An India call-up and regaining form will be on the mind of players from both sides when Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai host Rest of India in the five-day Irani Cup match starting at the Wankhede Stadium here from Wednesday.

Shane Watson hit a century on his return from injury and Phil Hughes cracked 86 as Australia scored a daunting 329 for seven in the third one-day international against the West Indies today.

Government School, Pausangipur, held their nerves to beat DPS RK Puram by one run to clinch the Hargopal Under-16 cricket tournament title in the capital on Monday. The match was reduced to 15 over per side, and both the teams fought out valiantly.

Stuart Broad claimed a hat-trick today as he led England to a comfortable 46-run win over a New Zealand XI in the visitors’ first hit-out of their two-month tour.

With the four-Test series against India round the corner, Shane Watson will look to touch up his batting skills at international level following his inclusion in Australia’s 13-member one-day side for the next two matches against the West Indies.

Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar will release a book that traces his teammate Yuvraj Singh’s successful battle with cancer.

Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai’s pace spearhead Dhawal Kulkarni said today ahead of his maiden five-day Irani Cup clash against the Rest of India that he has added a few yards to his pace and a few variations too, which have worked well for him this season.

The enforcement directorate (ED) has slapped a penalty notice of approximately Rs 100 crore against IPL team Rajasthan Royals for allegedly violating forex laws in its business operations.

Michael Clarke, who was signed by Pune Warriors India in the 2013 IPL auctions, may lead the side in the sixth edition of the cash-rich tournament ahead of the team’s icon player Yuvraj Singh.

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Sunday said that the BCCI was not against Pakistan players as yet another IPL auction went away without the involvement of the neighbours.