Himanshu Rana

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.

India suffered a shock 19-run defeat against Nepal in the U-19 Asia Cup One-day tournament on Sunday.

West Zone and North Zone secured semi-final berths in the Duleep Trophy by taking the first-innings lead in their matches against North East Zone and East Zone respectively. While West obtained a massive 367-run lead over North East Zone at the M A Chidambaram Stadium and opted for batting practice on the fourth and final day on Sunday, North rode on a superb ton by debutant Yash Dhull (193) to overhaul East Zone's total.

Shivam Sharma's three-wicket haul helped Uttar Pradesh restrict Haryana to 242/6 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy match. Despite a strong 178-run partnership between Himanshu Rana and Ankit Kumar, Haryana lost four quick wickets after tea. Rana's century and Kumar's half-century were the highlights before UP bowlers turned the game around.

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.

A four-wicket haul by Bengal pacer Ishan Porel helped India notch up a massive 189-run win over South Africa in a warm-up match ahead of the U-19 World Cup on Tuesday.

Himanshu Rana’s unbeaten 138 took India Pistons to 220 for 2 before rain halted play in their TNCA first division clash against Globe Trotters here on Sunday. In another match, Bhargav Merai's unbeaten 102 was instrumental in Grand Slam scoring 252 for 5 against Nelson. Apart from Bhargav, Adithya Ganesh shone with 51.

Haryana opener Ankit Kumar hit a ton, while Himanshu Rana and Rahul Tewatia scored half-centuries. But they lost four wickets for just 31 runs, after which Rahul Tewatia and Sumit Kumar held fort to take the team to 338/6.

A courier delivery man, Himanshu Rana, tragically died in Ahmedabad after being injured by banned Chinese kite thread. Initially mistaken for murder, police investigation, aided by CCTV footage, revealed Rana riding his motorcycle before being fatally injured by the thread near Ghodasar Circle. The incident highlights the danger posed by the readily available banned thread.

Skipper Himanshu Rana led from the front with his fourth first-class century as Haryana reached 204/3 in a strong reply to Punjab's mammoth 444 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group F fixture here on Friday.

Defending champions Saurashtra were staring at defeat after being left tottering at 148 for six in their second innings against Haryana in their Ranji Trophy Group A match on Saturday. With Haryana left-arm spinner grabbing three wickets on day two of the contest to wipe out Saurashtra's top order, the side led by India cricketer Jaydev Unadkat could lose the match on Day 3 itself as the defending champions have a lead of just 93 runs and only the tail-enders to fall back on.

With an aim to bring some festive cheer into the lives of underprivileged and specially abled, a group of seven engineering students have taken the task of gathering financial resources for them through a “wish car”.

India-U-19 look to build on gains from game 2.

Riding on half centuries by opener Himanshu Rana, N Rathva and MS Bhadange, India Blue comfortably defeated India Green by four wickets in an ODI match as part of the U-19 Challenger Men's Trophy.

Riding on top-order batter Himanshu Rana's fourth List-A century and a four-for from pacer Anshul Kamboj, Haryana crushed five-time champions Tamil Nadu by 63 runs to enter their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy final on Wednesday.

Jeremy Lalrinnunga has been flirting with sporting immortality even before becoming a teenager, and if the early signs are correct, he could become the first Indian to win a Youth Olympic gold medal, come Monday.

The equation was quite simple, Chandigarh needed 73 off the last 10 when skipper Manan Vohra departed after registering a well-deserved century. The onus was on Ankit Kaushik and the youngster did it in style to help the UT side open their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign with a three-wicket victory over Haryana on Sunday.

Chasing 256, Himanshu Rana's 87-ball 101 went in vain as India U-19 succumbed to a 23-run defeat against England in the opening game of five-match Youth One-day International (ODI) series at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.

Domestic giants Mumbai crashed out of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after suffering their third straight defeat this time by eight wickets against Haryana in an Elite E Group league game on Friday. The loss meant Mumbai's campaign is over, although they still have two more games left in hand.

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.

A blistering 151-run stand for the sixth wicket from 92 deliveries between Rahul Tewatia (91 n.o., 8x4, 5x6) and Himanshu Rana (89 n.o., 5x4, 3x6) helped Haryana score 310 for 5 and notch up a 77-run victory over Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the IIT-Sanmar ground on Tuesday.

Rahul Tewatia celebrated his maiden India call-up with a 39-ball 73 but his effort went in vain as Chandigarh secured a thrilling three-wicket win over Haryana in their Vijay Hazare Trophy Group E opener on Sunday.

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.