Captain Ishan Kishan scored an unbeaten hundred as he took East Zone to a strong position at the end of Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Ajit Agarkar became the BCCI chief selector in July 2023. Since then, India have reached the final of the ODI World Cup, won two T20 World Cups, and also won the Asia Cup and the Champions Trophy

Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwaran suffered an ignominous run out after a monumental lapse in concentration during a Ranji Trophy match against Services.

The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee has often been questioned for selecting Test players on the basis of their white-ball and IPL performances.

Abhimanyu Easwaran, a domestic cricket stalwart, continues to wait for his Test cap despite being a consistent performer with the bat.

In the recently picked India squad for the two-match West Indies Test series, several players were not selected despite being part of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy squad. Abhimanyu Easwaran is one among them

BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar gave a clear answer on why opening batter Abhimanyu Easwaran was not included in the 15-member squad for the upcoming Test series against West Indies.

Rajat Patidar, who led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to IPL title earlier this year, is leading Central Zone in their quarterfinals against NorthEast Zone.

In Ishan Kishan's absence, Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, who didn't get a game during India's five-match Test tour of England, will captain East Zone while all-rounder Riyan Parag will serve as the side's vice-captain.

Despite both Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair struggling at no. 3, the player was ignored by the team management during the recently-concluded five match Test series against England.