Veteran spinner Jalaj Saxena grabbed six wickets as Kerala outclassed Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 117 runs to keep themselves close to a knockout berth from Group C of the Ranji Trophy.

Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh slammed selectors for ignoring Ranji Trophy record-holder Jalaj Saxena despite 17 years of playing in the domestic circuit.

All-rounder Jalaj Saxena has become the first player to bring up a monumental Ranji Trophy record.

Jalaj Saxena now has 439 wickets and has 6600-plus runs from 138 matches in first-class cricket.

The snub of Madhya Pradesh spinner Jalaj Saxena from the South-Zone team for the upcoming Duleep Trophy has left everyone disappointed

Jalaj Saxena has been overlooked for the Duleep Trophy despite being the highest wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 season.

Ishan Kishan continued his imperious run as he smashed a second century in as many matches to script Jharkhand's fight back against Kerala in their Ranji Trophy Group C match

Ranji Trophy: Kerala beat Punjab by just 21 runs while Andhra finished the day trailing Hyderabad by 219 runs.

Mohammed Siraj celebrated his India call-up with a four wicket haul as Hyderabad dismissed Karnataka for 183 on the first day of a Ranji Trophy group A encounter

At stumps on Day three, Central Zone were 214 for four taking a lead of 111 runs with six wickets in hand against South Zone. With cracks appearing on the 22-yard strip and the odd ball turning, Central will fancy their chances if they get a lead of 225-240 on this track.