By Sudatta Mukherjee & Aayush Puthran While left-arm spinners like Pawan Negi, Shahbaz Nadeem and Ankit Sharma have been making their mark in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season, it is a Ranji Trophy Plate Division bowler from Maharashtra, who has caught the attention of the selectors for the India A squad to West Indies.
December 14 2012, 8:23 pm
Read MoreLeft-arm spinner Akshay Darekar was one of the few success for India A on their recent tour of the West Indies. Aayush Puthran and Sudatta Mukherjee caught up with Darekar on his triumphant return back home.
October 9 2012, 10:02 pm
Read MoreWhile England arrive with an intent to prepare well for the Test series and get a good look at spin, the Indian think-tank has responded by picking an all-seam attack for the first practice game against India A. It isn t clear whether a similar strategy would be persisted with in the other practice games, but it does beg the question: Is the move tactical or inexplicable?
October 25 2012, 12:14 pm
Read MoreHalf the West Indies 'A' team failed to get on the score-sheet as India 'A' bowlers wrecked havoc to guide the visitors to a thumping 108-run win in the second unofficial one-dayer and level the three-match 1-1.
June 30 2012, 1:31 pm
Read MoreBy Karthik Parimal There were quite a few youngsters from both India A and the West Indies A who managed to carve a niche for themselves. One such example is spinner Akshay Darekar, who hogged the limelight with his six-for in the second innings of the second Test. But will his efforts reap rewards?
June 13 2012, 11:42 am
Read MoreIn-form Mumbai opener Wasim Jaffer and Baroda's Aditya Waghmode have pulled out of the West Zone team for the Prof D B Deodhar Trophy matches to be played in Guwahati this month.
March 7 2013, 3:42 pm
Read MoreA stroke-filled 87 by opener Asad Pathan helped Gujarat thrash Maharashtra by eight wickets in the inaugural match of the West Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy at the Motera 'B' ground at Ahmedabad on Sunday.
March 17 2013, 7:15 pm
Read MoreKedar Devdhar scored only his second ton in first class cricket and together with Aditya Waghmode shared an unbroken century stand to guide Baroda to 256 for three on the opening day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Group B match against Maharashtra on Saturday.
December 22 2012, 11:39 pm
Read MorePace duo of Shrikant Mundhe and Samad Fallah shared seven wickets between them as Baroda stumbled from a good position to be bowled out for 362 in their first innings against Maharashtra on day two of a Ranji Trophy Group B match at Pune on Sunday.
December 24 2012, 3:45 pm
Read MoreOdisha were in a strong position to take a first-innings lead on the back of solid top-order batting display on the second day of their Ranji Trophy group league match against Maharashtra at Sambalpur on Sunday.
December 2 2012, 10:24 pm
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