The life of Saurabh Kumar, veteran of a decade in domestic cricket, took a sharp turn on Monday when he made the Indian squad for the second Test against England

Central Zone's Saurabh Kumar bagged four wickets to reduce East Zone to 69 for 6 and placed his side on the doorstep of a victory on the third day of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal in Bengaluru on Friday

During the post-victory celebration, Rahul followed the old tradition of former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and handed the winning trophy to the uncapped player Saurabh Kumar

Having got four wickets in the first innings, Saurabh was brilliant in the second innings as he had figures of 5/63 in 43 overs

All-rounder Saurabh Kumar hit a strokeful fifty before returning to snap two wickets as Rest of India tightened the noose around Saurashtra on day 2 of the Irani Cup match on Sunday.

Saurabh Kumar had figures of 5/103 in 27.2 overs and a match-haul of nine wickets, having picked up four in the first innings

The spin duo of Saurabh Kumar and Rahul Chahar sparkled with the ball to bundle out New Zealand A for 237 and hand India A the first-innings lead on the second day of the third unofficial Test.