Robin Bist

Life's a puzzle! And, no body knows it better than Robin Bist. The Rajasthan batsman was looking forward to a great West Indies tour, but ultimately ended up fracturing his right thumb, while fielding in the last Test.

After a dream domestic season, Rajasthan's Ranji Trophy hero Robin Bist is on a mission: to make himself good enough to represent the country.

Tripura seamer Rana Dutta claimed a career-best 6/58 as Himachal Pradesh were left to stare at an innings defeat in their Ranji Trophy group C match at Bengal Cricket Academy ground on Saturday.

Having failed to score big in the last two Ranji Trophy outings this season, right-hand batsman Amit Gautam has been dropped for the next match that Rajasthan will play against Andhra Pradesh on January 3 at the SMS Stadium.

The relationship between batsman Robin Bist and Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) that had turned sour last year has finally resulted in the former leaving the state to play for Sikkim in the upcoming domestic season.

A collective effort helped Himachal Pradesh climb to second place in group C with a thrilling five-wicket win over Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy cricket fixture at JSCA International Stadium Complex on Tuesday.

Wicketkeeper batsman Chetan Bist has been dropped by the state selectors for the next two games that Rajasthan will play against Gujarat and Kerala in Jaipur and Trivandrum respectively. The opener has been replaced by Manender Singh who is more of a T20 specialist and comes with an experience of 11 first-class matches.

The national selectors on Wednesday at Chennai, picked the India 'A' team for the match against the touring England side, to be played from 30 October to 1 November at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Left-hander Suresh Raina will lead the side.

Southpaw Ashok Menaria's good run with the bat has landed him the captaincy of Rajasthan after Robin Bist failed both as a batsman and captain. Bist has been dropped from the list of probables, replaced by Arjit Gupta.

Himachal Pradesh staged a comeback and were 232/6 in their Group C Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad, taking their overall lead to 142 runs with four wickets remaining on Saturday.

The three-day India A camp started on a lacklustre note as batsmen like Ajinkya Rahane, Robin Bist, Cheteshwar Pujara were not provided with a single net-bowler by the DDCA.

In the semifinals on Wednesday, the Rovers got the better of India Pistons while Globe Trotters cruised past CromBest.

Despite being the highest scorer in the Ranji Trophy, Robin Bist watched the IPL from the bench.

Young captain, pace pack at its peak, batsmen playing the perfect second fiddle and an underlying feeling of team spirit helped Rajasthan cap off domestic season with a berth in the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy last season.

Jammu and Kashmir began 2019 in style as they defeated hosts Assam by four wickets in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game on Tuesday.

L Suryaprakash (163) and R Kavin (110) added 259 runs in 55.5 overs to help Grand Slam score 430 for 5 against Swaraj CC on the first day of the TNCA first division match on Monday.

The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) may have been banned but the Indian cricket board (BCCI) doesn't want the players of the state to face the music.

Grand Slam scored a 19-run victory over Vijay CC in their TNCA Group B first-division league clash here on Monday. Grand Slam, who had a slender lead of 16 in their first innings, made 188 in their second essay.

Opener Amitkumar Gautam struck a patient 93 as Rajasthan ended the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match against Uttar Pradesh at a decent 221/5 on Wednesday.

Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) has signed former Mumbai captain Aditya Tare and Jiwanjot Singh as their new outstation players for the upcoming domestic season.

Rajasthan bowlers, led by left-arm medium pacer Aniket Choudhary, skittled out Assam for 108 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group C game on Thursday.

Cheteshwar Pujara has made a name for himself by doing the rescue act on numerous occasions in the past and the 31-year-old did that again on Tuesday - this time for his TNCA first division side Mylapore Recreation Club 'A'. Pujara, who made his TNCA league 'debut', scored a majestic 163 that helped MRC 'A' end Day 1 on 309-3 against CromBest at the VB Nest ground.

Team Rajasthan appear to be in a 'good shape'. Out of 29 players who underwent the Yo-Yo Test on Thursday morning, 27 cleared the strength and endurance test conducted at the RCA Academy.

Left-arm spinner M Suresh Babu took 5 for 6 to help India Pistons register a 217-run win over Swaraj CC in their TNCA first division clash here on Monday.

Rajasthan conceded the first innings lead to Jharkhand but remained in the hunt for victory in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game in Ranchi on Wednesday.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Chetan Bist scored an unbeaten 146 in Rajasthan's 300 for 3 against Jammu and Kashmir in a Ranji Trophy group C encounter on Thursday.

Saurashtra strengthened their position as they bowled out hosts Rajasthan for 275 to take a big first-innings lead of 259 runs in their Group B Ranji Trophy match on Monday. Following on, Rajasthan were 13 for no loss in their second innings at stumps on the third day.

Amit Mishra bowled 29 overs without much success on his return as Jharkhand thrashed Haryana by 10 wickets to finish with 7 points in a Ranji Trophy group B encounter on Friday.

On a roll after recording two convincing victories despite their opening game being called off due to a wet outfield, Chandigarh will aim to complete a hat-trick of wins when they take on Sikkim in a Round 4 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy at the Guru Nanak College Ground in Chennai on Sunday.

Offie M Prabhu (7-37) helped India Pistons register a comfortable 10-wicket win over AG’s Office in their TNCA Group A first division league clash here on Friday.