Baba Indrajith

Skipper R Sai Kishore led by example before Baba Indrajith and Boopathi Kumar struck useful half-centuries to hand Tamil Nadu advantage in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Saurasthra in Coimbatore on Saturday. Thanks to their efforts, Tamil Nadu reached 300 for six at stumps on the second day of the match, giving them a lead of 117 runs with four first-innings wickets in hand.

A brilliant 154 by skipper Abhinav Mukund and half-centuries by Dinesh Karthik and Baba Indrajith enabled Tamil Nadu reach 398 for six in their first innings on the penultimate day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match.

Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match on Thursday.

All-rounder Baba Indrajith was named captain of the Tamil Nadu team for the upcoming Ranji season. The state selection committee named Indrajith as captain for the domestic season 2018-2019, a media release from TNCA said.

Captaincy has both burdened great cricketers and turned ordinary players into gems. Tamil Nadu skipper Baba Indrajith is the kind that relishes the responsibility.

Baba Indrajith was included into the Tamil Nadu squad for the upcoming Ranji matches against Mumbai and Railways. Indrajith - who had missed the first half of the season as he was recuperating from a shoulder injury - had cleared the fitness tests conducted earlier this week but there seems to have been a miscommunication between the physio and team management.

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad expressed his concerns about various "laughable things" within Indian cricket, one of which includes the exclusion of Kerala spinner Jalaj Saxena from South Zone's squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy commencing on June 28.

Dinesk Karthik missed out on a ton by just five runs while Kaushik Gandhi hit an unbeaten 71 to help Tamil Nadu overcome early jitters and reach a commanding 262 for four against Madhya Pradesh on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match on Thursday.

Ishan Kishan returned to First-Class cricket with a century, guiding India C to a strong position at 357 for five against India B in the Duleep Trophy. His innings of 111 runs were supported by Baba Indrajith's 78 and Ruturaj Gaikwad's unbeaten 46. Mukesh Kumar took three wickets for India B.

Minutes after Baba Indrajith scored a defining century on Thursday, Dinesh Karthik tweeted, "Yet another High quality 100 from a terrific player in a highly intense Duleep trophy final. What a terrific first class record so far. India call round the corner ?? Well played indutta"

Skipper Indrajith's dismissal left Tamil Nadu in a tricky situation while chasing Delhi’s first innings score of 303. Indrajith knew Tamil Nadu should have done better than finish the second day at 213/5.

All-rounder Vijay Shankar will lead Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group'C' League matches to be held here from September 19.

The last few weeks have been eventful for Baba Indrajith. After being picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 20 lakh at the IPL auctions, the 27-year-old has begun the Ranji Trophy season with a bang --- scoring back-to-back hundreds.

There was more despair than hope in captain Baba Indrajith’s voice on Thursday as yet another Ranji Trophy season ended in disappointment for Tamil Nadu. Even though weather played a part in the initial stages of the tournament, that could hardly be an excuse for the side’s poor performance, especially towards the business end of the competition.

Tamil Nadu’s Baba Indrajith and left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore have been named in the South Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy scheduled to be held from September 8-25. Tamil Nadu’s M Shahrukh Khan has been named as one of the standby.

In the second innings of the Tamil Nadu-Saurashtra Ranji Trophy match on Wednesday, India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja made a big impact, taking three wickets and scoring a run-a-ball 45 as the hosts lost by 232 runs. Left-arm spinner Chetan Sakariya also had a good day, taking two wickets. The match was close throughout, but in the end, Tamil Nadu managed to hold on for a win.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya will be leading an India A side in a three-day warm-up game against Australia at the Brabourne Stadium from February 16-18.

Baba Indrajith's scintillating hundred and Krishnappa Gowtham's rearguard 43 took South Zone past West Zone's first-innings total on an interesting second day of the Duleep Trophy final.

An unbeaten 103 by V Yo Mahesh, batting at No. 9 combined with a superb 152 by Baba Indrajith helped Tamil Nadu post 450 and grab a vital 76-run lead against Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy Group C match on Thursday.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to field against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL match on Saturday. Umesh Yadav missed out due to a muscle pull and Harshit Rana replaced him in the KKR playing XI.