Nishit Shetty

TOI learnt that former India all-rounder Ajit Agarkar, who quit the game last year after a long career with Mumbai, is likely to be the new coach of the team.

The importance of club loyalty was stressed by former India keeper-turned coach Chandrakant Pandit when he presided over the combined prize function of three tournaments organised by MIG Cricket Club.

TOI learnt that former India all-rounder Ajit Agarkar, who quit the game last year after a long career with Mumbai, is likely to be the new coach of the team.

Sairaj Bahutule and Nishit Shetty in opposite camps when the 77th edition of The Times of India challenge shield commenced with the opening round A Division games.

Manoj Tiwary returned to form with a patient hundred and helped Bengal take a 219-run first innings lead over Tripura in their Ranji Trophy Plate League encounter.

Nishit Shetty and Rohan Gavaskar's 135-run fourth-wicket stand based Tata Sports Club's score of 360 for four against debutants Akabar Tarvels in the second round of the Times Cricket Shield 'A' Division league tie at the Brabourne Stadium.

Skipper Rashmi Ranjan Parida scored a patient fifty as Assam beat Tripura by five wickets in their four-day Ranji Trophy match.

Aniket Redkar claimed five wickets for his new side DY Patil Sports Club against debutants Akbar Travels.

Rohan Gavaskar guide Tata SC to an emphatic 71-run victory over AIPSSPB in the rain-truncated first Group C match of the Sahara BCCI Corporate Cup.

Air India Blue will start favourites when they lock horns with Tata Sports Club in the second semi-final of the BCCI Corporate Cup Trophy at PCA Stadium.

After quitting the selection panel last year as he was unable to devote time to watch local cricket due to his tight schedule as chief national selector, former India batsman Sandeep Patil has accepted the offer to head Mumbai's senior panel and has been named as the chairman of the committee by the Mumbai Cricket Association.

A late blitzkrieg by skipper Ajit Agarkar pushed Tata Sports Club to a competitive 267 all out against Air India Blue in the second semi-final of the BCCI Corporate Trophy.

The BCCI simply have no idea as to how many teams in the Plate Division of the Ranji Trophy are flouting rules the way GCA did recently.

An unbeaten century by opener Anand Singh (135*,141b,1x6, 13x4) and a five-wicket haul by off-spinner Aniket Redkar (5-91) helped defending champions Cricket Cub of India beat Victory by five wickets to enter the quarterfinals of the Young Comrade Cricket Shield Tournament

Yet another young gun of Indian cricket found The Times of India cricket shield as a learning curve. It was Hyderabad's Pragyan Ojha.

Air India Blue chased down a stiff target set by Tata Sports Club in the BCCI Corporate Trophy semi-final to set up a summit clash with Air India Red.

Santosh Shinde, whose uncanny knack of getting wickets with the new ball is unmatched in Mumbai cricket, did it yet again on Sunday.

Players' commitment to their corporate will be put to the test when Tata Sports Club and Air India lock horns in the four-day Times Cricket Shield A Division final.

Vidarbha were inching towards their most embarrassing defeat in List-A cricket on Sunday. Pursuing a 315-run target, all their 7 main batters were back in the hut with just 51 on the board within 15 overs. It looked like Karnataka would register a shocking result against the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semifinalist team.

Young medium-pacer Shrikant Mundhe produced inspired stuff on day one of the Times Cricket Shield A Division final at the MCA's Bandra Kurla ground.

Mumbai started their campaign at the West Zone under-14 tournament in style as Arman Jaffer helped pile on 288 for four at the end of day one of their three day match against Gujarat.