Bhargav Bhatt

Baroda left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt was awarded the Madhavrao Scindia Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (for bagging the highest number of wickets in the Ranji Trophy, 2010-11.

At 12.30 pm, Bhargav Bhatt, a spirited marathoner, touched the finish line.

He made his Ranji Trophy debut last year against Maharashtra in Pune and has played all of seven matches. Yet, Baroda's left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt has become this season's top wicket-taker in the league round.

The first day of a four-day cricket match between Kanpur and Baroda was played at Motibaug Cricket Ground. Kanpur put on a respectable score of 7 for 225 in their first innings, batting first. However, they lost their top three batsmen, and Dhruv Chand Jurel, Aryan Juyal, and Madhav Kaushik each scored only 26 runs. Dhruv Chand, who had scored a double hundred against Nagaland in the previous match, was not in the same touch. He handed over a catch to Mitesh Patel of Bhargav Bhatt, his 26 runs coming in 66 balls consisting of 4 boundaries. Skipper Karan Sharma and Priyam Garg checked the rot and added 68 runs in 156 balls for the fourth wicket. Bhargav Bhatt broke their partnership, claiming Priyam Garg's wicket. Priyamanshu caught him at deep, contributing 52 runs hitting 6 boundaries and a six. The score was 123 runs at this juncture. Up lost two more quick wickets of Karan Sharma (23) and Rinku Singh (2). They were reduced to 139 for 6 with Saurabh Kumar and Akshadeep Nath trying to check

Experienced batter Kedar Devdhar will lead Baroda in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy while Bhargav Bhatt will be his deputy, a top official said on Sunday.

He had sensed that something was wrong when he managed to pick up just five wickets in 2011-12 after bagging a record 47 wickets in the previous season.

Baroda spinner Bhargav Bhatt has been picked up for the 15- member Indian team that will participate in Emerging Players cricket tournament in Australia.

The fight for son-rise among the veteran Rathwa trio dealt a major blow to Congress after 10-time MLA from Chhota Udepur, Mohansinh Rathwa, joined BJP on Tuesday. Rathwa, 78, donned the saffron in presence of state BJP general secretary Bhargav Bhatt and Pradipsinh Vaghela at in Ahmedabad.

All-rounders Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda have been named in the 22-member Baroda squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy National T20 Championships, starting January 10.

Vadodara students when 8000 of them made a painting under the aegis of Vadodara Marathon. We are expecting over 30,000 students tomorrow," coordinator for the event Bhargav Bhatt said.

Bhargav Bhatt finished with 7/113. For Windies A, Leon Johnson scored maximum 91 while Kraigg Brathwaite made a brisk 82 in their side's solid total.

India all-rounder Krunal Pandya will lead the Baroda squad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning February 20.

Mumbai were ahead by 257 runs in the first innings after Musheer Khan struck an unbeaten 203, with Baroda reaching 127/2 in reply by the close of play on day two of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final in Mumbai on Saturday. Bhargav Bhatt toiled to return a seven-wicket haul but Musheer worked his way to a fine unbeaten double hundred, powering Mumbai to 383 in the first innings at the BKC Ground.

Left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt returned with a five-wicket haul as Baroda bundled Puducherry out for 155 in their first innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match on Saturday. Bhatt ran through the Puducherry top and lower-order batting line up, conceding 49 runs for his five wickets from 22.5 overs.

India U-19 World Cup star Musheer Khan came to Mumbai's rescue with his maiden first class hundred as the hosts recovered from a precarious position to reach 248 for five on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Baroda in Mumbai on Friday. The 18-year-old Musheer, who was among the leading run-scorers in the recently-concluded U-19 World Cup in South Africa, was at the forefront of Mumbai's recovery who were jolted multiple times after electing to bat here at the BKC Ground.

A patient 82 by opener Kraigg Brathwaite helped West Indies A reach a decent 283/6 in 90 overs on Day 1 after opting to bat in second unofficial four day 'Test'.

30, 35 and 38 were the only notable partnerships for Chandigarh before being bundled out for a meagre 168 in 62.3 overs, and merely two sessions into the first day's play of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Baroda in Cuttack. Baroda made good use of the remaining overs to pile up 80 for 1 and trail by 88 runs at stumps.

AHMEDABAD: Radiologist Dr Viral Shah was freed here on Thursday following a Gujarat High Court order which stayed investigations against him.