Atit Sheth

The Kiran More Sports Foundation (KMSF) won the finals of HD Zaveri League Three-Day Tournament 2012-13.

Riding on a century by Saurabh Wakaskar and half-centuries from Mahesh Rawat and SS Shukla, Railways scored 310 all out in reply to Baroda's 183, thereby taking a solid 127-run lead first innings, on the second day of their Group A Ranji Trophy encounter.

Madhya Pradesh are just one wicket away from registering an outright win over Baroda, who were struggling at 114 for nine while chasing 347 on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match.

Baroda defeated arch-rivals Mumbai by 13 runs in the West Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 League opener at the SCA Stadium on Sunday.

Former Saurashtra captain Sitanshu Kotak has been handed the coaching responsibilities for the India 'A' squad which is currently touring Bangladesh for two four-day 'Test' matches, beginning Tuesday. One of the batting coaches at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Kotak will be assisted by Troy Cooley and T Dilip, the national team's fielding coach.

West Zone marched into the semifinals of the Duleep Trophy as they chose to do some batting practice instead of trying to force an outright win against North East Zone at Chepauk on Sunday. The match ended in a draw but Atit Sheth (102 n.o.

India all-rounder Krunal Pandya will lead the Baroda squad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning February 20.

Skipper Krunal Pandya's unbeaten 133 formed the cornerstone of Baroda's 13-run win over Chhattisgarh in an Elite Group A game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Friday, even as Atit Sheth blazed away to a 16-ball 51.

Mohammed Shami's disappointing performance (2/43) contributed to Bengal's 41-run quarterfinal loss to Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Hardik Pandya's Baroda shone with both bat and ball, scoring 172/7 and then restricting Bengal to 131. Meanwhile, Venkatesh Iyer's all-round brilliance propelled Madhya Pradesh to the semi-finals with a six-wicket win over Saurashtra.

The West Zone-North East Zone Duleep Trophy clash at Chepauk ended in a draw but the fourth and final day's play on Sunday witnessed fireworks in the form of Atit Sheth (102 n.o., 10x4, 1x6) and Shams Mulani (97, 12x4). Sheth and Mulani's 179-run stand for the fifth wicket helped West Zone finish on 268-5 before both teams decided to call off the match.

Atit Sheth made a brilliantly-timed fifty as West Zone remained in the race to the Deodhar Trophy final with an edgy one-wicket win over Central Zone on Friday. Sheth (53 not out, 53b, 4x4, 2x6) and Rajvardhan Hangargekar (24, 12 balls, 1x4, 2x6) pulled West Zone out of woods with a quick 39-run stand for the ninth wicket while chasing Central's competitive 243 for 7.

Tamil Nadu remained relevant in the Ranji Trophy after notching up an innings and 57-run win over Baroda at the Motibaug ground in Vadodara on Thursday. Medium-pacer K Vignesh took 5/62 to help TN dismiss Baroda for 259 on the penultimate day of the contest.

Pacer Gaurav Yadav ripped through the Delhi batting line-up with a seven-wicket haul in a devastating spell as Puducherry shot the home side out for 148 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match here on Saturday.

Bengal batters made amends of their poor show in the first innings as they put up a brave fight on Saturday to set up an intriguing final day's play against Baroda in the Elite Group B Ranji Trophy tie at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack. Chasing a huge 349 runs for victory, Bengal skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran stood tall to remain undefeated on a solid 79 facing 119 deliveries.

Delhi's top-order batters continue to struggle against the new ball this season, while Baroda opener Jyotsnil Singh scored an unbeaten 234. Delhi coach Devang Gandhi needs to address the lack of application or technical deficiencies in the batters.

Chandigarh got some respite after two gloomy days as openers Arslan Khan and debutant Harnoor Singh slammed contrasting half-centuries to take help the team reach 177/0 in their second innings after Baroda had amassed 517 in their first essay of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match in Cuttack on Saturday.

Baroda's Mitesh Patel and Atit Sheth staged a recovery, taking the team to 241 for six against Mumbai on day one of the Ranji Trophy opener. Despite early strikes by Mumbai's bowlers, a 130-run stand between Mitesh and Atit revived Baroda's innings.

Pacers Avesh Khan and Atit Sheth starred in Indian Oil's seven-wicket win over DY Patil A in a Group D clash of the 16th DY Patil T20 Cup.

Bruised and battered by first round losses, both Chandigarh and Baroda will hope to gain the upper hand when the two teams face off in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B second round fixture at the Vikash Cricket Ground in Cuttack from Thursday.

Bruised and battered by first round losses, both Chandigarh and Baroda will hope to gain the upper hand when the two teams face off in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B second round fixture at the Vikash Cricket Ground in Cuttack from Thursday.