Arzan Nagwaswalla

Left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla, who will fly to the UK with the Indian team as a stand-by player, says shutting down comparisons, staying patient and focussing on routine played a key role in yielding the desired outcome for him.

Mohammed Azharudeen’s unbeaten 149* helped Kerala post 418/7 at stumps on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Gujarat. Resuming at 206/4, Kerala recovered from an early setback, with Azharudeen and Salman Nizar contributing significantly. Despite the strong position, Kerala's cautious approach allowed Gujarat a chance to fight back. Arzan Nagwaswalla took three wickets for Gujarat.

The India A bowlers had a tough time on the field as Pieter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa A to 343 for three at stumps on day one of the opening unofficial Test on Tuesday.

Left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla's four-wicket haul and crucial batting performance led Gujarat to a thrilling one-wicket victory over Andhra in their Ranji Trophy Group B match. Despite Andhra's Lalith Mohan's seven-wicket effort, Gujarat chased down the 144-run target, thanks to Nagwaswalla and Priyajitsin Jadeja's unbeaten partnership, securing six points for Gujarat.

Gujarat advanced to the Ranji Trophy semifinals after defeating Saurashtra by an innings and 98 runs. Key players Priyajit Jadeja and Arzan Nagwaswalla led the bowling attack. Saurashtra was dismissed for 197 runs in their second innings. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 2 runs. Gujarat's performance sends a strong message to their upcoming opponents.

Left-arm pace bowler Arzan Nagwaswalla was "speechless" before his eyes were filled with tears during the seven-hour journey from Ahmedabad to his village Nargol in Valsad, Gujarat, on Friday when he received news of his selection as a standby to Indian squad for the England tour.

Led by Arzan Nagwaswalla's three wickets, Gujarat bowlers produced a disciplined show and restricted Saurashtra to 217 for five on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal on Saturday.

The name Arzan Nagwaswalla made news when the left arm pacer from Gujarat was included in the Indian squad for the UK tour (WTC final and 5 Test series vs England) as a reserve player. The 23 year old has been doing well for Gujarat in the domestic circuit, and the BCCI clearly kept an eye on his progress.

The BCCI on Friday announced a 20-man squad for the World Test Championship Final and 5-Test series against England. The squad saw the return of Ravindra Jadeja and Hanuma Vihari, who missed out on the England series in India with injuries. Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested for the fourth Test and the limited-over series against England also made a comeback in the squad for the four-month long tour.

Shubham Sharma hit a patient 92 to guide Madhya Pradesh to 235 for 7 on the opening day of their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat here on Thursday.

India A made a cautious reply to South Africa A's mammoth 509 for seven declared as they ended day 2 of the opening unofficial Test at 125 for one here on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu’s left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore was on Wednesday named in the Rest of India (ROI) squad for the Irani Cup to be played against 2019-20 Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra from October 1-5 at Rajkot.

8,2,4,8,7,5,0,0 could sound similar to the digits in a telephone directory but these were individual scores from Punjab’s famed batting line-up, that resulted in a huge 110-run loss to Gujarat on the final day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match on Wednesday.

Sheldon Jackson struck a gritty hundred before the bowlers shone as Saurashtra gained the upper hand on the second day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal against Gujarat on Sunday.

Young Gujarat left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla, who has been picked up as a stand-by player in the Indian team for the World Test Championship final and away series against England, is the only active 'Parsi' cricketer currently plying his trade in the domestic circuit and stands out for his pace.

On way back from Ahmedabad to Nargol, his village which is located on Gujarat's border with Maharashtra and is known for being the residence of many Parsees like him since ages, Arzan Nagwaswalla was lost in thoughts: while he had never played in the IPL, this was the first time when a big team, the Mumbai Indians, had roped in him as a net bowler.

Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta feels that the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) senior selection committee should have included left-arm pace bowler Jaydev Unadkat for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka between July 13 and 25.

Cheteshwar Pujara and Suryakumar Yadav played crucial innings to put West Zone in a commanding position against Central Zone on the second day of the Duleep Trophy semi-final in Alur, Karnataka on Thursday.