Abhishek Jhunjhunwala

Ranadeb Bose will lead Bengal in the two-day Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup All-India Invitation Cricket tournament to be held in Hyderabad from September 10-22.

From Psy’s Gangnam style to the latest Bolly chartbusters, the party peeps got a good dose of music as they enjoyed a sizzling Saturday night at Underground, The HHI.

The national selectors announced a list of 30 probables for Twenty20 cricket WC, which included out-of-favour players like Sehwag and Harbhajan.

When in Kolkata, the fuel never runs out of the party-meter. At Underground, The HHI, on a recent night, many were seen enjoying an unwinding session with their friends and family.

The Lahore Badshahs' reputation lay in tatters after the severe mauling they received at the hands of Royal Bengal Tigers, who romped home by 8 wickets in the ICL 20s Indian Challenge.

Thanks to Naman Ojha's brisk 99-run innings and some useful contribution by the middle order batsmen, host Madhya Pradesh managed to score 322 for five at the end of first day's play of four-day Elite Group 'A' Ranji trophy match against Bengal at the Holkar cricket stadium here on Saturday.

The Gujarat Giants secured a thrilling three-run win against the Bhilwara Kings in the Legends League Cricket (LLC). Lendl Simmons' valiant effort was insufficient as the Giants defended a target of 173. Despite Chris Gayle's knock in the first inning, the Giants managed to post a competitive total of 172/6 in their allotted twenty overs, with contributions from various batsmen, including a crucial partnership between Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Chirag Khurana.

Bengal suffered the most when the ‘rebel’ ICL sprang to life in April 2007, losing seven players including four regulars.

Former India wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta has finally decided to snap ties with the ICL and sought a release to take up the BCCI's recent amnesty offer.

The door is open for ICL players who turn their back on the rebel league to play in Indian Premier League's Season 3 next year provided they do so by May 31.

Exercising to keep fit in our modern, fast-paced life is important, but even more crucial is eating right to complement our workout regimen. And like multigrain and brown bread have replaced white bread, organic vegetables have taken the place of regular greens, so too for juices. Sipping fruity drinks out of a can or making them in conventional juicers at home is so yesterday. For the health-conscious crowd, the latest dietary must-have is cold-pressed juices.

The preparatory camp of Kolkata Tigers, one of the six teams featuring in the T20 venture of ICL, is all set to be held at the Cricket and Football Club in Kolkata.

Lahore Badshahs have another chance to get into the groove as they take on Royal Bengal Tigers in the ICL Twenty20 Championship on Sunday.

In a big setback to the orgainsers of the rebel Indian Cricket League, four domestic players -- all from Bengal -- have sought release orders from them to return to the mainstream cricket.

Chennai Superstars' Rajagopal Sathish (51) wielded the willow in style and then bowled with a golden arm to beat Kolkata Tigers by 93 runs.

Ajay Jadeja ridiculed the re-induction of Virender Sehwag for the first two One-dayers against Pakistan.

The ICL set the ball rolling for its high-profile Twenty20 venture by unveiling its six teams which has batting greats Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq as its star attraction.

The bonding that cricket promotes is one of the reasons why it is reckoned among the greater sports of the world.

For some Ranji Trophy teams, the exodus of players to the Indian Cricket League is a major blow; for others, it is just a temporary aberration.