Rashid Patel

"Out of my 30 international hundreds, I can hardly remember 10-12 but the whirlwind knock against New Zealand is still fresh in my mind even after 31 years," Mohammad Azharuddin said about the day when "everything clicked for him". It was in December, 1988 when Azhar blasted a more than decent New Zealand attack for a 62-ball-100, then the fastest hundred in 50 overs cricket.

A left-arm pace bowler, he played for Baroda Ranji team for 10 years before shifting to the UK. It was like a homecoming for former India cricketer, Rashid Patel who undertook a pace bowling camp of Baroda Under-19 and U-23 boys over last nine days in the city.

Twelve former Indian Test have written to the BCCI's Committee of Administrators (CoA) seeking compensation for being ‘indiscriminately' left out of the one-time benefit payment made by the Indian cricket board in 2013. All these cricketers played one to nine Tests between 1970 and 2003.

The Nationalist Congress Party activists on Tuesday shouted slogans on the premises of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation after top civic officials refused to participate in a joint inspection of potholes on city roads.

The otherwise sleepy Ikhar village burst into spontaneous celebration following the news of Munaf's inclusion in Team India.

It was an evening that Baroda cricketers and administrators will remember for a long time to come.

The detection branch of the city police has claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of car lifters and cheats with the arrest of two mechanics on Tuesday. The police also seized four cars that were stolen from Delhi and Haryana. .

The BCA is employing its top coaches, all of whom have been certified by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, to train the boys.

In what was an oft-repeated story this season, Bengal stared down the barrel at 46/5 within the first drinks break of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Odisha at DRIEMS ground at Tangi in Cuttack on Thursday.

Ahead of the Test series starting September 22, a look at five memorable performances from New Zealanders in India.