Shivakant Shukla remained uncounquered on a patient 178 to pilot Uttar pradesh into the final of Ranji Trophy for the third time in four years in Nagpur on Wednesday.
After being restricted to 355, Railways reduced Punjab to 159 for four by close of play on day two.
Unadkat, who led the team to three premier domestic titles across formats in as many years, said 'this decade and era belongs' to Saurashtra.
Both credited the youngsters in the team for Mumbai's 37th Ranji Trophy triumph.
Mumbai all but sealed a berth in the semi-finals on Day Four of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final tie against Baroda on Wednesday. They were 171 for one (after 51 overs) in their second essay at close of play on Day 4, an overall lead of 545.
Yash Dhull set to open
Kedar Jadhav continued his glorious form in the Ranji Trophy with a sparkling century as Karnataka maintained their upper hand despite a spirited fightback by Maharashtra on Day 4 of their Ranji Trophy final in Hyderabad.
Saurashtra were 317 for 5 at close on day two in reply to Bengal's 174 all out.
'It is a long road, but the hunger to play cricket is back, and he wants to play in all three formats.'
Shreyas Iyer, who captained Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL 2024 title last year, was bought by Punjab Kings for a whopping Rs 26.75 crore at the players' auctions.
Star spinner Kuldeep Yadav and all-rounder Axar Patel are likely to be promoted from Grade B to Grade A in the BCCI central contract list as the parent body is expected to announce the contracts for the 2025-26 season by the end of this week,
Hosts Bengal face an uphill task of surviving the whole of fourth day against Railways in order to avoid a fourth outright defeat in their final Group A league encounter of the Ranji Trophy.
BCCI invites applications for 2 men's selectors and 4 women's selection committee members
Mohammed Shami carried Bengal to the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by smashing a game-changing 17-ball-32 and bowling 13 dot balls
Skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar (61) and Robin Bist (56) slammed half-centuries as Rajasthan scored 198 for three at stumps against Baroda on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Super League final in Vadodara on Tuesday.
India's batting is a major concern with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggling for runs ahead of the tour of Australia.
Former BCCI president and Tamil Nadu Cricket Association supremo N Srinivasan has made it clear that he would like star players Ravichandran Ashwin and Murali Vijay to play for the state during their upcoming Ranji Trophy quarter-final tie against Karnataka from December 23.
Kishan makes 19 on return to competitive cricket
Musheer Khan, younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan (9), saved his side from a total collapse with an innings of rare maturity that belied his 19 tender years.
The BCCI on Friday announced the India A squad for the upcoming tour of England, featuring a blend of experienced prospects and rising stars.
Former India pacer Karsan Ghavri has been appointed as the coach for the Saurashtra team for the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy.
A round-up of the fourth and final day's play of the Ranji Trophy Super League matches on Thursday
'Ishant has a slight ankle niggle and he would not like to aggravate his injury before the South Africa series'
Once hailed as Indian cricket's next superstar, Prithvi Shaw finds himself at a crossroads.
Shubman Gill's position in the Indian cricket team has become a topic of discussion.
Rahul Dravid is to straightaway plunge into domestic cricket after playing in the drawn second and final Test against England at Mohali.
Domestic cricketers will be again having a flow income which had stopped.
Mumbai clinched their 15th Irani Trophy title, ending a 27-year wait with a commanding performance that reaffirmed their status as a powerhouse in Indian cricket.
Ishan Kishan's reluctance to play first-class cricket and focus only on the IPL forced the BCCI to make a minimum number of Ranji Trophy games mandatory for players in order to be eligible for IPL's auction pool.
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.
Dhawal Kulkarni had figures of five for 32 as Saurashtra were shot out for only 82 runs in the second innings of the Ranji Trophy final, on Day 3.
Karun Nair is only the second Indian to score a triple hundred in Test cricket.
The triumphant Mumbai team will receive an additional Rs 5 crore for its unprecedented 42nd Ranji Trophy title after the state cricket association doubled the prize purse on Thursday.
At 17 years and 168 days, Mhatre broke the previous record set by India batter Jaiswal, who was 17 years and 291 days when he achieved the feat while playing for Mumbai against against Jharkhand in 2019.
India captain Rohit Sharma was named the 'Men's International Cricketer of the Year', while former head coach Rahul Dravid was conferred with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the Ceat Cricket Rating Awards 2023-24 here on Wednesday.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah produced his career-best spell in first-class cricket as Gujarat staged a sensational comeback to beat Jharkhand by 123 runs and reach their second ever final of the Ranji Trophy cricket Tournament. Bumrah finished with figures of six for 29 and alongside veteran pacer R P Singh plotted the downfall of Jharkhand, who were skittled out for 111 in their second innings after being set a target of 235 runs on day four of the semifinal.
'Winning even one Ranji Trophy title is a great achievement and to win 10 out of 10 is absolutely amazing.'
After a stellar performance in domestic cricket, premier batter Karun Nair is confident of reclaiming his India cap.
Despite three half-centuries being scored, Rajasthan's bowlers emerged on top, having reduced Baroda to 324 for eight at the end of the third day's play in the Ranji Trophy Super League final in Vadodara on Thursday. At stumps, on the third day of the five-day match, Baroda still trail by 70 runs, in reply to the visitor's 394.
