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Ajinkya Rahane Named In Mumbai Ranji Trophy Squad, Prithvi Shaw To Lead

Senior India batter Ajinkya Rahane, who is going through a prolonged lean patch, was on Tuesday named in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad for the upcoming season. The 41-time Ranji Trophy champions and domestic heavyweights, Mumbai, have been placed in Elite Group D along with Saurashtra, Odisha and Goa. They will play their league matches at Ahmedabad. The Mumbai senior selection committee, consisting of chairman Salil Ankola, Gulam Parkar, Sunil More, Prasad Desai and Anand Yalvigi, picked young opener Prithvi Shaw as the captain of the 21-member squad.

Ranji Trophy: Ajinkya Rahane to play under Prithvi Shaw's captaincy for Mumbai

Prithvi Shaw as the team's captain for the 2021-22 edition of the Ranji Trophy, which will kick off on January 17. Shaw was named as the captain of the team when the Ranji Trophy was originally supposed to begin from January 13, before it was postponed due to a covid surge. The out-of-form Rahane, who's played 82 Tests, 90 ODIs and 20 Twenty20Is, was India's Test vice-captain till the recent tour of South Africa.

Cheteshwar Pujara Named In Saurashtra Squad For Ranji Trophy

In search of big runs, veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara on Tuesday made the Saurashtra squad for the Ranji Trophy beginning February 10. Pujara has been named in the 21-member squad, announced by the Saurashtra Cricket Association. Saurashtra, who are placed in Elite group D, play their league matches in Ahmedabad.

Under-19 World Cup: How Vicky Ostwal braved odds to get his action right

Under-19 World Cup once stood the risk of completely giving up on his bowling. It's a story that's played out well now, but there was a time when it all began quite painfully for him. Vicky Ostwal is 19-going on-20 right now. A World Cup winner already, this exciting young talent - who bowls left-arm slow - hails from Lonavala, a hill-station between Mumbai and Pune. Born to a local businessman there, Vicky was once branded a 'chucker' and almost not allowed to bowl in state selection matches. There was a time when he was dropped from the zonal Under-16 state team due to an action that was "deemed" suspect. Doubts were raised about his action in the zonal camps too.

U19 WC Heroes: Maharashtra Police's ATS officer watching son Kaushal Tambe fulfill his cherished dream

Kanga League during Mumbai monsoons, Sunil Tambe also nurtured a dream of making it big in professional cricket. But just like hundreds of dream gets crushed in Mumbai by the second, Tambe knew that it's a arduous road with no guarantees as he decided to concentrate on academics. On Saturday evening, the current Assistant Commissioner of Maharashtra Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) must have tried to conceal an entire gamut of emotions that he felt when he watched his teenager son Kaushal get a wicket for India U-19 in the World Cup final against England. "I basically played university level and Kanga-level cricket for Mumbai, but I could not make a career in cricket. I had wished that my son should do something in cricket and he did it," Tambe senior, a veteran cop, who has been a part of ATS for last one and half years told PTI over phone. So has ever Kaushal felt worried about the nature of his job and his security as he deals with criminals? "No, never ever has Kaushal been jittery about my security," Tambe, whose wife is an advocate, said. It was Tambe senior's passion that his son imbibed early and aspired to become a cricketer.

Here's What Dinesh Karthik Said When Asked About Playing For CSK In IPL

Dinesh Karthik is currently putting in the hard yards in Mumbai under the guidance of friend and mentor Abhishek Nayar, focussed on sharpening his finishing skills in the T20 format. Not because the IPL auctions are around the corner. His plan is simple. The 36-year-old, who last played for India in the 2019 ODI World Cup semifinal, is committed to playing the game for "another 3-4 years" and is determined to make a national comeback in the shortest format.

Dinesh Karthik sharpening his T20 finishing skills for India comeback

Karthik is currently putting in the hard yards in Mumbai under the guidance of friend and mentor Abhishek Nayar, focussed on sharpening his finishing skills in the T20 format. Not because the IPL auctions are around the corner. His plan is simple.

Winning Asian Cup can set China on new path, says coach Shui

Women's Asian Cup-winning coach Shui Qingxia believes China's first continental title in 14 years could put her side on the path to reclaiming its status among football's elite.

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Ajinkya Rahane Named In Mumbai Ranji Trophy Squad, Prithvi Shaw To Lead

Ranji Trophy: Ajinkya Rahane to play under Prithvi Shaw's captaincy for Mumbai

Cheteshwar Pujara Named In Saurashtra Squad For Ranji Trophy

Under-19 World Cup: How Vicky Ostwal braved odds to get his action right

U19 WC Heroes: Maharashtra Police's ATS officer watching son Kaushal Tambe fulfill his cherished dream

Here's What Dinesh Karthik Said When Asked About Playing For CSK In IPL

Dinesh Karthik sharpening his T20 finishing skills for India comeback

Winning Asian Cup can set China on new path, says coach Shui