Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket last month mentioned that just playing IPL and putting in two-three months of hard work wasn't enough for him to get going. Dhawan said that he was content with what he could achieve in his lifetime.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking to make changes to the domestic cricket structure. The Indian Board has sent a proposal to the apex council and is looking to conduct the Ranji Trophy in two halves.
The BCCI was forced to postpone the premier domestic tournament due to rising COVID cases in the country.
"Everyone at Saurashtra Cricket Association are deeply saddened on the sad demise of Saurashtra’s yesteryears’ cricketer late Shri Ambapratapsinhji Jadeja.
Bengal stunned heavyweights Karnataka by seven wickets with inspirational performances from pacer Mukesh Kumar and opener Abhimanyu Easwaran to storm into the Syed Mushtaq Ali quarter-finals.
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Normally domestic season starts in August but the pandemic has wreaked havoc with the calendar and Ganguly's letter to state associations on Thursday made it clear that the Board is yet to lock in a date.
Asked about a possible clash between IPL and the domestic season, the former India wicket-keeper said: "It is difficult to talk about it at this stage. It all depends on how soon we overcome this situation."
Sourav Ganguly had earlier mentioned that the financial health of domestic cricketers was paramount and he wanted to increase their match fees.
According to a BCCI release, efficient scheduling of tournaments ensured leaner tournament window and reduced operational encumbrances of longer tournament windows.
Karnataka chased the target with nine balls to spare and ended their otherwise ordinary season on a high.
The legendary batsman said club cricket allows players to hone their skills and graduate to Ranji Trophy, India's premier domestic tournament, and also to the national team.
The Test vice-captain, who has not played an ODI since February, needs something special to draw attention of the selectors as he leads India C in the Deodhar Trophy.
The fans present at the stadium were sent into a different frenzy after witnessing Shahrukh pull off an astonishing catch during the intense clash.
With Vidarbha pacer Rajneesh Gurbani (4/70) doing the primary job of dismissing the top-order, left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate (3/97) polished the lower-order despite Hanuma Vihari's gutsy 183 for Rest of India.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (58), Abhimanyu Easwaran (69), skipper Shreyas Iyer (61) and Manoj Tiwary (59) contributed handsomely as India B chased down the 280-run target in 48.2 overs.
In his 10 year career, the 33-year old fast bowler played 56 first-class games taking 186 wickets including two five-fors.
With Maharashtra facing Kerala in the decider, one team will go on to 18 points and Delhi will pray that Bengal beat Himachal in the final game so that they can qualify as the second team.
Buoyed by their big win over Jharkhand on Sunday, Saurashtra bundled out Services for 176 in 48.2 overs before knocking off the small chase in 21.4 overs.
The mammoth innings was laced with 149 boundaries and 67 sixes and was spanned over two days.
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