It's not that she stopped loving him, but he was just so stubborn about wasting his medical degree on treating the poor. And if that wasn't enough, her ex is still refusing to sign their divorce papers. Along with making sure she always looks fabulous - because people didn't sacrifice their lives in the freedom struggle for black women to wear the same cheap T-shirts they wore during apartheid - Bontle's also hustling to get her business off the ground. It's a long way from the neighbourhood she started out in, and it's been far from easy. Her generous admirers are falling over themselves to pay for her Mercedes, her penthouse, and her Instagrammable holidays. Young, beautiful and ambitious, Bontle Tau has Johannesburg wrapped around her finger. The state of being blessed, often referring to a person, usually female, who lives a luxurious lifestyle funded by an older, often married partner, in return for sexual favours. Love them or hate them but please ignore Mumbai's Ranji Trophy team at your own peril.'I really, really loved it' - Marian Keyes 'Absolute heaven - I am cackling out loud!' - Nina Stibbe 'The most exciting new heroine I've read in a very long time' - Katie Fforde Shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize Blessed adj. It was the last Ranji Trophy match of 'Colonel's' career and as he left the field in tears, it spoke about what it meant to lose a Ranji Trophy title. 11 Abey Kuruvilla was run-out due to a mix-up with Vengsarkar's runner Lalchand Rajput. Those who watched that final at the Wankhede remember Tendulkar stepping out to Kapil Dev and hitting him out of Wankhede for a big six.Д«ut the most poignant moment was a teary-eyed Dilip Vengsarkar leaving the field after an epic 139 after No. The 1990-91 Ranji Trophy final at the Wankhede Stadium was one of the finest summit clashes in tournament's history where Kapil Dev's Haryana beat Sanjay Manjrekar's Mumbai by a narrow two-run margin. They also won their 300th Ranji game against Haryana by an innings and 202 runs at Faridabad in the 1993-94 season and and also their 400th Ranji game defeating Bengal by 132 runs to lift the trophy in the 2006-07 season at Mumbai. The first in the 1962-63 season by an innings and 40 runs and then in 1978-79 season by innings and 48 runs. Mumbai won their 100th and 200th Ranji Trophy games- both against Gujarat. Just like getting the best out of players in the finals, they have also played well in the milestone matches. Ranji Trophy is a platform for players to make a name and claim for national team earlier,' said Rajput.Д«ig teams perform on big occasions and Mumbai is no exception. 'Whatever I am today is because of the opportunity I got to play for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy. There have been many India players but some have been domestic bullwarks like Lalchand Rajput, who later briefly managed the Indian team. I played against the likes of Erapalli Prassanna, Raghuram Bhatt and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar on that type of wicket and hence that knock is the most memorable.' 'When we were bowled out for 110 in the first innings and they were 160 all out. Wadekar has played several memorable knocks for Mumbai but ask him which is the one that is most memorable and he quipped:'I scored 150 odd runs against Karnataka ( Mysore then) on a square turner in the second innings of the game. The opposition were scared and that helped,' Wadekar recollected. We never showed any sympathy to our opponents on the field and always used to go for the kill. 'It was fun to play for Mumbai and we had to keep the tradition of winning and that was challenging. So what makes Mumbai Ranji team different from other state teams?ДЇormer India captain and Mumbai stalwart Ajit Wadekar attributes it to 'Killer Instinct'.Д«eing second best or losing in the semi-finals has always been considered a failure in Mumbai's cricketing parlance. The Azad Maidans, Cross Maidan, Oval or the Shivaji Park are places were dreams take shape with the ideal Guru-Shishya (Master-Disciple tradition).ДЇrom late Vithal 'Marshal' Patil - the doyen of Dadar Union to Ramakant Acgrekar to Ankush 'Anna' Vaidya - the best cricket coaches (prior to level A, B and C courses) hailed from Mumbai. ' Khadoos' (uptight) is an attitude that every cricket coach in Mumbai wants their students to inculcate.

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