Indian news round-up

Mumbai and Ranji Trophy champions Baroda are to play a one-day triseries in Kenya from September 10 to September 25. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) while making this announcement named a 16-man squad for the tour. Fast bowler Paras Mhambrey will lead the side while legspinner Sairaj Bahutule will be his deputy.

The team, which was finalised by a selection committee chaired by Dilip Vengsarkar also includes former Indian left-hander Vinod Kambli. Other prominent players include opening batsman Wasim Jaffer, India discard Ajit Agarakar and former India left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni. Former Indian Test opener Lalchand Rajput was named the coach of the side.

The MCA also named the Mumbai squad for the Coromandel King Moin-Ud- Dowlah Gold Cup Invitation Cricket tournament which will be played in Hyderabad from September 2 to September 16. Mhambrey was named captain of that side too.

The teams:

(For Kenya) - Paras Mhambrey (captain), Sairaj Bahutule (vicecaptain), Robin Morris, Wasim Jaffer, Vinayak Mane, Vinod Kambli, Kunal More, Nilesh Patwardhan, Ajit Agarkar, Ramesh Powar, Nilesh Kulkarni, Swapnil Hazare, Paul Valthaty, Bhavin Thakkar, Mayank Khandwala, Pravin Gogri. Lalchand Rajput (Coach)

(For Moin-Ud-Dowlah) - Paras Mhambrey (captain), Robin Morris, Vinayak Mane, Paul Valthaty, Vinod Kambli, Bhavin Thakkar, Sushant Manjrekar, Nilesh Patwardhan, Ajit Agarkar, Swapnil Hazare, Nilesh Kulkarni, Romesh powar, Abhijit Shetye, Hrishkesh Shende and Aziz Shaikh.

A city civil court in Hyderabad on Monday adjourned the hearing of former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin 's petition challenging the life ban imposed on him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to September 12.

J Shyam Sunder Rao, second additional chief judge of the city civil court, posted the hearing for next month as the interim stay granted last month by the High Court on further proceedings of the case following a revision petition filed by BCCI in the High Court was not yet vacated.

Ex-India stumper Saba Karim is the latest former cricketer who has been bitten by the "starting an academy" bug. He has approached the Bihar government asking them to grant him a plot of land to set up an academy for deserving youngsters in Patna.

Bihar strongman and current Cricket Association President Laloo Prasad Yadav seems to have taken a favourable view of Karim's request. "He is keen that I do something for Bihar. He reacted very positively to my request," Karim, who was born and brought up in Patna, told PTI in Kolkata on Wednesday.

"Once my request for land comes through, I'll chalk out a detailed plan for the Academy," he said. "'I believe there is a good number of potential cricketers in these states (Bihar and Jharkand), but they are not being harnessed properly due to the absence of a good academy."

Meanwhile, Karim would be conducting a ten-day clinic for young hopefuls in Patna between October 17 and October 27. He will be assisted by former India medium-pacer Subroto Banerjee and left-arm spinner Avinash Kumar.