KL Rahul's injury is a big blow for India, as his presence meant he could open the batting, play in the middle order and do wicket-keeping sometimes if needed.
Kyle Mayers scored a blistering 73 from 38 balls followed by Mark Wood's performance of 5/14 helped Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by a comfortable margin of 50 runs here at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Delhi Capitals has David Warner as the stand-in skipper in absence of Pant this season. They also have England international Phil Salt as a frontline option for wicketkeeping
Mayank Agarwal is rewarded for being the leading run-scorer of the recently-concluded Ranji Trophy season where he scored 990 runs in 13 innings, with a highest score of 249. Sarfaraz Khan was unavailable for selection owing to a hairline fracture on his left little finger.
The right-hander has been rewarded for being the leading run-scorer of the recently-concluded Ranji Trophy season where he scored 990 runs in 13 innings with a highest score of 249.
Rahane was speaking after his side's group stage exit from the 2022-23 edition of the prestigious tournament. They needed just a first-innings lead to qualify for quarters, but they tied their first-innings score with Maharashtra on the third day, leaving them with only an option of an outri
Sarfaraz's first-class average stands at massive 80.47, next to Bradman who had a towering average of 95.14. Though the India 'A' tour of Bangladesh did not bring him much success, he has hit three Ranji Trophy centuries since then in 2022-23 season.
Sarfaraz's first-class average stands at massive 80.47, next to Bradman who had a towering average of 95.14. Though the India 'A' tour of Bangladesh was not successful, he has hit three Ranji Trophy centuries since then in 2022-23 season. In the previous two Ranji seasons, he had scored 982
The 41-time Ranji Champions were struggling at 66/4 when Sarfaraz came into bat. The right-hander once again posed serious questions to the national selectors, who ignored him while picking the Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar trophy, as he went on to score 125 (155) to rescue his side.