Former India cricketer Dodda Ganesh has thrown his weight behind Sanjay Manjrekar amid criticism over his post demanding stricter punishments for Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando.

Sanjay Manjrekar also recalled the incident involving teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who almost came to blows with Sri Lanka A players during the tri-series involving A teams earlier this year.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already started to flourish in T20Is. In six innings so far, the 15-year-old has scored 193 runs at a strike rate of 189.21

Left-arm spinner Anukul Roy grabbed five wickets while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also helped himself to a couple of scalps as East Zone demolished North East Zone by an innings and 210 runs to enter the Duleep Trophy semi-finals, on Tuesday.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi picked up two wickets in one over in a Duleep Trophy quarter-final

Duleep Trophy Quarter-Finals Day 3 Highlights: Shahbaz Ahmed's commanding 167 and Anukul Roy's five-wicket haul powered East Zone to an innings and 210-run win over North East Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal

On his Duleep Trophy debut, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hid half of his jersey number with tape, sparking speculation.

East Zone took firm control of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal against North East Zone after an impressive all-round performance from Shahbaz Ahmed and a five-wicket haul from Abhijit Sarkar on Day 2 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru on Monday.

Duleep Trophy Quarter-Finals Day 2 Highlights: All-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed hit a career best first-class score of 167 and then got three wickets with his orthodox left-arm spin as East Zone enforced follow-on on North East Zone on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final on Monday.

Bengal's middle-order mainstay Sudip Gharami continued his dream run of form from the last domestic season with a stylish 146 that propelled East Zone to 355 for six against North East on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy.