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The Delhi skipper rallied his team from 37 for 4 to 274 for 7 at close on day one of the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab.
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches played at various venues across the country.
The former India opener was unbeaten on 128 as Delhi ended Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh on 257 for 6.
Delhi's captain claimed five wickets after his team was dismissed for 69 on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
Virender Sehwag finally got some runs under his belt scoring a fluent half-century as Delhi batsmen led by Mithun Manhas made a mockery of a below-par Vidarbha attack to remain on course for a comprehensive innings victory in their Ranji Trophy match.
'To be fair to curators, they hardly got time to prepare the wicket. They had a Ranji season here and it was pretty late that it was decided the game will be shifted from Dharamsala. They did not get enough time.'
'No one makes someone a cricketer. As a coach, you can only guide them.'
'Yes, there has been little struggle for three years, I did not get a chance from Delhi, because of which I enhanced my game, have tried new shots, learnt new shots and that has helped me in T20s.'
Delhi and Karnataka collected a point each after overnight rain and persistent drizzle forced play to be abandoned in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A encounter, at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, in Bangalore on Thursday.
Karnataka batsmen did not capitalise on their starts and were restricted to 273 for 8 in their first innings on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Medium pacer Rajat Bhatia and leg spinner Chaitanya Nanda shared eight wickets to help Delhi bundle out Maharashtra for a meagre 219 runs on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group A tie.
Delhi were 159 for 4, in reply to Mumbai's first innings of 166, at close on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match.
A formidable Delhi outfit boasting of some big names will try to avert an outright defeat against a spirited Uttar Pradesh side as an injured Virender Sehwag led the visitors' fight to keep themselves in contention in their opening Ranji Trophy group league game in Ghaziabad on Sunday.
Replying to Delhi's first innings total of 224, Saurashtra were 175 for 7 at close on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match.
The victory gave Delhi five points and took them to the top of Group A in the Ranji Trophy Elite league.
Four players will miss the Ranji Trophy match against Andhra after they were picked to play for India 'A'.
Tamil Nadu opener Arun Karthik batted with resolve to score an unbeaten century even as Delhi walked away with three points by virtue of the first innings lead in their Ranji Trophy Group B match, in Delhi, on Tuesday.
Delhi looked on course for an outright victory after pacer Parvinder Awana's four-wicket burst forced Tamil Nadu to enforce follow-on in their Group B Ranji Trophy match in New Delhi on Monday.
Delhi clawed its way back through late strikes of Sumit Narwal but Uttar Pradesh took a vital first innings lead of 57 runs on the second day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match in Ghaziabad.
Delhi's triumph in the Ranji Trophy was a show of character, something not seen in their teams of recent years.
Robin Uthappa roared back into form with a century, while Karun Nair also cracked a brilliant hundred as the two overcame early jitters to help Karnataka reach 297 for five against Uttar Pradesh on the opening day of their quarter-final Ranji Trophy match.
India's Twenty20 World Cup star Gautam Gambhir scored a stupendous century to guide Delhi to a thumping win over Baroda on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final match in Indore on Tuesday.
Splendid batting by Rakesh Solanki (96) and a swashbuckling unbeaten 86 by Yusuf Pathan helped Baroda score 281 for six in their second innings against Delhi on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super League semi-finals at the Usha Raje cricket grounds in Indore on Monday.
Delhi were reeling at 49 for three in their first innings after bundling out Baroda for a paltry 199 on the first day of five-day Ranji Elite group semifinals at Usha Raje Cricket grounds in Indore on Saturday.
Shikhar Dhawan and Amit Bhandari helped Delhi beat Himachal Pradesh by 107 runs in the Ranji Trophy (North Zone) one-day match.
Pawan Negi, who became a household name for his whopping Rs 8.5 crore ($1.25 million) bid, has been released by Delhi Daredevils along with five other players for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Delhi took the opening day's honours in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Mumbai being played at the Wankhede Stadium
DDCA official said that neither did Ponting speak to any of the groundsmen, nor was he promised a fast track.
Chasing an improbable target of 422 for victory, Rajasthan were 188 for 7 at stumps in their second innings, at close on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match.
Delhi managed to squeeze a 34-run first innings lead over Rajasthan as 20 wickets fell on the second day.
Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal is likely to lead India 'A' in three four-day 'Tests' against New Zealand 'A'
Both kick-started their Ranji Trophy limited-overs' campaigns with thumping victories over J&K and Haryana respectively.
Out-of-favour Indian batsman Virender Sehwag has finally decided to make a shift from Delhi to Haryana for the forthcoming domestic cricket season.
After a disastrous first innings, Delhi scored 186 for five in the second essay against Gujarat
Baroda were 11 without loss in their second innings and still need 276 runs to save the match.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan hit a composed unbeaten 122 to put Delhi in a strong position against Baroda on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match in Vadodara on Tuesday. At stumps, Delhi were 300 for the loss of two wickets.
Delhi escaped a middle order collapse to remain on course for a first innings lead after reaching 265 for six against Tamil Nadu on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League encounter in Chennai.
Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin believes Ishan Kishan would be a strong contender to replace the injured Rishabh Pant as the wicketkeeper for next month's four-match Test series against Australia.
Off-spinner Gurkeerat Singh Mann registered his career best bowling figures as Punjab defeated a sorry-looking Andhra by seven wickets on the second day of a Group 'B' Ranji Trophy match, in Patiala, on Saturday.
