Overview
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, will miss the rest of Bihar’s campaign after traveling to Delhi for the Prime Minister’s National Children’s Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan, then linking up with India U19 ahead of the World Cup in Zimbabwe starting January 15.
- Rohit Sharma, fresh off a 155 in his opener, was dismissed for a golden duck by Uttarakhand pacer Devendra Singh Bora in Jaipur, with the 25-year-old striking in just his third List A match.
- Virat Kohli continued his strong domestic return with 77 off 61 against Gujarat in Bengaluru as Delhi made 254/9, with left-arm spinner Vishal Jayswal taking 4/42 and removing both Kohli and Rishabh Pant.
- The BCCI requires centrally contracted players to appear in at least two rounds of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a threshold Rohit and Kohli have now met before India’s ODI series against New Zealand begins on January 11.
- Suryavanshi’s exit follows his 190 off 84 in Bihar’s record 574 against Arunachal Pradesh, as former selector Devang Gandhi urges the BCCI to fast-track tougher first-class red-ball exposure for the prodigy.