Nair, now playing for Vidarbha since 2023, had a steep fall from being India's second triple centurion in Tests back in 2016 to not even being considered for selection by his state, Karnataka. However, a chat with former Indian cricketer Abey Kuruvilla during the DY Patil tournament in early
In the first quarterfinal, Maharashtra faced Punjab at Vadodara's Kotambi Stadium, while Karnataka was against Baroda at Vadodara's Moti Bagh Stadium in the second.
Parth Vats's all-round performance guided Haryana to a 72-run victory over Bengal in the first preliminary quarter-final of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 at the Moti Bagh Stadium in Vadodara on Thursday.
During Vidarbha's match against Uttar Pradesh, Nair slammed 112 in 101 balls, with 11 fours and two sixes. Along with another century from Yash Rathod (138* in 140 balls, with 15 fours and a six), it helped Vidarbha chase down 308 set by UP thanks to a fine century from Sameer Rizwi (105 in
During the match with Saurashtra, Abhishek tonked 170 in just 96 balls, with 22 fours and eight sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 177.08. A back-to-back century from Prabhsimran Singh (125 in 95 balls, with 11 fours and eight sixes) powered Punjab to 424/5 at the end of 50 overs.
During the Group C match for Punjab against Arunachal Pradesh, Amolpreet slammed 115* in just 45 balls, with 12 fours and nine sixes at a strike rate of 255.55, helping Punjab chase down 165 run target in just 12.1 overs, with nine wickets left.
Top India batter Sanju Samson has been left out of Kerala's squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy after he failed to participate in the preparatory camp before the tournament, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.