Karnataka were 117 for one in reply to Bengal's 331
It is widely believed that the Indian team management was unhappy with Karun's inclusion in the Test set-up.
Their fourth wicket partnership of 229 runs helped Tamil Nadu draw their match against Bengal.
Barrington Rowland's painstaking 81 enabled Karnataka end the first day in the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi on 231 for 6.
Resuming on 237 for four, Mumbai were bowled out for 344
Vinit Indulkar's unbeaten 117 enabled Mumbai, replying to Karnataka's first innings of 186, score 237 for 4 at close, on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Tips from the likes of India batting legends Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid during the just-concluded 'A' teams' tri-series, says Mayank Agarwal, will go a long way in shaping his fledgling career.
It remains to be seen whether veteran Gautam Gambhir can make a comeback to the Indian ODI team after being recently called up to the Test squad to replace the injured KL Rahul.
Captain Virat Kohli has thrown his weight behind India's struggling openers but the tourists' defeat in Perth showed they have yet to find a solution to their top order woes.
Railways nudged ahead of Delhi to Ranji Trophy semi-finals by scoring a seven-wicket win over Karnataka.
The scheme will provide Rs 350,000 towards medical aid to a cricketer and his family.
Bengal took a vital 136-run first innings lead against Karnataka on the second day of the Ranji Trophy 'Elite' Group A match.
'If the selectors are going to ignore the performances?' asks Sunil Joshi, 'Where do players who have \nbeen performing in domestic competitions go?'
'I had a lot of emotions when I got the cap.' 'It wasn't easy to get hold of those emotions and focus there, but it needed to be done.'
'He has gone through ups and downs, he knows how to handle himself and is somebody who can get the team together.'
The opener was unbeaten on 121 as Delhi reached 205 for 4 on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match against Karnataka.
Karnataka forced Madhya Pradesh to follow-on before the Ranji Trophy match ended in a draw.
Gambhir, who played all his domestic cricket for Delhi and was also captain for a long time, rued the state of affairs in DDCA.
Opener Arindam Das struck a fine knock of 111 to give Bengal a headstart against Karnataka on the opening day\nof the Ranji Trophy group league match.
After conceding a 143-run first innings lead, Gujarat were 152 for 5 in their second innings at close of day 3 in the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.
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Virender Sehwag's ploy to bat in the middle order played a big part in his dismal run for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy season, according to District Cricket Association's chairman of selectors Chetan Chauhan.
Karnataka opening batsman Robin Uthappa has expressed hope of getting a 'proper run' in international cricket to justify his talent. "Next time when I get to play for the country, hopefully, I will get a proper run at international level, score runs and justify my talent," Uthappa told PTI after the launch of 'My Country Run 2016' here. In spite of giving superlative performances in the domestic matches, Uthappa has not found favours with the selectors.
The Indian cricket team's poor fitness record in the ongoing home season continued as opener KL Rahul was ruled out of the third Test on Friday due to a forearm injury sustained during the second match.
India lost the Perth Test by 146 runs to allow the hosts level the four-match series 1-1.
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Riding on right arm leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal's five-wicket haul, Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by 92 runs to enter into the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday.
Saker took the unusual step of publicly criticising his bowlers in the fourth and final Test against India in Sydney last month, revealing discord with staff over tactics.
'The main reason for having neutral venues for the Ranji Trophy is to make it more competitive and less affected by doctoring of wickets.' 'There is no reason why people shouldn't be able to see Virat Kohli playing a Ranji Trophy match at any location.'
Lokesh Rahul is hopeful that premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin would be able to match Nathan Lyon's performance on a track that has crumbled on the first day itself.
Curator Daljit Singh has retired a happy man after 22 years of service to Indian cricket. The groundstaff are no longer seen as gardeners and are getting due respect, a change that pleases him the most.
The Indian squad for next month's ICC World T20 Championship and the Asia Cup starting later this month, both to be held in Bangladesh, will be picked during the upcoming Irani Cup clash in Bangalore.
Rohit Sharma played a captain's knock and struck an unbeaten 68, while Kieron Pollard smashed 51 not out in just 17 balls to power defending champions Mumbai Indians to a comfortable six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match.
The money-spinning Indian Premier League has mulled a closed-door edition in a desperate bid to avoid cancellation as the deadly COVID-19 sent Indian sports into quarantine after a government directive for fans to be kept away from all action to prevent the pandemic from spreading.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting began his new innings as the head coach of the Mumbai Indians who commenced their training at the Wankhede Stadium ahead of the Indian Premier League season 8, scheduled to start on April 8.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is all set to issue a diktat to Indian Railways, stating that only permanent employees will be allowed to play in the Cooch Behar Trophy, the board's Under-19 tournament.
Karnataka cricketers, who have been picked in India and India 'A' squads, want to make the most of the opportunity.
For anyone, who has followed Jayant Yadav over the years, his maiden Test century won't come as a surprise. - Scorecard Brought into the Indian team primarily as an off-spinner, Haryana's Yadav boasts of an impressive first class record with the bat -- having scored 1665 runs in 44 matches at an average of nearly 30, comprising of two centuries. With the ball too he has a very good record, claiming 125 wickets in 44 games and recently did well during India A's tour of Australia where he took seven wickets in the two four-day unofficial Test matches.
KL Rahul has said the difference between first-class and international cricket is more about the "mental aspect" than anything else.
