Ankit Bawne

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jaydev Unadkat played starring roles for their respective teams in the semi-finals

A snapshot of all significant upcoming milestones as India's biggest domestic tournament gets underway

The Maharashtra batsman was going through a lean patch when he decided to seek some advice. What happened next? A brilliant hundred in the Duleep Trophy

Rasikh Salam's two-year ban has brought age-fudging back into the spotlight. What steps has the BCCI taken to combat it, and why is it so difficult to eradicate?

The squad includes two players from the runner-up side Saurashtra: wicketkeeper Snell Patel and left-arm spinner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja

Jalaj Saxena, Avesh Khan, Ricky Bhui and Mayank Markande have earned call-ups for the first game against England Lions, which begins on February 7

West Indies used seven bowlers, of whom four went wicketless as Ankit Bawne smashed his third hundred in four innings after Mayank Agarwal's brisk 90

Talking points from the first week of the tournament, including a mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu

The Maharashtra batsman shepherded a lower-order resistance to help India to a lead of 31 runs in the first innings

India A have clinched the two-match series 1-0 after a well-fought second unofficial Test ended in a wet draw

The batsman was stumped on 80 and explained he wanted to get to his century before the second new ball was taken

India A rode on Vihari's unbeaten 138 and Bawne's 80 to finish the first day on 322 for 4 in the second unofficial Test against South Africa A

Shahbaz Nadeem will take his place in the India A squad, which will now be led by Ankit Bawne

Rahul Tripathi and Ankit Bawne struck half-centuries to put Maharashtra ahead by 297 runs against Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow

KL Rahul and Karun Nair fail to impress upon Ranji return, while Ankit Bawne slams unbeaten century to drive Maharashtra

Shreyas Iyer and Ankit Bawne helped India A recover from a precarious position in their chase of 270 but their efforts eventually fell short

Henry Nicholls, Jeet Raval solid in second innings but New Zealand A face fight for survival on final day

Iyer, Parthiv hit half-centuries as India A extend lead to 149 at stumps

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