Akash Bhandari

An employee of celebrated classical singer Kaushiki Chakraborty has been taken into police custody for duping the singer of Rs 2 lakh by siphoning the fees paid by students.

The Hyderabad Ranji team is on the cusp of making the knockouts for the first time since the 2011-12 season.

Services are on the brink of conceding the first innings lead to Hyderabad as they were 360 for 9 at stumps on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy encounter here, trailing Hyderabad by 220 runs.

Akash Bhandari came up with another seven-wicket haul to spin State Bank of India to a comprehensive 103-run win over Deccan Chronicle in the A-1 Division (3-day) League Championship, here on Thursday.

Akash Bhandari came up with a breezy 29-ball 41 to steer Hyderabad to a four-wicket win over Saurashtra in the domestic one-day cricket tournament for the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Friday.

Leg-spinner Akash Bhandari turned in a splendid all-round show to put State Bank of India in the driver's seat against Deccan Chronicle on the second day of the A-1 Division (3-day) League Championship on Wednesday.

Riding on an unbeaten 83 by B Sandeep, Hyderabad managed to post 303 for 7 at stumps on the first day of their Group G Ranji Trophy encounter against Services.

Balchander Anirudh struck a sublime 120 not out, his maiden first-class hundred, to lead Hyderabad's rescue act and force a draw against Kerala in their Ranji Trophy Group C match.

Left-arm spinner Vijay Gohil registered his best first-class bowling figures to put defending champions Mumbai in firm control against Hyderabad in the quarterfinal of the Ranji Trophy tournament on Monday.

Cricketer Ambati Rayudu would lead the HCA XI Cricket team in the All India Coromandel Kng Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Cricket Tournament to be held here from August 22 to 31.

Wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson was on Thursday appointed captain of Board President's XI side in place of injured Naman Ojha for the two-day tour match against Sri Lanka from November 11-12.

A 'kachcha' bridge commonly used by two-wheeler vehicles in Malad (west) collapsed on Sunday evening, injuring three people.

Madhya Pradesh wicket-keeper batsman Naman Ojha will lead a third string Board President's XI squad against Sri Lanka in a two-day warm-up tie, scheduled to be played in Kolkata from November 11.

Jammu and Kashmir had to be satisfied with three points from a drawn encounter, courtesy their first innings lead, after failing to bowl out Tripura in the second essay on the final day of a Ranji Trophy Group C game.

Himachal Pradesh were sent crashing to 36 all out, the fourth lowest total in the Ranji Trophy since 2000, by Hyderabad as a staggering 15 wickets fell on day two of the Group C match.

Goa gained three vital points from their Ranji Trophy Group ‘C’ match against Hyderabad which ended in a draw on Sunday following inclement weather.

Southpaws B Sandeep and Tanmay Agarwal, leggie Akash Bhandari and medium pacers CV Milind and Ravi Kiran have been included in the Naman Ojha led 13-member squad.

Paceman Rajamani Prasad's six-wicket haul helped EMCC restrict Jai Hanuman to a modest score on the opening day of the A-1 Division (3-day) League Championship on Wednesday.