Right from the hooter it was India forcing the pace and putting Great Britain on the back foot. They were forcing the attacks, creating more circle penetrations but their finishing was letting them down.
India will face Great Britain in their final round robin league-stage match on Friday.
Middle-order batsman Baba Indrajith struck a gutsy unbeaten 120 as India Red finished at 291 for 9 against India Blue at stumps on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy encounter, in Lucknow, on Wednesday.
Ankit Bawne (46, 82), who looked set was out of the last delivery of the day, giving a return catch to pacer Junior Dala. India A require 255 runs on the final day with only four wickets in hand.
Several parties had requested that the session, which was originally scheduled to continue till April 8, be curtailed due to the five assembly elections being held in eight phases till April 29.
Indian film industry had a fun CCL weekend
A look at the reception pictures.
Virender Sehwag celebrated his international retirement with a scintillating ton for Haryana as Jayant Yadav also joined the century-makers' list to help the side post 319 for eight on a dramatic Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy cricket league match against Karnataka on Thursday.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the man and his movie magic.
Kannada actor Ganesh talks about working in the remake of hit film Auto Raja.
'Our sensors allow the missile to locate and identify the target even if it's on the move.'
The film is a mass entertainer that should be watched for Sudeep.
The National award-winning actor walks us through his Bigg BOss experience.
Actress Sanjjanaa, Nikita and many others will feature in this reality show.
"Commission maintains the position that they would not like to keep on being put in the dock for alleged proximity to any political entity," Deputy Election Commissioner in charge of West Bengal Sudeep Jain wrote to Banerjee.
Film folk assembled for a mid-week party at a Mumbai restaurant, when Nikkhil Advani celebrated eight years of his production house Emmay Entertainment.
We take a look at the year's finest films from Telugu cinema!
Choose from the eight releases this week.
The gorgeous Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi opens up about her new role.
Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly box office verdict.
'I knew that since I would be designing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, the aesthetics would have to be correct.' 'He doesn't show poverty in his films.' 'He won't show someone standing on the streets in phate hue kapde.'
Stars spotted at 2016 CCL cricket matches!
On Weekend Ka Vaar, Salman Khan reveals a startling fact about Arhaan Khan.
The film is about reincarnation where the the hero is reborn as an eega (fly).
Stunning looking, Bulbbul keeps the scares to a minimum, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
S S Rajamouli talks about the success of Eega
If an FIR had been registered by the Pen police -- instead of a mere entry in the station diary -- an investigation could have taken place and the body might have been identified as Sheena's, leading to the case being cracked much earlier.
Chesteshwar Pujara displayed his appetite for a big score with a superlative unbeaten 256 as India Blue piled up a mammoth 693 for six in their bid to outbat the Reds on the second day of the Duleep Trophy final.
Joginder Tuteja peeks into the Big B's date diary, and tells us what to expect from him next.
Sources said the police have identified the youths who attacked the CRPF personnel and action against them is expected soon.
'They (the government) want to tame everything.' 'The entire systems they are trying to change.'
A look at the pictures.
The much awaited Celebrity Cricket League will kick start from tomorrow in Bangalore.
Images from Sunday's India-Sri Lanka tri-series match at the Sher-e-Bangla National stadium.
The Tamil film will also star Tamil superstar Vijay and Kannada star Sudeep.
Joginder Tuteja goes back a decade, and looks at the big movies that flopped from 10 years ago.
The monotony is awfully exhausting and drab in the absence of script, craft and nerve-racking unpredictability, feels Sukanya Verma.
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