Nikhil Paradkar

Nikhil Paradkar and Rohit Motwani made fluent half centuries to help Maharashtra end their first innings at 308 on the opening day of the All India Buchi Babu Memorial cricket tournament.

BPCL and DY Patil 'B' recorded outright wins on the third and final day of their Times Shield 'A' Division matches on Thursday.

"There has been a lot of improvement in terms of body positioning. I've worked a lot at NCA. God willing I will be getting back to the place I deserve," Bhajji said.

AG (L&R) Club's Jayesh Dongaonkar scored an impressive 210 off 287 balls to take his team to 575-5 (decl) on Day One of their Times Shield 'B' Division match against Intelenet Global Services 'B' on Wednesday.

Saurashtra all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hogged the limelight on a day of when five other batsmen came up with century-plus knocks in the All India Buchi Babu cricket tournament.

PUNE: Eyebrows were raised when Ashutosh Agashe was appointed selector of the Maharashtra Cricket Association.

Digvijay Patil, playing in his debut season for Maharashtra, converted his overnight ton to an epic triple hundred and put the team in a commanding position in the Cooch Behar Trophy (Under-19) cricket quarterfinal against Vidarbha in Kolkata on Tuesday.

In today's cricket when fitness has become the key to success, it is not easy for a 39-year-old pacer to continue playing at competitive level.

Virender Sehwag's condemnation of the ills plaguing Delhi cricket was also a pointer towards larger administrative deficiencies on the domestic scene.