Iyer, Lad miss opening game Mumbai, 41-time champions, will begin their title defence against Tamil Nadu in Lahli without the services of the injured duo of Shreyas Iyer and Siddhesh Lad. While Iyer hasnt yet recovered from a quadricep injury he picked up during India As tour of Australia last month, Lad is suffering from back spasms. Mumbais chairman of selectors Milind Rege said Lad had had a recurrence of an old injury. We will wait on his progress in the next five to seven days, but we hope that Iyer will be fit for the next game [against Baroda in Delhi from October 13], he said.Iyer was the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy 2015-16 with 1321 from 11 games at an average of 73.38. Lad has established himself in the middle order in recent times, and scored a crucial 88 in the final against Saurashtra last year. Injury to two key players could translate into a debut for Armaan Jaffer, who has been a heavy run-scorer for Mumbai at the Under-19 level. He was more-recently part of Indias Under-19 World Cup squad.Shifting of venues The Rajasthan-Saurashtra game in the opening round has been shifted to Vizianagaram from Chennai because of the hosting of the senior womens one-day league. The second match in Chennai between Karnataka and Jharkhand from October 13 to 16 has also been moved to Greater Noida in the wake of the tense situation in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka following the Cauvery verdict.Tamil Nadus camp in Dehradun Tamil Nadu has had a week-long preparatory camp in Dehradun to get accustomed to the conditions they will be facing during the first half of their campaign in the northern states. Tamil Nadu play their first three matches in Lahli, Bilaspur and Dharamsala.Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund said his team wanted to practice on black soil-based pitches. Our main intention was to practice in mostly similar weather and also similar pitch conditions, Abhinav said. The Abhimanyu Cricket Academy in Dehradun, where we trained, is one of the best facilities I have been in across India. Whatever we asked for - be it the pitches, the gym, the food - we got it.We tried all sort of pitches here - there were a couple of those where the ball kept low, some of those had good carry. We did match scenarios and had center-wicket practice every day. So, from a preparation point of view, things were very good.Unmukt to lead DelhiUnmukt Chand will lead Delhi in their opening game against Assam in Vadodara in the absence of Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, both on national duty. Unmukt had led India to the Under-19 World Cup title in 2012 in Australia. He has also captained Delhi on a few occasions in the past. However, Unmukts returns in Ranji Trophy 2015-16 were middling, as he managed only 439 runs from 14 innings.Focus on uniformity in pitch preparation Daljeet Singh, the chairman of the BCCIs ground & pitches committee, said the emphasis was on making good cricket pitches for the Ranji Trophy. The pitches will be prepared by curators of the host state associations, while the boards curators will travel to different venues at various points to monitor the pitches.We had a two-day workshop in Mumbai where curators of all associations were present, and the only thing that was discussed was about making good pitches for a four-day match, Daljeet told ESPNcricinfo. A good four-day match starts with a little grass and then flattens out to become a good batting track later before having wear and tear in the end.When asked about the instructions given to curators a few years ago to retain 4mm grass on the pitch, Daljeet said there were never any standing guidelines. 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He joined the team after two seasons as the head coach in Buffalo, where he guided the Bills to a 15-17 record before opting out of his contract because of uncertainty over possible organizational changes.Marrone coached the Bills to a 9-7 record in 2014, which to date is their only winning record since 2004.Bradley hired Marrone in 2015 to replace offensive line coach George Yarno, who left the team after being diagnosed with cancer. Marrone interviewed with five teams that had head-coaching vacancies after the 2015 season, but was not offered a job.Marrone also has been a head coach on the collegiate level, going 25-25 at Syracuse from 2009 to 2012.Bradley was fired Sunday after Jacksonville suffered its ninth straight loss, a 21-20 defeat to the Houston Texans. The Jaguars went 14-48 in parts of four seasons under Bradley.Its unclear at this point if Marrone will be considered as a permanent replacement for Bradley. If the Jaguars look outside the organization, Bradley hopes that anyone interested will give him a call. He has a lot to tell them about owner Shad Khan, general manager Dave Caldwell and the rest of the organization.I hope they do, because itll be a long conversation and itll be a very, very positive conversation, Bradley said Monday at meeting with local media at the Marriott at TPC Sawgrass. Im telling you, this organization, with this ownership and this front office and support staff, is unbelievable. Its easy ffor me to say when Im hired and Im a part of it, but I just got let go yesterday.ddddddddddddradley said he still considers Khan a friend and called him phenomenal. He also said that while the Jaguars are in the midst of the most disappointing season in franchise history, he believes the next head coach is set up for success because of Khan, Caldwell and the amount of talent in the locker room.I think youre coming into a situation where this is a hungry, chip-on-the-shoulder team, so if a coach was looking at this youd say, [its a] pretty good situation, Bradley said.The Jaguars are now 2-12 in a season in which they were expected to compete for the AFC South title. The Jaguars have not won a game at EverBank Field since Dec. 13, 2015.The record, what took place, I take full responsibility for it, Bradley said. I have no excuses. I have no misgivings. ... I understand the NFL is a business and its results-orientated and we didnt get it done.As far as being given the opportunity, [Khan] provided everything that we needed and so did Dave.Some players took the news of Bradleys firing pretty hard and made their feelings known on social media. Nose tackle Roy Miller was one of those, and he said again Monday morning that he wasnt happy.I think everybody knows the head coach always gets the blame, but hes not the only one that made mistakes, Miller said. In the end thats where were at. Everyone is trying to find a reason, an excuse. Weve been trying to do that all year. It pisses me off because as a player you have a lot of responsibility. You hate to see the head man take it all. ' ' '