Atharva Taide slammed a century to power Vidarbha to a 38-run win over Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final.
Abhishek Sharma smashed an incendiary 84 to fashion India's 48-run victory against New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international in Nagpur on Wednesday.
Unlike in the past, both Saurashtra and Vidarbha do not have any superstars in their line-up.
Rinku smashed 17 fours and six sixes during his stay in the middle. He was batting on 98 at stumps on the third evening and faced a total of 247 balls across two days.
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Karnataka, Maharashtra register innings wins to go 1-2 in Group B of Ranji Tropphy.
Harsh Dubey wants to represent India but the Vidarbha spin bowling all-rounder is in no hurry to don the national team jersey.
Opener Musheer Khan (112) and veteran Siddhesh Lad (100 not out) hit centuries to rally Mumbai to 289/5 on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match against Himachal Pradesh.
Vimal Khumar and Pradosh Ranjan Paul struck massive hundreds as Tamil Nadu piled up 399 for two against Nagaland on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Dimapur on Saturday.
Karun Nair played a pivotal role in Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy title last season, which also helped him make a comeback to the Indian Test team after a long gap of eight years.
Gill overcame cramp to make 87 and take India close to the finish line on a two-paced, turning wicket at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium after Axar Patel scored 52 in a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket.
The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) has announced a cash reward of Rs 3 crore for its Ranji Trophy winning side, apart from separate cash incentives for the support staff and some of its players. The VCA also felicitated Akshay Wakhare on his retirement. Vidarbha forced a draw against Kerala in the summit clash and clinched the title on the basis of their first innings lead of 37 runs at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha.
The BCCI unveiled the fresh jersey on Wednesday, just ahead of the Champions Trophy, showcasing a prominent display of the Indian Tricolour.
India handed ODI debuts to opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and fast bowler Harshit Rana in the series opener against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, on Thursday.
The experienced trio of Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube failed with the bat to leave Mumbai India reeling against Vidarbha on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy semi-finals.
Despite enduring severe cramps that had him hopping in pain and necessitated physio attention, Gill played a key role in anchoring India's chase on a tricky, two-paced surface at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium.
Vidarbha, who have remained unbeaten in the premier domestic competition this season, qualified for the summit clash after a commanding 80-run win over defending champions Mumbai.
Choose Your India team for the first ODI against England in Nagpur.
Harshit Rana returned to take 3 big wickets and become the first Indian bowler to take 3 wickets on debut across 3 formats.
'It was a tough situation to be in. Emotionally, mentally. But yeah, it really taught me a lot of things about myself as a person and about my cricket. So, I am really grateful for those learnings.'
Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the first One-Day International in Nagpur.
Images from the first One-Day International between India and England in Nagpur, on Thursday.
India's charismatic middle-order batter in T20 cricket Suryakumar Yadav made his Test debut along with wicketkeeper K S Bharat.
Four bookies arrested from stadium in Nagpur during India-Australia Test
The second game in the three match T20I series between India and Australia will be played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur starting 7.30 pm today.
Rohit shot down suggestions that India had rolled out a 'doctored pitch' for the contest.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took to the nets during India's training session at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
'It's really embarrassing, the scuppering of our plans to get some practice sessions on that Nagpur wicket.'
Besides scoring 13 runs, CJI Bobde also bowled two overs, giving away 17 runs
As per reports in Australian media, the ICC and match referee has given an 'average' rating to both pitches.
Cummins won an important toss but Australia could not quite vindicate his decision to bat
Jadeja raised 81 runs for the unbroken eighth wicket with Axar Patel (52) to drive home India's advantage.
IMAGES from the 2nd T20I played between India and Australia in Nagpur on Friday.
Legendary wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist believes Australia will play all-rounder Cameron Green as a pure batter at No 6 in the first Test against India.
In honour of the legendary Indian cricketer - Sachin Tendulkar, a life-size statue will be unveiled at the Wankhede during the 2023 World Cup.
'He (Virat) is certainly one who can push us back and we will have to get the better of him'
Alongside the experienced Nathan Lyon could play rookie Todd Murphy, who is yet to play an international match.
Team India began their preparation for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Speaking at the post-match presentation, where he was named 'Man of the Match' Rohit said he was surprised by his own batting.
Indian batters committed themselves to doubles shift in the nets against slow bowlers
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