Riding on the Indian's knock, which was the only half-century in the innings, Leicestershire made 225 all out
The Punjab batsman gave the initiative to Leicestershire on a fruitful day against Essex.
India discard Dinesh Mongia is frustrated at being overlooked for the ongoing series against Sri Lanka despite a fine showing for Leicestershire in England recently.
Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Dinesh Mongia will lead the India Seniors, India 'A' and India 'B' teams respectively.
The India discard scored an unbeaten 104 off 105 balls in a two-wicket victory over Warwickshire.
However, other Indians playing in county cricket -- Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan -- ended up on the losing side.
They beat England 'A' by two wickets in the second one-dayer to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match cricket series.
The trio will make way for Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Murali Kartik.
Punjab raced away to 370 in the second innings after taking a 20-run first innings lead against Baroda.
The left hander was unbeaten on 135 as the Board President's XI reached 320 for five, a lead of 94, on the second day of the tour match against South Africa.
Dinesh Mongia said that all-rounders now had a crucial role to play in a team's performance.
The left-hander may join the team for the last three ODI matches.
The Punjab spinner bagged 4 for 99 as North Zone scored a 21-run victory over West Zone in the Duleep Trophy match.
Dinesh Mongia hit 116 and Sridharan Sriram 92 as India 'A' beat England 'A' by 55 runs in the first of the three-match one-day series.
An unbeaten 48 from Dinesh Mongia steered India 'A' to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan 'A' in the Kenstar Asian A Teams' tournament.
Punjab speedsters Gagandeep Singh and Vaneet Sharma picked five wickets each in the 'Elite' Ranji Trophy match.
Punjab recoverd from a bad start to score 312 for 3 at close on day 3 of their Ranji Trophy match against UP.
All-rounder Dinesh Mongia claimed innocence and is mulling legal action against New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent, who has alleged that the former India cricketer was involved in fixing during the unsanctioned and the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL).
Punjab batsmen piled the misery on Kerala as they amassed a huge first inning score of 541-7 before play was called off due to rain.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
Vijay Shankar could well be the 'joker in the pack' if the Indian team management decides to try him
Young Rishabh Pant's competition for the second wicketkeeper's slot with veteran Dinesh Karthik will be the highlight of the discussion.
'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room and that respect is earned only when any player puts his hand up in adverse conditions and does his job for the team.'
The eighth edition of the Indian Premier League, says Haresh Pandya, provides Yuvraj Singh a chance to make up for time lost and opportunities missed or squandered.
Ahead of the three-match series, commencing in Dharamsala on Friday, Rajneesh Gupta presents a recap on battles between the two sides over the years.
