Indian Domestic Season

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 5th day

'Rohit and I should have scored' - Nayar

Feb 10, 2013: Abhishek Nayar rued his and Rohit Sharma's failure with the bat in the first innings while looking back at Mumbai conceding a lead that ultimately sealed the title for Rest of India

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 5th day

Eighth consecutive title for ROI

Feb 10, 2013: Rest of India tightened their hold over the Irani Cup, a trophy they've won for seven straight seasons, by consolidating the dominant position they had reached after gaining a 117-run lead in the first innings

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 5th day

New schedule, same malaise

Feb 10, 2013: The game was dead when the overnight batsmen came out to bat on the final day

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 4th day

Rayudu ton swells ROI lead to 413

Feb 9, 2013: Rest of India tightened their hold over the Irani Cup, a trophy they've won for seven straight seasons, by consolidating the dominant position they had reached after gaining a 117-run lead in the first innings

Australia in India 2012-13

The contenders for the Australia series

Feb 9, 2013: Ahead of the meeting of the national selection panel, which coincides with the final day of the ongoing Irani Cup, a look at what's on offer for the selectors for the upcoming Australia series

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 3rd day

No answers to India's bowling worries

Feb 8, 2013: There are several openings for bowlers in the Test line-up, but none of the contenders have presented a strong case during the Irani Cup

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 3rd day

Tendulkar ton not enough to secure lead

Feb 8, 2013: Rest of India chipped away at a strong Mumbai batting line-up to secure a potentially decisive first-innings lead

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 2nd day

Tough Jaffer revives comeback hopes

Feb 7, 2013: Age may not be on his side, but Jaffer's prolific run should merit more than an outside chance of being considered for selection

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 2nd day

Raina ton dominates free-scoring day

Feb 7, 2013: It's a battle of the bats at the Irani Cup, as Mumbai responded strongly to Rest of India's 526 on the second day at the Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 1st day

Vijay keeps himself in contention

Feb 6, 2013: M Vijay erased his poor form in the recently concluded Ranji Trophy with a free-flowing century in Mumbai, to boost his chances of being selected for the upcoming Australia series

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai, 1st day

Vijay leads Rest of India with a hundred

Feb 6, 2013: Murali Vijay's hundred and fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and Ambati Rayudu put Rest of India in a strong position on the first day of the Irani Cup in Mumbai

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai

'The best game I've got' - Harbhajan

Feb 5, 2013: Harbhajan Singh has played just one Test since the end of the England tour in the middle of 2011 and made no pretensions of the fact that he's on a comeback trail and is keen to be selected for the Test series against Australia

Mumbai v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Mumbai

Eye on Test spots in Irani tie

Feb 5, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the Irani Cup game between Mumbai and Rest of India at the Wankhede Stadium

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Raina targets fifty Tests

Feb 5, 2013: Suresh Raina, who was dropped from the India Test squad for the England series, believes he can extend his Test career to 50 Tests if he continues working hard