Overview
- Rohit Sharma was dismissed for a golden duck by Uttarakhand pacer Devendra Singh Bora in Jaipur, an abrupt follow-up to his 155 in the opener against Sikkim.
- Virat Kohli struck 77 off 61 for Delhi against Gujarat in Bengaluru, extending his run to six consecutive fifty-plus List A scores as left-arm spinner Vishal Jayswal returned 4/42, removing Kohli and Rishabh Pant.
- Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who hit 190 off 84 to launch Bihar’s world-record 574 in the opener, will miss the rest of the tournament to attend a national children’s award ceremony and then join India’s U19 World Cup camp.
- Former India selector Devang Gandhi urged the BCCI to fast-track tougher first-class red-ball exposure for Suryavanshi, cautioning that prolific Plate-group white-ball runs can mask gaps and ingrain bad habits.
- Kohli and Rohit have now fulfilled the BCCI directive requiring centrally contracted players to feature in at least two Vijay Hazare rounds before upcoming ODI duties against New Zealand.