This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
Tamil Nadu were struggling at 191 for seven in the first innings after day one of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match.
South Africa declared their first innings on 226 for five on day one against an Indian Board President's XI.
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin took a lap around the 'Mecca of Indian cricket'
Sridharan Sriram's unbeaten 81 helped the hosts score 244 for six at close on the first day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal against Railways.
South Zone collapsed for 174 and conceded a 103-run lead in the Duleep Trophy match.
East Zone reduced South to 93 for three in the first innings on the second day of the Duleep Trophy league match.
Harbhajan Singh believes Jasprit Bumrah will forever remain indebted to Virat Kohli's "gut feeling", which got him the hat-trick, just as he is grateful to Sadagopan Ramesh for an incredible catch at forward short-leg 18 summers ago.
Australia's 111-ball 60 against England in the fourth Ashes Test is the shortest all-out first innings ever in Test cricket history. Rajneesh Gupta presents other such shocking collapses on the first day of a Test in recent times.
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