Jacob Martin continues to battle for his life in a Vadodara hospital.

Jacob Martin was badly injured in an accident and is currently on a ventilator in a hospital in Vadodara.

The Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) has appointed former player Jacob Martin as their coach for the Ranji Trophy. Martin, who played 10 ODIs for India, was arrested in Delhi in 2009 in connection with a 2003 human-trafficking case that was registered at the Indira Gandhi International Airport police station

Jacob Martin, who played 10 ODIs for India between 1999 and 2001, was arrested on charges of human trafficking but the Board of Control for Cricket in India has cleared his one-time grant.

Having come pretty close to winning IPL on two occasions, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be desperate to clinch a major championship title when they begin their campaign in the Champions League Twenty20 against Warriors at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Friday.

Match lost but qualification for the main draw secured, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Jacques Kallis said his team will have to rise above the average if it wants to go far in the Champions League Twenty20.

The third edition of the Champions League T20 tournament is all set to get underway today with a glittering opening ceremony in Bangalore.

Critics have ripped him apart in recent times for his poor form but an undeterred Harbhajan Singh says having a clear conscience and performing the role assigned to him by the team is what matters the most.

The Auckland Aces skipper Gareth Hopkins is confident that senior pacers Daryl Tuffey and Chris Martin will recover in time before the start of their Champions League T20 campaign that starts next week.

His international cricket career may have fizzled out faster than an open can of soda but Jacob Martin who is currently lodged in prison for alleged human trafficking, is set to make a comeback to the gentleman's game soon albeit inside the confines of Tihar Jail.