Dhapola's feat did not miss the attention of the BCCI secretary Jay Shah who termed it as one of the finest bowling performances of the tournament.
Akash was standing near the boundary ropes having finished his spell during Bengal's Ranji Trophy match against Kerala in Thumba. Applause from his Bengal team-mates gave him the news he had been waiting for -- his maiden Test call-up.
Umesh Yadav starred with a match haul of 12/79 as defending champion Vidarbha routed Kerala by an innings and 11 runs shortly after lunch on Day 2 to storm into the Ranji Trophy final for the second year in a row.
For MP, Saransh Jain, Kumar Kartikeya and Anubhav Agarwal also took two wickets apiece. MP got seven points from the win. The outright-winning team gets six points while a victory of an innings or 10-wickets fetches seven points.
Senior batter Manoj Tiwary combined with the young Sudip Kumar Gharami to steer Bengal to a hardfought seven-wicket win against Baroda to climb to the top of Group A in the Ranji Trophy.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.
A roundup of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches on Friday.
India internationals Shardul Thakur and Shivam Dube starred with the ball and the bat respectively as 41-time champions Mumbai took an upperhand over Assam on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Mumbai on Friday.
Round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday.
A summary of action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
A summary of all the action from Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
Himachal Pradesh, who were bowled out for 130 in their first innings, were 79 for one at stumps on day three needing another 393 runs for an improbable win.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Monday.
A summary of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
This was Shorey's highest first-class score in 45 matches, with his previous best being 145. The double-century will do more good to his already healthy batting average of 48.49.
In an act of gamesmanship, pacers, right-arm quick Harshit Rana (1/27 in 3 overs) and left-arm seamer Kuldip Yadav (2/27 in 3 overs) also wasted time, either faking cramps or tying shoelaces or not delivering the ball even after completing the action.
Tamil Nadu registered their first win of the season, beating Kerala by 151 runs Sunday in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.
Kerala batsman Sanju Samson, who has played one Twenty20 match for India, is facing disciplinary action from the state cricket association for allegedly violating the code of conduct during the team's recent Ranji Trophy match against Goa.
Rahane is playing back-to-back Ranji games after a long time and it would be a good opportunity for him to get some runs under his belt, especially at his home turf, before he heads for New Zealand with the India 'A' team.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
Veteran Wasim Jaffer became the first batsman to reach the landmark of 11,000 runs in Ranji Trophy during Day 2 of Nagpur's Group A match against Baroda on Wednesday.
A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Axar Patel made an expected comeback to the side for the first two Tests against England.
A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
A summary of Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
A summary of all the action from Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Bright dreams of a new journey, desperation to stage a comeback and desire to rediscover old glory will be the dominant themes of this season's Ranji Trophy that begins at various centres across the country from Friday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday
Off-spinner Arlen Konwar scalped three wickets to keep Assam in the hunt after hosts Kerala ended the opening day at 211 for five in their Ranji Trophy Group C match in Malappuram.
Opener Sagun Kamat scored only his second first-class century as Goa made 281 for four against hosts Kerala at stumps on the opening day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Group C match in Malappuram, Kerala, on Saturday.
S Sreesanth is all set to leave Kerala cricket. The cricketer, while speaking to media persons in Kochi, said that he was ill treated by the Kerala Cricket Association authorities and that he is seriously thinking of representing some other state in the Ranji trophy.
Kerala reached 210 for 3 in reply to Andhra Pradesh's first innings score of 458 for 7 declared.
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday
A round up of the fourth and final day's action of the Ranji Trophy matches on Sunday.
Andhra collected two points by virtue of their 104-run first innings lead in the Elite Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match.
Kerala were bowled out for a paltry 165 on the opening day of the Group-A Elite Ranji Trophy match.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group C matches played on Monday.
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