Mumbai captain missed out on his Test hundred by just three runs but Sarfaraz Khan smashed his 15th First-Class century to help his team post a big first innings total against the Rest of India in the Irani Cup 2024 fixture in Lucknow.
Mumbai lost their top-order with just 37 runs on the scorecard but captain Ajinkya Rahane pulled off two crucial partnerships with Shreyas Iyer and Sarfaraz Khan to fight back against Rest of India on Day 1 of the Irani Cup 2024 clash in Kanpur.
Shreyas Iyer is looking for a place back in the Indian Test team and will be featuring in the Irani Cup fixture for Mumbai against the Rest of the India team. Mumbai have announced a 16-member squad for the fixture.
Ajinkya Rahane to miss the rest of County Championship. On the other hand Jos Buttler doesn't think IPL's impact player rule is taking all-rounders away from T20s. All of that and much more in today's Sports Wrap.
Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the rest of the County Championship for Leicestershire due to a couple of niggles while India will face China in the final of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy after beating South Korea 4-1 in the semis. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 17.
Team India's squad for the first of the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh was announced on Sunday. The selectors opted not to pick a few players and it seems the doors are closed for some of them. Here are three players who might be unable to return to the Test team.
Ajinkya Rahane struck form for Leicestershire in the ongoing County Division Two smashing a magnificent century in the second innings as he led a magnificent rearguard action for his side alongside Peter Handscomb against Glamorgan in Cardiff.
Chennai Super Kings are already having some issues with the fitness of Matheesha Pathirana and Deepak Chahar. Pathirana missed the game against SRH as a precaution, while CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad said he had a niggle. Now Rahane has picked up a calf strain.
Ajinkya Rahane and Rachin Ravindra displayed brilliant team work om the field to get the wicket of Virat Kohli in the second half of RCB's batting against CSK. The Kohli-starrer RCB made a good start with the bat, however, CSK made a comeback soon after.
"Even though I am the lowest scorer for my team, I am the happiest to lift the trophy. As a player, you will have ups and downs. It's about creating atmosphere in dressing room and enjoy each other's success. This is a special moment," Rahane said after Mumbai's triumph.
"Mumbai's bowlers kept bowling relentlessly, and finally the breakthrough was provided by Tanush, who picked up four wickets in the 4th innings. A fantastic display of cricket that had us all captivated," Sachin Tendulkar wrote in his X post.
Mumbai defeated Vidarbha on the last day of the final at the Wankhede Stadium winning the match by 169 runs. Mumbai won the coveted Ranji Trophy title for the record-extending 42nd time in history and MCA Secretary Ajinkya Naik has released a statement regarding the same.
After conceding the first innings lead, Vidarbha were always chasing the game but they put on a brilliant dogged show in the fourth innings taking the game into the final day. Even though they never threatened to gun down 538, Mumbai players seemed frustrated at one point only to seal the game soon.
Ajinkya Rahane and Musheer Khan went unbeaten after scoring fifties as Mumbai took control of the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha. Mumbai ended the day on 141/2 and have a lead of 260 runs. They bowled Vidarbha out for 105 in the first innings.
Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane have had a dry run in the red-ball format off late. Shardul Thakur has backed the two players saying that they have been match-winners for both Mumbai and India.
Mumbai pacers Tushar Deshpande and Shardul Thakur shone early to bowl out Tamil Nadu to 146 in their first innings on Day 1 at Bandra Kurla Complex. Avesh Khan picked a four-wicket haul for Madhya Pradesh to bowl out Vidarbha 170 in the first semifinal game in Nagpur.
“I don't think he needs any encouragement or advice. He has always contributed with the bat for Mumbai, and him being around other players in the dressing room will also help the team’s cause," Ajinkya Rahane said on the eve of the Ranji Trophy semifinal round.
Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh will clash in the first semifinal in Nagpur while Ajinkya Rahane-led Mumbai will take on Sai Kishore-led Tamil Nadu in the high-voltage second semifinal game at home starting on March 2.
Assam players displayed the spirit of the game as they withdrew an appeal to call back Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane after being given out obstructing the field in the last Ranji Trophy 2024 group stage match on Friday.
With Virat Kohli pulling out of the first two Tests against England due to personal reasons, the Indian team will be without either of the trio of former captain, ex-vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane or Cheteshwar Pujara in a red-ball game for the country for the first time in 12 years.
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