 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.
Shrikhande to replace Yuvraj in ChallengerSeptember 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Yuvraj Singh, who fractured his right finger during the ongoing Champions Trophy, has been replaced by Maharashta's Ameya Shrikhande in the India Red squad for the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, to be played at Nagpur Oct 8-11. The left-hander, who got injured three days before India's opening match in the Champions Trophy, has been advised a six-week rest.
Raj Singh Dungarpur dies, cricket world mourns (Roundup)September 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - Former president of the Indian cricket board Raj Singh Dungarpur died here Saturday after a protracted illness, leaving the entire cricket world in mourning. He was 73. Raj Bhai, as he was fondly known, was the man who never hesitated to take bold decisions.
Ganguly wants to play Ranji TrophySeptember 9th, 2009 KOLKATA - In his effort to return to top fitness before next year's Indian Premier League, former captain Sourav Ganguly Wednesday expressed his wish to play some Ranji Trophy matches for Bengal this season, nearly a year after bidding goodbye to international cricket. "I am considering playing a few matches.
Cricket fever in KashmirSeptember 3rd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Cricket fever has gripped the youth in Kashmir Valley as scores of them have turned out for the Ranji trophy selection camp in Srinagar. The Ranji trophy trials were held at Sheri-Kashmir Cricket stadium on Wednesday.
DDCA revolt intensifies, two more players skip campAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two more Delhi Ranji Trophy players have reportedly opted to skip the conditioning camp organised by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) at the Ferozeshah Kotla, raising the number of missing players to nine. After seven players skipped the camp on Wednesday, two more players - Ashish Nehra and Vartik Tihara, too, have given the camp a miss on the second day.
Dravid's return will boost side, but we'll miss Sehwag: HarbhajanAugust 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh Sunday welcomed Rahul Dravid's return to the Indian one-day side after two years, but said the team will miss opener Virender Sehwag in the Sri Lanka tri-series and the Champions Trophy in South Africa. "The presence of a seasoned campaigner like Dravid will boost the Indian team.
And now, a Ranji Trophy in IrelandJuly 24th, 2009 DUBLIN - Sixtyfive years after Maharaja Ranjitsinhji became the first head of state to visit the country during a difficult time, modern Ireland is returning the favour with an annual cricket trophy named after him kicking off this Sunday as a high-profile sporting event. Yes, the Ranji Trophy has found a home in distant Ireland.
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