'The IPL was a big learning for me that whatever you do at this level, you should be confident about yourself.'
Wasim Jaffer scored an unbeaten 170 as Mumbai crushed Delhi by six wickets in the Ranji Trophy one-day tournament.
Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the five-match T20 series in New Zealand due to a shoulder injury
Gambhir, one of the most successful batsmen for India, has been out of favour with the national team for a while now after a dip in form and last played a Test back in 2016 against England.
Having restricted Delhi to 299 in their first innings, Uttar Pradesh ended the second day at 207 for five.
Former Ranji champions Railways were placed at a comfortable 192 for one against Andhra on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match.
Saurashtra took a huge 204 runs first innings lead and then left Delhi tottering at 84 for 4 in the Ranji Trophy.
Cheteshwar Pujara's brilliant century (148) rescued Saurashtra, as the the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Delhi ended in a tame draw in Delhi on Sunday. Delhi shares the top slot in Group A with Mumbai on eight points from two matches.
The mountain of runs that he has plundered so far in first-class cricket has ensured that the focus will be firmly on Delhi youngster Rishabh Pant as India 'A' take on the visiting England XI, in the second and final warm-up match in Mumbai, on Thursday.
Former India captain Gautam Gambhir has said Delhi chief coach KP Bhaskar made talented youngsters "so insecure" that he was left with no option but to ask him a few tough questions.
Pacer Dhawal Kulkarni took five wickets as Mumbai reduced Baroda to 345 for nine on day three of the Ranji Trophy match, in Vadodra, on Saturday.
All-rounders in Indian cricket are a rare commodity and the newest entrant to the club, Venkatesh Iyer, knows only too well that he has to keep his focus on both aspects of the game in order to remain relevant.
A summary of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy Elite group matches, on Thursday.
A half-century by wicketkeeper Vikram Mani saw Tamil Nadu to a healthy 347 against Delhi.
Delhi were 40 without loss in reply to Mumbai's 551 on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Former India batsman and Mumbai Ranji Trophy coach Praveen Amre has been roped in by Delhi Daredevils as assistant coach for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. He will replace South Africa's Eric Simons, who was with the franchise for five editions, since 2010.
Opener Tanmay Srivastav scored 105 as Uttar Pradesh posted 292 for 7 on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final against Delhi.
Middle order batsman Rajat Bhatia cracked a century as Delhi took a first innings lead of 190 runs over Maharashtra on the third and penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group A match in Nagothane on Tuesday.
Hosts Mumbai dismissed Delhi for 251, restricting their first innings lead to 85, and then surged to 154 for 2 at close, in the Ranji Trophy match.
A century partnership between Amay Khurasia and Devendra Bundela put MP in a comfortable position at 207 for 4.
The left-arm spinner scored an unbeaten 89 to help Railways reach 235 for six, a lead of 12 runs, on the second day of the Irani Trophy.
After scoring 446 in the first innings, Karnataka had reduced Delhi to 103 for 5 at close on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Delhi's 18-year-old speedster Ishan Sharma took five for 35 as Baroda were shot out for 244 in the first innings.
Tamil Nadu rallied from a poor start to end of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi on 184 for 3.
Cricketer Harmeet Singh, who represented India in the ICC Under-19 world cup in 2012, claimed that he got confused with the direction and ended up entering the station.
Yuvraj Singh's 138 enabled the hosts take a 75-run lead over Delhi on the penultimate day of the 'Elite' Ranji Trophy match.
A summary of the Ranji matches played across India on Sunday.
Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Rinku Singh believes no one can match the big-hitting prowess of the explosive Andre Russell, whom he termed as the 'world's best all-rounder'.
Mumbai Indians, led by Sachin Tendulkar, have swapped Karnataka Ranji Trophy captain Robin Uthappa for left-arm pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who represented Bangalore's Royal Challengers in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League last year, at no cost to either franchise.
Bhuvanesh Kumar (19) and Amir Khan (4) ensured no further damage was done as U.P. ended the day at 154 for six, ahead by 206 runs with four of their second innings wickets remaining and Delhi bowlers know exactly what their job will be in the first session on Saturday.
Delhi fought back well after a first innings collapse even as their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Himachal Pradesh ended in a draw after an action packed final day in Dharamsala
Opener Gautam Gambhir enhanced his chances of a recall to the Indian Test squad with an unbeaten hundred as Delhi drew their four-day Ranji Trophy Super League tie against Mumbai
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Gujarat claimed a two-wicket win over Delhi to garner four points from the Ranji trophy match
Gujarat, chasing 218 for victory, were 89 for two against Delhi
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