Uttar Pradesh pushed Bengal to the brink of relegation from the elite group, skittling them out for a paltry 149, before notching up 128 for two at stumps on day one of the Ranji trophy tie in Kolkata.
Young Rajat Patidar showed character to register his third first-class century as Madhya Pradesh tightened their grip on Bengal by the end of the third day in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final at the Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai, on Friday.
A good performance in the ODI series against England will pave the way for a place for the ICC Champions Trophy later this year.
Ranji Trophy: Birla scion Aryaman hits maiden first-class ton, MP salvage draw against Bengal
Manoj Tewari scored his maiden Ranji fifty for Bengal as they settled for a draw against Karnataka
The opening batsman's 283 runs against Madhya Pradesh is a new Ranji Trophy record for Karnataka.
Akshath Reddy and Hanuma Vihari helped Hyderabad close in on Mumbai's first-innings total, but were unfortunate to miss what would have been well-deserved double centuries, in their Ranji Trophy match in Hyderabad on Monday. Opener Reddy scored 196 after spending 576 minutes in the middle, while Vihari scored 191 during his 496-minute knock, as Hyderabad finished the third day on 423 for 3 in reply to Mumbai's 443 at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium.
Young spinner Piyush Chawla grabbed four wickets to restrict Bengal to 349 for 8 at close on day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final.
Sourav Ganguly would not be asked to explain his absence from the Ranji Trophy ties.
Gujarat pacer Hitesh Majumdar took 5 for 65 to force Bengal concede a three-run lead in the first innings.
'There is a plan to add a '19 plus' level where all these boys could be integrated'
The two stalwarts will turn out for Mumbai and Bengal respectively in the Ranji Trophy Super League final.
The national selectors did well to deliver a loud and clear message as they sought to kickstart the transition in the Indian T20 team.
With the hosts still trailing by more than 300 runs at 237 for 6 at stumps on the third day, Uttar Pradesh are certain to take the first-innings lead and three points from the outing.
Sourav Ganguly's 88 was in vain as Bengal crashed to a 222-run defeat in a Ranji Trophy match.
Vidarbha closed in on Maharashtra's first-innings total of 282 after left-arm pacer Shrikant Wagh shone with a five-wicket haul in their Group B Ranji Trophy match, in Nagpur, on Sunday.
Rohan Gavaskar completed a century for Bengal before the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai ended in a tame draw.
Both scored centuries to rally the hosts 281 for 5, from 14 for 2, against Bengal on Day One of the Ranji Trophy Super League final.
Bengal posted a strong 465 for four on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Rajasthan.
Their fourth wicket partnership of 229 runs helped Tamil Nadu draw their match against Bengal.
India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara hit the nets after more than three months as he resumed his cricket training along with his Saurashtra team mates in Rajkot. Captain Jaydev Unadakat, who led Saurashtra to their maiden Ranji Trophy, is also part of the training session along with his other team mates batsman Arpit Vasavada and medium pacer Prerak Mankad at Pujara's academy, located in the outskirts of Rajkot.
Bhavin Thakkar scored an unbeaten 108 as Mumbai cruised to 206 for two in response to Bengal's 578 for seven declared.
Bowlers called the shots on day two as well as Bengal were all out for a paltry 124 runs in their second essay to set Orissa a target of 132.
Hyderabad are in deep trouble after losing five wickets for 65 runs in reply to Bengal's huge 461 in the first innings, thanks to a fine 203 by Manoj Tewari and a sparkling 111 not out by debutant Wriddhiman Saha.
The Indian players will undergo a two-day camp from November 2 ahead of their home One Day and Test engagements against Pakistan.
Tiwary (303) became only the second player from Bengal, after Devang Gandhi (323), to score a first-class triple ton, when he hammered the Hyderabad bowlers all over the park on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match on Monday.
Former India and Bengal pacer Ashoke Dinda on Tuesday announced his retirement from all formats of cricket, bringing the curtains down on a career spanning one and a half decade.
India's fastest bowler Varun Aaron has started his 10-day training programme under Australian legend Glenn McGrath at the MRF Pace Foundation as part of a tie-up between the BCCI and company.
Sourav Ganguly claimed five for 64 as Maharashtra ended day 1 in the Elite Ranji Trophy Group 'A' match on 307 for 9.
The 25-year-old batsman scored 123 as Assam posted 288 for 8 in their first innings against Bengal on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match.
Bengal were well-placed on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy semi-final, scoring 121 for 4 after Karnataka were dismissed for 89 in the first innings.
Sourav Ganguly, Manoj Tiwary and Abhiskekh Jhunjhunwala scored centuries as bengal posted 583 for 6 in the first innings in the Ranji Trophy match.
Hyderbad were 258 for 6 against Bengal on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
All eyes will be on 41-year-old Wasim Jaffer, who is only 853 runs shy of 20,000 first-class runs.
Y Gnaneswar Rao's half-century helped Andhra beat Bengal by four wickets in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Gujarat beat Bengal in the last over of the Ranji trophy tie.
K L Rahul has managed just 38 runs in three innings in the ongoing Test series against Australia.
Shahbaz, one of the pillars of the Bengal Ranji Trophy side, is also an integral part of Royal Challengers Bangalore
Fiesty Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar knows well what it takes to be selected for the Indian Test team.
Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly cleared the fitness test and will play the Platinum Jubilee one-day match against Pakistan in Kolkata on Saturday.
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