Services thrown out of Ranji Trophy for not playing in Srinagar

October 22nd, 2009 BANGALORE - Jammu and Kashmir's young cricketers, bitter about the detention and release of teammate Pervez Rasool here on suspicion of carrying explosives, have asked fellow Indians not to look at all Kashmiri Muslim youth as terrorists. "It was a bitter episode," said Pervez, 21, who was briefly detained on Oct 17 by Bangalore police for questioning after a metal detector at Chinnaswamy stadium indicated presence of explosive material in his bag.

October 22nd, 2009 BANGALORE - Jammu and Kashmir's young cricketers, bitter over the detention of one their colleagues here last week on suspicion of carrying explosives, plead with fellow Indians not to look at all Kashmiri Muslim youth as terrorists. "It was a bitter episode," Pervez Rasool, 21, who was briefly detained Oct 17 by Bangalore police for questioning after a metal detector at Chinnaswamy stadium indicated presence of explosive material in his bag, told IANS.

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Yuvraj Singh, who fractured his right finger during the ongoing Champions Trophy, has been replaced by Maharashta's Ameya Shrikhande in the India Red squad for the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, to be played at Nagpur Oct 8-11.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.

September 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indias dashing opener Virender Sehwag has decided to step down as Delhi Daredevils captain, making way for Gautam Gambhir who will lead the team in the Champions League next month. Sehwag wanted to concentrate on batting and expressed his desire to step down.

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.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar has led eminent cricketers in London in honouring the original Indian cricketing hero, K.S. Ranjitsinhji, with one devotee describing him as the greatest batsman of all time.

September 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.

September 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.

August 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) president Arun Jaitley on Tuesday ensured a fair selection process of the Delhi Ranji team and also look at the suggestions made by players regarding a better functioning of the body. Jaitley said this while addressing a press conference after a meeting with Virender Sehwag, who had threatened to quit the Delhi Ranji team in protest against alleged nepotism and corruption in the DDCA's selection committee.

August 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ishant Sharma returned to the fitness camp at Ferozshah Kotla field for the upcoming Delhi Ranji Cricket Trophy on Monday, ending the speculation that he was joining Virender Sehwag who raised the issue of favouritism and nepotism in selecting players. Other player Gautam Gambhir is expected to join the camp from Tuesday.

August 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Arun Jaitley has assured star player Virender Sehwag of fair and performance based selection in the Delhi Ranji team. Jaitely's assurance came during his meeting with Sehwag thus ending the players revolt.

August 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.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The revolt in the Delhi cricket team has got bigger with as many as seven players boycotting the team's Ranji camp on Wednesday. Gautam Gambhir, Ishant Sharma, Rajat Bhatia, Mithun Manhas, Chetan Nanda, Punit Bisht, who backed skipper Virender Sehwag are missing from the conditioning camp at the Ferozshah Kotla.

July 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pakistan's legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram is wondering why the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not utilising his services to groom young bowlers. Akram, who has helped Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan and also struggling Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson, feels that he got only limited opportunities to work with Pakistani bowlers.

July 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.