Indian Cricket Team Updates

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Dhoni extends helping hand to ailing childhood friend Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:55 PM PDT India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was extending all possible help to the inventor of his famous helicopter shot and one of his close childhood friends Santosh Lal, who has been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and was airlifted to Delhi on Monday for treatment. "Former Ranji cricketer Santosh Lal was taken to Delhi by an air ambulance and admitted to a hospital there. Besides Dhoni, all his friends have come forward in helping him fight his disease. Dhoni is in touch and helping in making all necessary arrangements for the treatment," said a close friend of Dhoni. Lal, a Ranji player was admitted in a unconscious state at a Ranchi hospital before being airlifted to the national capital. Jharkhand State Cricket Association secretary Rajesh Verma said the JSCA has donated Rs one lakh to Lal for his treatment and Rs 39,500 was collected among the association members and handed over to his family. "Lal has played Ranji Trophy with Dhoni," Chanchal Bhattacharya, Dhoni's coach during his formative years, said. Suraj Mohan, another friend, was with Lal for the last three days and saw him off at the airport here. Dhoni, who is supposedly on a vacation in the United States, reportedly credited his 'helicopter shot' to Lal, who used to execute the stroke in Ranji Trophy matches. Lal is currently working with the Railways.

DDCA'S Ravi Jain appointed Team Manager for India Tour Zimbabwe Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:48 PM PDT Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) joint secretary Ravi Jain has been appointed manager of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, where it will play five ODIs between July 24 and August 3. "It  is a matter of great honour for Delhi & District Cricket Association that BCCI has appointed its Joint Secretary & Media Manager Mr Ravi Jain as the Manager for the Indian cricket team touring Zimbabwe in July 2013 for ODI Series," DDCA General Secretary S P Bansal said in a statement. (Also Read: India tour of Zimbabwe-2013 Schedule & Fixtures) Jain had earlier toured with the Indian team as a media manager for a limited overs series to Sri Lanka last year when it played five One-day Internationals and a one-off Twenty20 International between July 21 to August 7. (Also Read: India Squad for Zimbabwe Tour 2013) The Zimbabwe tour will be the first time he will be travelling as a team manager. Jain was elected as one of the joint secretaries of the DDCA last December.

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