Round 7 of the Ranji Trophy ended today (February 19) and here’s how the India team contenders fared in their latest league games.
Shivam Dube: Dube scored an unbeaten 121 in the first innings against Assam, scoring his fourth first-class hundred of the season. Dube quickly reached his hundred in an innings that included 11 fours and five sixes, with four walks at 60-4. This allowed the team to win by his one inning and him 80 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane: Rahane made headlines at the age of 18 when he was dismissed against Assam for interfering with the pitch, but the ban was later reversed by a rival team. it was done. Rahane failed to capitalize on their chances and added four more points. The suspended Indian batsman has not been able to make a mark this season, averaging 16 and 50 runs and scoring 112 runs in eight innings.
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Gaikwad, who was recently selected in India’s Test squad for the South Africa series, scored a total of 100, falling four points short of 100 in his first match back from injury Did. Maharashtra remained unbeaten for four till the second innings as they drew the match against service.
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Abhimanyu Easwaran: The Bengal opener has been in and out of the Indian team for a while and continues to show why he is a serious performer. Easwaran scored two runs against Bihar and scored over 50 runs in three consecutive innings.
Shardul Thakur: The all-rounder took 10 wickets at 6-21 in the first innings against Assam and helped the rivals to 84 wickets. Thakur often plays for India on overseas tours, and his five-wicket haul was his 14th in 79 matches in first-class cricket. His 10-52 record is the best of his career.
Cheteshwar Pujara: Unlike Rahane, Pujara has been in incredible form this Ranji Trophy season, winning 100 for the second year in a row. Pujara, who started the season with an unbeaten 243, scored 49, 43, 43, 66 and 91 in his next five innings. After two losses against Maharashtra, they bounced back against Rajasthan with scores of 110 and 25, with another century in the final over. He currently has 781 runs at an average of 78.10.
Mukesh Kumar: Mukesh, who played in the second Test between India and England and was rested for the recently concluded third Test, delivered a career-best performance against Bihar. We won a 10-wicket match. The fast Bengali player contributed to his team’s innings victory by clocking 4 minutes 18 seconds in the first innings and 6 minutes 32 seconds in the second innings.
Prithvi Shaw: Shaw scored 159 runs and 45 runs in his second professional match after a long absence due to injury last week, this time scoring 30 off 26 balls against Assam. Did.
Saurabh Kumar: Saurabh, who was selected as a substitute for Ravindra Jadeja in the second Test against England, displayed his all-round skills against Chhattisgarh and took five wickets. He earned a half-century. Kumar, who plays for Uttar Pradesh, led at 5-95 in the first innings and then rescued Uttar Pradesh even after his team fell to 14-2. He took his two wickets in his second innings as well.
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