Rahul Dravid returns to club cricket with a century

BANGALORE: Rahul Dravid marked his return to club cricket with a century as Bangalore United Cricket Club (BUCC) snatched the first innings honours as their KSCA second division (Group I) match against Sri Jayachamarajendra Cricket Club (SJCC) ended in a draw.
The former India captain scored a stroke-filled 72-bal 107 studded with 15 boundaries and three sixes while skipper Zeeshan Ali Syed cracked an unbeaten 128.Dravid and Syed stitched a fifth-wicket partnership of 159 runs as BUCC, in reply to SJCC's 259, declared their innings at 430, snatching a 171-run first innings lead.
Brief scores: Sri Jayachamarajendra CC: 259/9 in 90 overs (Asraar Ali 28, Raghavendra Prasad S 63, Yusuf Aziz 52, Pradyumna M 70; Noel Jayaprakash 3-41, Vikram Venkatesh 3/42) and 53 for 4 in 25 overs (Parappa 2-20, Raunak Shah 2-18) drew with Bangalore United CC (1): 430/6 in 82 overs (Sharath Srinivas 51, Nihal Ullal 69, Zeeshan Ali Syed 128 n.o., Rahul Dravid 108, Vikram Venkatesh 40; Raghavendra Prasad S 3-106).