A two-day game might not be the best practice ahead of a gruelling Test series but, for South Africa, it offered the only chance to get into the groove of playing the longer format.
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Saturday, 31 October 2015
Ashwin has small fitness workout at Brabourne stadium
Ashwin was seen undergoing a short stint of running, bending and throwing balls rolled to him by Team India physio Patrick Farhart on the sidelines of South Africa's practice game against Indian Board President XI.
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Virender Sehwag: Sad that I did not get a farewell match
Virender Sehwag, the India opener who recently called time on his glorious international cricket career, said the sadness of being deprived of a farewell game will always remain.
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Ranji Trophy, Round 5, Day 2: Gurkeerat bowls Punjab to victory; Karnataka fight back
Punjab secured a seven-wicket victory against Andhra while Karnataka fought back to gain a upper hand against Rajasthan.
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Sri Lanka, West Indies aim to shake off ODI rust
West Indies, ranked eighth in the world, will need a strong start against Sri Lanka to ensure direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup
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Alastair Cook contemplates third spinner option against Pakistan
Alastair Cook confirmed England would replace the out-of-form Jos Buttler with James Taylor for the final Test in Sharjah
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Alastair Cook says spat with Shane Warne blown out of context
Warne irked Cook with critical comments about his captaincy last year when he suggested the Englishman should step down from his role
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AB de Villiers hundred saves South Africa the blushes
The dismissal of de Villiers for 112 at the stroke of tea soured a good session for South Africa.
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Chetan Sharma's tryst with destiny
On October 31, 1987 Chetan Sharma became the first player to take a hat-trick in a World Cup game
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Spin cupboard is not bare; the thought process is: Bishan Singh Bedi
Bishen Singh Bedi, the former India left-armer, feels India doesn't have a scarcity of quality spinners, but it is the selectors who have created a fake paucity.
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Vengsarkar to 'amicably resolve' Naik-Shastri issue
MCA has authorised its vice-president Dilip Vengsarkar to call both Wankhede curator Sudhir Naik and Team India director Ravi Shastri and 'amicably resolve' the issue between them.
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Wickets galore on opening day between Andhra & Punjab
As many as 17 wickets fell on the opening day as Punjab finished at 128 for seven after bowling out Andhra for a paltry 80 in a Ranji Trophy Group B match.
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Spin cupboard is not bare; the thought process is: Bishen Singh Bedi
Bishen Singh Bedi, the former India left-armer, feels India doesn't have a scarcity of quality spinners, but it is the selectors who have created a fake paucity.
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Venkatesh Prasad: Are the Indian seamers thinking for themselves?
Venkatesh Prasad, the former India seamer, speaks about the problems surrounding India's pace bowlers and gives multiple options on how they can overcome their problems.
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