Abhishek Purohit

As Tendulkar gets Mumbai closer and closer, their loyalties might just be tested. Then again, if he hits the winning runs, they might not mind it

For the crowd that has got itself involved with the ebbs and flows of the game for the last two days, the best may be yet to come

Mohit Sharma said he had no intention of letting Sachin Tendulkar ease into his stride in his farewell domestic match

Haryana received good support from their home crowd, but the loudest cheer was reserved for a man from the opposition - Sachin Tendulkar

Ajay Jadeja, the Haryana captain, is relishing the prospect of being part of what is likely to be Sachin Tendulkar's final domestic match but says his team won't be overawed by the occasion

The small Haryana town comes alive for Tendulkar's Ranji match

Zaheer Khan, the interim Mumbai captain, has said that there are 'mixed feelings' in the dressing room about Tendulkar's final Ranji match in Lahli against Haryana

Plays of the day from the fourth ODI between India and Australia in Ranchi

Unseasonal rain in Ranchi washed out the fourth ODI after 4.1 overs of India's chase, after 90s from Maxwell and Bailey lifted to 295

Suresh Raina indicated the under-pressure Ishant Sharma could play the Ranchi ODI, and said he hoped his team-mate would come back strongly

The rule of having only four fielders in the deep to protect a less than incisive bowling line-up has placed limits on MS Dhoni's captaincy

Plays of the day from the third ODI between India and Australia in Mohali

While lifting India from 76 for 4 to 303 for 9, MS Dhoni had spoiled James Faulkner's figures at the death. Faulkner took it out on Ishant Sharma at the death in Australia's chase.

Rohit Sharma's career, so far, is short on performances that are proportionate to his talent, but in Jaipur he showed that the support he received from several quarters over the past few years is not wholly unjustified

Shitanshu Kotak, the veteran Saurashtra batsman, will end his two-decade long first-class career after his side's Ranji Trophy opener against Rajasthan on his home ground in Rajkot later this month

Ishant Sharma has been a disappointment in ODIs, proving ineffective with new ball and old for the majority of his six-year career

Plays of the day from the second ODI between India and Australia in Jaipur

Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made a mockery of a target of 360, getting India home with nine wickets and 39 deliveries left

India are trialling Suresh Raina at No 4 as back-up for Yuvraj Singh ahead of the 2015 World Cup. But does Raina have the game to succeed in the top order?

Australia's fast bowlers complimented their batsmen well, helping the team take a 1-0 lead with a crushing 72-run win against India in Pune