Akshay Girap

Injuries to some key players and poor form of some others have forced defending champions Mumbai to make a few changes to their squad for the knock out Ranji Trophy quarter finals against Hyderabad to be played at Raipur from December 23-27.

The Mumbai selectors and the team management are not looking to 'groom' this 29-year-old player by giving him a feel of the 'team environment.'

Forced to ring in changes to their squad owing to injuries and poor form, Mumbai will hope to get the act right when they take on Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal starting on Thursday.

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) seemed to have everything going right for them for the first hour of their Times Shield 2nd-round clash against DY Patil Group 'B', in Nerul, on Friday.

The second day's play turned out to be a cat and mouse game with both sides going to bed believing they had the upper hand. Hyderabad, replying to Mumbai's 294, reached 167/3 at stumps on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal.

Superb knocks by Saeed Shaikh (149, 144b, 20x4, 2x6) and Sanket Kashte (93, 101b, 14x4, 1x6) helped Route Mobile score 333 against Mumbai Division on Day One of their Times Shield ‘B’ Division first round match at National CC at Cross Maidan on Wednesday.

Mumbai coach Pravin Amre decided to implement this theory while preparing his struggling team for its must-win Ranji Trophy game against Baroda which begins from Thursday at the Moti Baug ground.

After their remarkable eight-wicket win over Uttar Pradesh in their previous Ranji Trophy game in Kanpur, Mumbai have made six changes to the side.

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The highs of 2012-13, when Mumbai won their 40th Ranji title was followed by an immensely forgettable season, when very little went right for the domestic stalwarts.

Payyade Sports Club will meet Cricket Club of India in the three-day final of the ORRA-Police Shield Invitation Cricket Tournament (70-overs), next week atthe Police Gymkhana.

Payyade Sports Club and Dr DY Patil Sports Association registered their third successive victories in Group-A and Group-B respectively in the Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. sponsored '70th Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament'.

Less than three months after he was named as Mumbai skipper with an eye on the future, Suryakumar Yadav submitted his resignation, ending his controversial stint in the post.

Sairaj Bahutule and Nishit Shetty in opposite camps when the 77th edition of The Times of India challenge shield commenced with the opening round A Division games.

It was a fascinating sight. "Focus on bowling a good length," "don't be afraid to get hit," chirped an enthusiastic 74-year-old, as kids, perhaps aiming to make spin bowling their profession someday, looked to give the ball a real rip at the Parsee Gymkhana on Saturday.

DY Patil Group topped group B of the Times Shield A Division league to make their maiden entry into the semi-finals. They led Western Railway B by 92 runs which helped them finish four points above them (10-6).

Much of the credit for this comeback, apart from a great catch by Abhishek, must be given to Harmeet, who bowled as many as 50 overs while taking 6-139.

Young turk Shreyas Iyer slammed his second hundred of the season to help Mumbai stave off defeat on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.