Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper batter Narayan Jagadeesan agonisingly fell short of a double hundred in the semi-finals of the ongoing Duleep Trophy after being run out and falling three short of the milestone.
Shubham Sharma, a low-profile red-ball star in India's domestic circuit, opened up about how former batting stalwart Rahul Dravid influenced his career by offering him valuable lessons that continue to help him.
The quarterfinal fixture of the ongoing Duleep Trophy between North Zone and East Zone ended in a draw on Sunday, with North Zone making it to the semifinals on the basis of their massive first innings lead.
North East Zone elected to win the toss and opted to field first. After Central Zone opener Aayush Pandey (3) was dismissed early, a 139-run stand between Danish Malewar and Aaryan Juyal (60 in 100 balls, with eight fours) kept the scoreboard ticking till Juyal retired hurt.
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh revealed the piece of advice he received from India's hero in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Mohammed Siraj, that has helped him in learning to enjoy the "boring times" in red-ball cricket. He even spilt the beans about how he dealt with the consistent exclusion
Yash Dhull, India's Under-19 World Cup-winning captain, rediscovered his lost mojo by hammering a composed hundred for North Zone against East Zone in the ongoing quarter-finals of the Duleep Trophy at the BCCI Centre of Excellence on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir pace express Auqib Nabi, who is representing the North Zone, became the first to scythe four wickets in four balls in the history of the Duleep Trophy on Friday.
Vidarbha batter Danish Malewar joined an exclusive club featuring former greats Vijay Merchant, Aravinda de Silva and others after hammering a double ton for Central Zone against North East Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy on Friday.
Veteran Indian pacer Mohammed Shami marked his return to competitive cricket on Thursday, turning out for East Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy. The 34-year-old finished Day 1 with figures of 1/55 in 17 overs against North Zone in Bengaluru.
Patidar, appointed as captain of the side with wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel ruled out, smashed 125 in 96 balls, with 21 fours and three sixes at a strike rate of almost 130.