Ashok Sandhu

"Leg-spin is by far the hardest thing to do in cricket," says former England spinner Graeme Swann. "The skill level is above and beyond anything else. It is just too hard to be consistent."

Jyotsnil Singh's unbeaten 165 headlined the day for Baroda as they registered a six-wicket win over TNCA XI in their Buchi Babu all-India invitational tournament clash at the CPT-IP (Turf) ground here on Sunday.

Bengal finished their domestic campaign on a disappointing note, going down to Haryana by five wickets in their last Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group E match at the Eden Gardens on Monday.

Haryana's promising batsman Himanshu Rana has been appointed captain of the India Under-19 squad for next month's two four-day matches against England while compatriot Prithvi Shaw of Mumbai will lead in the subsequent five one-day matches.

Boy from a village of Kaithal district has made history by being the youngest cricketer to be a part of the Haryana Ranji Trophy team.

Into their second domestic season, Chandigarh will get first-hand experience of playing in the Elite Group, when they open their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign against neighbours Haryana in a Group E clash in Kolkata on Sunday.

Saurashtra suffered a shocking 62-run loss at the hands of Services but still managed to finish as Group E toppers and qualified for the knock-out phase of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. At the 22 Yards Academy in Salt Lake, Services rode on Rahul Singh Gahlaut career-best 158 to post a challenging 301 for seven and in reply Saurashtra were bundled out for 233 in 43.1 overs.

He doesn't quite understand much about a term called 'conflict of interest' which has kept India Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid's presence in the forthcoming tour to England on hold, but teenaged batting sensation Prithvi Shaw is hoping that the batting legend is there to guide the Colts during the trip.

He doesn't quite understand much about a term called 'conflict of interest' which has kept India Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid's presence in the forthcoming tour to England on hold, but teenaged batting sensation Prithvi Shaw is hoping that the batting legend is there to guide the Colts during the trip.