Sameer Dighe

Thirty-five years ago, the 1990-91 Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Haryana delivered an unforgettable thriller. Haryana, led by Kapil Dev, clinched their maiden title by a mere two runs in a dramatic finish at the Wankhede Stadium. The match featured stellar performances and a nail-biting conclusion, cementing its place as a classic in Indian domestic cricket history.

Former Test stumper Sameer Dighe was on Friday named as the new coach of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team for next season.

Dighe, a former India wicketkeeper, who played six Tests and 23 ODIs between 2001-02, had replaced another former India wicketkeeper, Chandrakant Pandit, as the coach at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season.

The diamond city is set for four hours of cricket extravaganza on Sunday as spectators would be treated to fours and sixes during the Sameer Dighe benefit match at Lalbhai Contractor Stadium here where the wicket has been specially prepared for stroke play.

The Mumbai Cricket Association on Friday shortlisted former India players Lalchand Rajput, Sameer Dighe and Raju Kulkarni for its Cricket Improvement Committee.

Coached by former Mumbai and India wicketkeeper Sameer Dighe, Tripura have reached the pre-quarterfinals from the Plate Group. They will now take on domestic heavyweights Vidarbha in Jaipur on December 19, in quest for a quarterfinal berth.

Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare and coach Sameer Dighe have suggested that the team should undergo offseason camps in March-April, and not June-July, as has been the tradition.

It is unlikely that the contract of the current Mumbai Ranji coach Chandrakant Pandit will be renewed for the upcoming season.

Almost four months after he quit as the spin coach at the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) BKC facility after his request to hold a camp for young spinners went unheeded, former India and Mumbai offspinner Ramesh Powar wants to throw his hat in the ring for the Mumbai coaching job, left vacant after former India stumper Sameer Dighe quit his post after a season.

Former India players Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Nayan Mongia, Salil Ankola and Sameer Dighe are all set to apply for the national selectors' post, TOI has learnt.

As coach, Dighe's first challenge is in the form of Madhya Pradesh whom Mumbai take on in their opening Ranji Trophy encounter of this season at Indore from October 14.

"This is an irreparable loss. I will say it is a personal loss. People know Wadekar sir as a great cricketer, but I was fortunate enough to see him as a great cricketer as well as a wonderful person. For me he was very important. Over the years our relationship grew stronger," Sachin Tendulkar said.

Former India pacer Raju Kulkarni, a member of the Mumbai Cricket Association's Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC), has informed the state body (MCA) that he won't be able attend any meetings till December owing to doctor's advice.

Mumbai Cricket Association's Cricket Improvement Committee on Tuesday met to choose the coaches for different age group outfits, but put off selection of the candidate to coach its Ranji Trophy team by a few days.

The music launch of Katha Production’s Marathi movie Aata Ga Baya turned into a double celebration when producer Milan Nerurkar announced that a song from the movie that was shot in Alibaug using Acapela has entered the Limca Book of Records.

Mumbai’s insipid season comes to an early end, coach Dighe blames batsmen.

The Mumbai Cricket Association's Cricket Improvement Committee, headed by former India opener Lalchand Rajput, on Monday appointed Kolkata Knight Riders assistant bowling coach Omkar Salvi as the head coach of the Mumbai senior team.

In the upcoming episode, Indian cricket team players like Dwarkanath Sanjgiri, Nilesh Kulkarni, Sameer Dighe, Amol Mazumdar, Ramesh Powar, Dhawal Kulkarni will grace the show with their presence.

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has called for an urgent meeting of its Apex Council on Tuesday to discuss matters related to the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC).

Even as Vidarbha celebrate their maiden Ranji Trophy win under former India stumper Chandrakant Pandit, a man who was sacked as the Mumbai coach despite taking the team to two finals, including one Ranji title, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will conduct a post-mortem of its failed Ranji campaign this season.

The Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday picked coaches for the various junior teams, but deferred the decision to name the new Mumbai senior team coach, who will replace former India stumper Chandrakant Pandit, to June 2.

Former India stumper Sameer Dighe has resigned as Mumbai's chief coach after being at the helm for just one season due to personal reasons, forcing the multiple-time champions to search for a new coach.

After Lalchand Rajput, Raju Kukarni too has filed a petition against the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to the cricket body’s newly-appointed Ethics Officer-cum-Ombudsman Justice Vijaya Tahilramani regarding the dissolution of the MCA’s previous Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) on Conflict of Interest grounds.

After dilly-dallying on the crucial issue for a long time, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), in a meeting of its Apex Council on Friday, finally decided on the all-important ad-hoc Cricket Improvement Committee CIC) which will appoint Mumbai’s coaches and selectors for the forthcoming season.

Former Test captain and present national chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has retained the chairmanship of the MCA's senior selection committee for the year 2007-08.

The Mumbai Cricket Association on Monday announced that its newly formed Cricket Improvement Committee will conduct interviews of shortlisted candidates for various positions, including that of senior men's team coach, on Wednesday.

Former India seamer Salil Ankola, ex-Mumbai coach Sulakshan Kulkarni, former Afghanistan batting coach Umesh Patwal, ex-Mumbai bowling coach Pradeep Sundaram and Pradeep Kasliwal (ex-selector) are amongst the 24 candidates who’ve been shortlisted by the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) to coach Mumbai at all levels.

Sachin Tendulkar, his wife Anjali, the entire cast and crew of the movie, 'Sachin A Billion Dreams' and celebrities from Bollywood and cricketing fraternity were in attendance to celebrate the birthday of the film's producer Ravi Bhagchandka.