Tilak Varma was in fine touch for Hampshire recently, smashing 100, 56, 47 and 112 in four innings for the English county side.
Central will face West Zone in the semi-final at the Alur grounds from July 5. In the second semifinal, North Zone will take on South Zone at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Virat Kohli has spoken for the first time since his emotional decision to retire from Test cricket.
Young Delhi all-rounder Harshit Rana showed his all-round prowess as North Zone finished the opening day of their Duleep Trophy semi-final against South Zone.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone were 268 for five when the match ended
New Delhi looks to be testing Omar's endurance with unconcealed glee, never feeling shy to bite whenever a moment comes its way. After all, ruling the country's only Muslim-majority UT/state has been the BJP's burning desire, points out Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the distinguished commentator on Kashmir affairs.
Talented batter Yash Dhull hit a superb 193 decorated with 28 fours and two sixes to power North Zone to 433/3 in their first innings at stumps on day three of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final against East Zone.
Dilip Doshi had great success on Indian tracks but it was the tour of Australia in 1980-81 where he picked up 11 wickets (6 in Adelaide and 5 in Melbourne) in more than 150-plus overs on non-responsive pitches.
North Zone routed South Zone by eight wickets on the third day of their Duleep Trophy match at the Sardar Patel Gujarat stadium at Motera on Monday.
The Punjab left-hander will lead North Zone in the inter-zonal Duleep Trophy tournament.
Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra claimed four wickets each to put North Zone on the brink of victory in the Duleep Trophy match.
East Zone were 22-2 in the first innings in reply to North's 504 on day 2 of the Duleep Trophy match.
Amit Bhandari claimed four for 35 as a star-studded North Zone crushed East Zone by seven wickets in the Deodhar Trophy.
North Zone skipper Mithun Manhas scored his maiden double hundred while his Delhi teammate Akash Chopra struck an identical unbeaten 205 to put North Zone in commanding position against East Zone in their four-day Duleep Trophy match in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) chief Ajay Singh will be up against secretary general Hemanta Kalita, vice-president Rajesh Bhandari, and Kerala State Amateur Boxing Association secretary D Chandralal when the BFI holds its long-awaited elections on March 28.
Defending champions North Zone defeated East Zone by a huge margin of 433 runs to enter the final of the Duleep Trophy in Rajkot on Thursday.
A fiery spell of fast bowling by North Zone pacer V R V Singh helped his side bundle out East Zone for a paltry 143 and take a huge first innings lead of 217 runs on the second day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match.
Paras Dogra saved North Zone from a disaster as he smashed an aggressive unbeaten 147 to take his side to 266 for seven on the first day of the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone on Wednesday.
As expected, it took North Zone just one session to retain their Duleep Trophy title, and in the process win the competition for a record 17th time.
A fine half century knock by Rahul Deewan (81) helped North Zone reach 172 for three wickets in reply to South Zone's daunting first innings 548 on the second day of the four-day Duleep Trophy semifinal at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground in Rajkot on Friday.
North defeated East by VJD [V Jayadevan] method, after bad light forced the match to be called off midway through the latter's innings.
Unmukt Chand has been drafted in as the 16th member of the North Zone side for the Deodhar Trophy inter-zonal limited overs tournament.
North Zone clinched two points by virtue of a first innings lead of 155 runs over Central Zone.
Yuvraj Singh's century powered North to a four-wicket win over South.
Sri Lanka 'A' were 259 for 4 in their second innings, needing another 81 runs to save an innings defeat against North Zone.
Medium pacer Shib Shankar Paul claimed four wickets for 60 runs as East Zone restricted defending champions North Zone to 260 for 7 on the opening day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match against East Zone.
North Zone openers Jiwanjot Singh and Unmukt Chand made a cautious start as they reached 33 for no loss against East Zone with only 17 overs of play possible on a rain-curtailed first day of the Duleep Trophy semi-final in Kochi.
Skipper Aakash Chopra led from front with a brilliant 95 to help Delhi beat Services by six wickets and book a berth in the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy tournament in Una on Monday.
Ratra, a former Indian wicketkeeper-batter, brings with him a wealth of experience and an impressive track record in both domestic and international cricket.
Indian opener Virender Sehwag will lead the 15-member North Zone team in their Duleep Trophy match against West Zone scheduled to be held early next month at Chennai, the selectors said.
North Zone advanced to the semi-finals of the Duleep Trophy cricket tournament by virtue of their 320-run first innings lead as the inconsequential fourth and final day's play ended with West Zone losing two wickets in their second essay in Chennai.
Paras Dogra struck a strokeful half century as North Zone piled on a big total of 484 in their first innings to place themselves in a commanding position on the second day of the four-day Duleep Trophy quarter-final match against West Zone in Chennai on Sunday.
Yusuf Pathan's 39-ball 80 was in vain as Mukesh Sharma and Rahul Dewan shared nine wickets to help North Zone beat West by 49 runs and win the Deodhar Trophy cricket tournament at the Moti Bagh stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday.
Veterans Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir's prospects of making an India comeback are all but over as the celebrated opening duo stayed away from selection in the 15-member North Zone squad for the Deodhar Trophy.
It is understood that the selectors are looking to bring more variations into the pace attack and hence a left-arm seam and swing bowler could be added to the bouquet of pacers vying for a Test cap.
Sent in to bat, North Zone couldn't get any momentum and were reduced to 17 for two in 6 overs.
The BCCI on Monday invited applications to replace one among the five senior national selectors and in all likelihood, former pacer Salil Ankola would be the one on his way out as West Zone is already represented by chairman Ajit Agarkar.
The applicant should have played either 7 Tests or 30 first-class matches. A candidate with experience of 10 ODIs or 20 first-class matches will also be considered.
The plot went awry and the parents survived. However, Karthik Bakale and the family's close relatives were hacked to death in the early hours of April 19.
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