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There was only one team that looked equipped to bag an outright win on the Motibaug wicket, and Delhi, surprisingly, seemed to settle for an anti-climax despite dominating proceedings for the second day running in their Ranji Trophy Elite group opener against Baroda.

A day after the Services team apologised for pulling out of a Ranji Trophy match in Srinagar on security grounds, Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju has said that the decision not to play at the Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium was "unfortunate" and taken at a "lower level".

Twenty20 seems to have finally paid off for Farman Ahmed's three-year long struggle to get into days cricket.

Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) A middle-order collapse left champions Mumbai struggling at 244 for seven against Punjab on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match at the Sector-16 Punjab Cricket Stadium at Chandigarh Wednesday.

England must improve their consistency to have a realistic chance of beating South Africa in their five match one-day international (ODI) series, all-rounder Luke Wright said.

Australia suffered another injury setback ahead of Thursday's fifth one-dayer against India with all-rounder Moises Henriques ruled out of the remainder of the series with a hamstring injury.

Jammu, Nov 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram on Wednesday expressed his displeasure over the Services team, representing the armed forces, pulling out of the Ranji Trophy match in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Cricket and tennis thought to be the sports where performance-enhancing drugs would not work. The myth has been broken in tennis and cricket, too, has had its share of doping cases leading to the International Cricket Council (ICC) signing the re-drafted World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code in January.

Hyderabad, Nov.4 (ANI): After fast bowler Peter Siddle, yet another of Australia's bowlers, Moises Henriques, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury and he will miss Thursday's fifth ODI against India in Hyderabad.

Mohali/Hyderabad, Nov.4 (ANI): Australian left-arm fast bowler Doug Bollinger says that after his three wicket haul in the fourth one-day international against India in Mohali, Chandigarh, he is confident about scaling new heights in international cricket.

London, Nov.4 (ANI): Former England skipper Michael Vaughan believes current captain Andrew Strauss should be rested for the tour of Bangladesh to give England the best chance of retaining the Ashes in Australia.

Sydney, Nov.4 (ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has criticised the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for re-appointing Jamiacan star Chris Gayle as the team's skipper for the tour Down Under, saying that he was an undeserving candidate for the post, and that Trinidadian Darren Ganga would have been a better choice.

London, Nov.4 (ANI): Ex-England fast bowler Sajid Mahmood has vowed to bounce back in style after two years in the wilderness.

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Nov. 4 (ANI): Recalled New Zealand seamer Tim Southee was left with mixed emotions following Tuesday's loss to Pakistan in the first of three one-day cricket internationals in Abu Dhabi.

London, Nov.4 (ANI): Former England cricket team coach Duncan Fletcher says that he is 'keen' on coaching the Black Caps, following the exit of Andy Moles.

Peter Siddle became the fourth Australian player to be sent home from the ongoing series because of a fitness problem. The fast bowler, who was leading the attack in absence of Brett Lee and an off-colour Mitchell Johnson, complained of ?stiffness on the left side? after the fourth ODI in Mohali.

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The start of the Ranji Trophy tournament couldn't have asked for more drama than this. In an unprecedented move, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) disqualified the Services team from taking part in this season's competition for refusing to travel to Srinagar for the Plate Division tie against Jammu and Kashmir. Board secretary N.

Chandigarh, Nov. 3 -- Zaheer Khan was the cynosure of all eyes at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. Considering the man was making a comeback after a prolonged shoulder injury, his performance was the highlight of the day. At stumps his figures read 3 for 45, proving that he was not only fit but in fine form.

Delhi couldn?t have asked for a better start to the season opener. They won the toss, opted to bat on a featherbed, and most importantly, the batsmen made the most of it.

The opening day of the Ranji season was special for ex-India player Sanjay Bangar as he scored a patient century to lead Railways to 242 for 4 on a wicket that required grafting.