Duleep Trophy, 2016

The Saurashtra batsman scored 453 runs in Duleep Trophy 2016 at an average of 226.5

The talk about KL Rahul opening the innings with Murali Vijay in the first Test match against New Zealand doesn't bother the left-handed opener

Gautam Gambhir-led India Blue won the first-ever pink-ball first-class tournament in India with an emphatic 355-run victory over India Red

A wet outfield meant that only 33 overs were possible on Day 4 in Greater Noida

India Red shot out for 356 on the third day in reply to India Blue's 693

The No. 3 batsman registered his 10th double ton in first-class cricket before Pankaj Singh struck twice late in the day to reduce India Red to 16/2

The right-hander celebrated scoring 10,000 first-class runs with a superlative hundred, while Gambhir hit a fine 94 as the Blues ended day 1 of the Duleep Trophy final in a strong position at 362 for 3

Pragyan Ojha's freak head injury while fielding was the highlight of the final day with a draw imminent between India Green and Blue

The Gautam Gambhir-led side ended Day 3 with a lead of 546 runs and have effectively booked a spot in the final

India Blue batsman confirms the pink ball poses a lot more challenges to the batsman under lights