Mumbai poor show: CIC to meet on Dec 19

Mumbai: Mumbai cricket's think tank is set to discuss the senior team’s below par performance in both the white-ball tournaments this season, and chalk out a plan for the Ranji Trophy, which will tee off on January 5.The Mumbai Cricket Association’s Cricket Improvement Committee, headed by former India opener Lalchand Rajput, will meet head coach Omkar Salvi and the senior selection committee, led by ex-India pacer Raju Kulkarni, at the MCA's facility in Bandra-Kurla Complex on Tuesday. Mumbai exited in the quarterfinal stage of both the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy (one-dayers). “The meeting will involve an assessment of Mumbai's performance in the two white-ball tournaments this season, and drawing up a plan for the Ranji Trophy,” a source said.Victory down Bombay GymVictory Cricket beat hosts Bombay Gymkhana by 7 runs in a league match of the Police Invitation Shield on Sunday.Brief Scores: Victory 342 (Jay Bista 115, Atharva Ankolekar 80, Shivam Dube 55, Divyaansh Saxena 47; Parag Khanapurkar 7/81) bt Bombay Gymkhana 335-9 (Bhupen Lalwani 105, Parag Khanapurkar 98; A Ankolekar 4/103, Royston Dias 3.54).