Nayan Doshi

Much before the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) even started, Nayan Doshi was bamboozling batsmen in the Twenty20 Cup - the first-ever T20 competition in the world - in England.

Cheteshwar Pujara was on Wednesday included in Saurashtra team for the West Zone league T20 tournament starting from March 30 in Mumbai.

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun, has registered for the IPL 2021 Player Auction, set to take place in Chennai on February 18.

At the age of 42, Nayan Doshi, son of former India left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi, is the oldest player to feature in the pool of 292 players shortlisted for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction on February 18 in Chennai. Doshi, who has represented Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy, last played a T20 match in 2011.

Australia's Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell; England's Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Liam Plunkett, Jason Roy and Mark Wood; and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan are in the Rs 2 crore bracket along with veteran Indian spinners Harbhajan Singh and Kedar Jadhav.

Following the state government’s decision to not implement the 12% Maratha quota for this academic year, the school education department will restart the stalled first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions from Thursday. The second merit list, which was scheduled to be announced on September 10, will now be released on December 5.

In recent years, county cricket is being seen by Indian cricketers as a platform to iron out the chinks, find lost form and grab national selectors' attention.

Harbhajan Singh, has already put his hand up to be counted. India's No 1 spin option until recently, the 'Turbanator' is currently toiling in English county cricket for Surrey.