A more balanced Rajasthan Royals side would look to strengthen its position in the clogged points table when it takes on struggling hosts Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League match, here on Tuesday.

The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) on Tuesday, felicitated its team for winning the Ranji trophy for the second consecutive time, by beating Tamil Nadu on basis of first-innings lead.

Rajasthan became only the fifth team to win the Ranji Trophy in successive seasons, as they beat Tamil Nadu on the first-innings lead in Chennai.

Rajasthan are all set to retain the Ranji Trophy after ensuring a huge lead against hosts Tamil Nadu at stumps, on the fourth day of the final, here on Sunday.

Rajasthan opener Vineet Saxena's 257 against Tamil Nadu is the third longest innings in terms of minutes by any batsman in the history of first-class cricket.

Opener Vineet Saxena scored one of the slowest double hundreds in recent times as Rajasthan crawled their way to 404 for two against Tamil Nadu at stumps on the second day of the Ranji Trophy final, here.

With a balanced squad and the benefit of playing at home, Tamil Nadu would look to outwit defending champions Rajasthan in the five-day Ranji Trophy final starting here from Thursday.

Fast bowler Rituraj Singh returned with a five-wicket haul to help Rajasthan notch up a 64-run victory over Haryana and enter into their second consecutive Ranji Trophy final at the Bansi Lal stadium here on Thursday.

India's middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma, who missed last month's home five-match ODI series against England due to a finger injury, on Wednesday said he is satisfied with his recovery, having faced nearly 300 balls during his century against Railways last week.

Two centuries - an aggressive, substantial one from Shikhar Dhawan and a solid, unbeaten one from Ajinkya Rahane - almost ensured that Rest of India couldn't lose the Irani Cup outright.