Mahesh Rawat

Modern day cricket is all about multi-utility players. Railways, in that regard, are not only lucky to have such players in their side but also have two quality wicketkeeper-batsmen in Mahesh Rawat and Amit Paunikar.

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.

India batsman Yuvraj Singh was among three cricketers who underwent random dope tests at the sidelines of the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament on Wednesday.

VARANASI: A notorious criminal Mahesh Rawat alias Gabbar of Beniabagh area, who had fled from the police custody in June this year, was gunned down by the Luxa police on the Aurangabad-Sigra Road on Monday morning.

Gujarat defeated Railways by a massive 294 to carry on their fine run in Group A of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament.

After shinning with the ball, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 178 helped Saurashtra to take first innings lead versus Railways on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match on Tuesday.

In a tragic accident, 25-year-old first-class cricketer Sandeep Singh lost his life after a tractor run over him in his hometown Mundal today.

Coaches of five Central Zone sides have been continuously speaking about playing proper cricketing shots.

Wicket-keeper Naman Ojha led from the front with a quick half-century up the order to help Madhya Pradesh register a five-wicket win over Railways in a Central Zone match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament, here on Sunday.

Railways bowlers wreaked havoc to bundle out Uttar Pradesh for 58 and post a comprehensive 90-run win in a Central Zone leg match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 cricket tournament on Thursday.

With most of his players engaged in the Deodhar and Vijay Hazare Trophy matches, Mumbai coach Vinayak Samant's only grouse was that his team did not have sufficient time to train.

A 134-run stand between opener Shivakant Shukla (83) and middle-order batsman Arindam Ghosh (51) brought Railways back in the match as they require 119 runs to win against Bengal on what promises to be a exciting final day of the Ranji Trophy group A encounter, tomorrow.

Bengal maintained their stranglehold over Railways by extending their lead to 308 runs during yet another day dominated by seam bowlers in a Ranji Trophy group A league encounter.

Four cases of rape were reported in the state capital in the past 24 hours. In the first incident, a student of Class XII allegedly raped a girl and threatened to make public her objectionable MMS clip.

Ganesh Satish scored a patient 78 while Apoorv Wankhede smashed 45-ball 64 as Vidarbha beat Haryana by 68 runs in a group A League match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, on Saturday.

Mayank Agarwal continued his blazing run, notching up a record fifth consecutive hundred to put Karnataka in a winning position against Railways on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Group A clash at the Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.

Hosts Maharashtra bundled out Mumbai for 273 to take the crucial first innings lead in their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy game on Saturday.

Bengal seamers led by Ashok Dinda brought their team back in the match by blowing away Railways top-order after being bowled out for 205 in the first innings of the Ranji Trophy group A encounter on Thursday.

Vidarbha produced a disciplined allround performance to notch up a 23-run win over Railways in a Central Zone T20 game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first against Delhi Daredevils in the third game of the Indian Premier League.

After a brilliant performance throughout the season, Railways have set the standard for themselves. Unfortunately on Tuesday, they were well below their standards in all the departments.

Suresh Raina hit an aggressive 91 in his first first-class match after a brief illness-related lay-off as Uttar Pradesh sniffed victory over Railways on the third and penultimate match of their Group A Ranji Trophy match here today.

Tamil Nadu overcame their first innings batting woes to record a facile 174-run win over Railways in a Ranji Trophy group league encounter on Sunday.

Nothing is more pleasing for a dressing than an experienced campaigner - Siddhesh Lad - and a rookie - Shivam Dubey - putting up their hands and delivering when it matters.

Hyderabad were left fighting to save a follow-on as two left-handers - medium-pacer Kulwant Khejroliya (3/40) and spinner Vikas Mishra (3/36) - struck vital blows to leave the hosts reeling at 194 for eight at stumps on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Group A league match here on Sunday.

A fine bowling performance from India A helped them wrap up hosts Kenya's first innings for a modest 218 on the opening day of their three-day cricket match at Mombasa.

While Vidarbha showed tremendous fight in their opening match against Uttar Pradesh, it was a tame surrender against Railways on Wednesday.

Chasing a paltry 104 runs to win, resurgent Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets at the DY Patil Stadium.