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Captain Faiz Fazal struck an unbeaten half century to lead Vidarbha to an easy seven-wicket win over Baroda in their Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day match on Tuesday.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya, out of cricket since September due to back injury, has been named in the Baroda squad for their Group A Ranji Trophy game against Mumbai commencing in Mumbai on December 14.

When Australia suffered a humiliating defeat at home at the hands of India in the Under-19 tri-series, a Barodian was credited for the incredible victory.

Maharashtra's Vijay Zol has been named captain of the Indian junior team that will compete in a tri-series to be played in Australia in June-July.

Unbeaten half-centuries by Uttar Pradesh tail-enders -- Kuldeep Yadav (77 not out) and Saurabh Kumar (85 not out) -- guided the team to 360 for seven against Baroda on the opening day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match here.

Uttar Pradesh bagged three points on back of their first innings lead in a drawn Group A Ranji Trophy game against Baroda at the Gold Club ground.

Rattled over the recent defeat against Madhya Pradesh on their home ground, Baroda Ranji selectors have decided to bring back pacers Irfan Pathan and Munaf Patel to the team.

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken on academic roles at the University of Oxford and Stanford University. He joined Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government as a distinguished fellow and member of the world leaders circle, while at Stanford, he became a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, focusing on global security, economic policy, and technology. Sunak expressed excitement to contribute to research and policy on both sides of the Atlantic.

Baroda and Kerala kept themselves in the hunt for a berth in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 All India tournament final by defeating Rajasthan and Bengal respectively in low-scoring Group B matches on Friday.

Deepak Hooda and Bhargav Bhatt claimed five wickets each to help Baroda register a nail-biting win against Karnataka in a Group A Ranji Trophy match and keep their quarter-final hopes alive on Tuesday.

It seems to be the end of the road for Baroda cricketers Irfan Pathan and Munaf Patel this Ranji season.The duo has again been left out of Baroda's next Ranji game against Madhya Pradesh that will be played in the city.

Fast bowler Siddarth Kaul starred with the ball before Punjab put up an all-round batting effort to register a three-wicket win over Baroda in an Elite Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday.

All-rounder Yusuf Pathan has been dropped from the Baroda team that will be playing in the Vijay Hazare One Day Tournament at Delhi from February 25.

When the India Under-19 cricket team tours Australia next month, it will have two Baroda players on its side.

The first semifinal of Gujarat Swarnim G1 Reliance One Day Cricket Tournament 2014 was played on Sunday between Saurashtra1 vs Baroda2 here at Saurashtra Cricket Association ground at Khandheri on outskirts of the city.

Baroda pipped Uttar Pradesh by three runs to regain the National T20 title for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in a thrilling last ball finish at the Wankhede stadium.

Gujarat-1 will take on Saurashtra-1 in the final of the G1 Reliance One-day Tournament. In the first semifinal, Saurashtra-1 defeated Baroda-2 by 79 runs, while Gujarat-1 defeated Saurashtra-2 by a massive 227-run margin in the second semifinal.

Maharashtra batsman Vijay Zol has been named captain of the India Under-19 squad for the ACC Asia Cup in the UAE, which will begin on December 28.

India's latest T20 international recruits Rishabh Pant and Yuzavendra Chahal warmed up for the upcoming England series in fine style by starring in Reliance 1's title triumph in the 13th DY Patil T20 Cup.

Young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant gave one more display of his talent as he starred in Reliance 1's crushing 10-wicket win over Canara Bank in the 13th DY Patil T20 Cup in neighbouring Navi Mumbai here today.

Close on the heels of Parveez Rasool's selection in the Indian team for the Zimbabwe tour, another J&K Shubham Khajuria was selected in the India U-19 squad for the tour of Sri Lanka.

Young Sumit Kumar produced a scintillating all-round performance as Haryana defeated Baroda by 58 runs in the Elite Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy National One-Day tournament on Saturday.

The year 2013 has seen Gujarat shining in all quarters, as our sparkling celebs made headlines with their powerful performances in showbiz and sports.