The Indian opener stayed off field for most part of the England innings due to back spasms
Skipper Mohammad Kaif's fluent 92 enabled Uttar Pradesh post 299 for 3 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy final against Bengal.
India's tour of Pakistan, which starts this week, could decide the future of the former India captain.
India's Test skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday welcomed new head coach Anil Kumble into the team saying he is looking forward towards work with the legendary leg-spinner.
Delhi Capitals assistant coach Mohammad Kaif says his team needs to be more consistent while chasing targets going into the second phase of the tournament.
He, along with Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan and Mohammad Kaif, had walked the ramp for a designer duo at the Lakme India Fashion Week.
Middle-order batsman Venugopal Rao and all-rounder Jai Prakash Yadav were left out.
All-rounder Rohan Gavaskar, who toured Australia, was dropped from the 15-member squad for the one-day series against Pakistan.
Selection committee chairman Kiran More said he would have a word with coach Greg Chappell on the issue.
The Bengal batsman is expected to leave for Australia on Monday for the tri-series involving India, Australia and Zimbabwe.\n\n
Virender Sehwag did not play against Sussex as he was resting a back injury.
India's Virender Sehwag was resting a back and did not play against Sussex.
They beat North Zone by nine wickets in a low-scoring five-day final that ended in under two-and a-half days.
It was the 34th ODI hundred for the Indian captain, who is now 15 shy of Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 49.
Quickfire innings from Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Kaif helped India 'A' win by six wickets in the opening match of the Challenger Series.
Mohammad Kaif says he loves being in pressure situations and delivering when the team needs it.
Kaif, Harbhajan, and Zaheer will be in South Africa once again, this time to play in the International Indian Film Academy Charity Cricket match on May 15.
After setting UP a stiff target of 346 for victory, Baroda reduced the visitors to 114 for three in the second innings.
'Very disappointed with the result. We all expect the Indian team to play better cricket #INDvAUS.'
An unbeaten knock of 96 runs by opener Rohit Prakash failed to lift Uttar Pradesh as the visitors reached 239 for eight against Punjab in the Ranji Trophy match.
The dashing middle order batsman is nursing a thumb injury.\n\n
From the International Cricket Council to former India opener Virender Sehwag, a number of people took to social media to bestow wishes on Rohit on his special day.
India 'A' declared their second innings on 297 for five, setting the seniors a target of 387 runs to win.
