Virat Kohli will be back in action on Wednesday as India take on New Zealand in the first Test in Bengaluru.

The foundation for Tamil Nadu's resounding victory was laid in the first innings when their bowlers restricted Saurashtra to 203.

Saurashtra conceded a massive first-innings lead of 164 as TN folded for 367 after resuming at 278/3 against the visitor's 203.

Shreyas Iyer and Sarfaraz Khan flopped while Suryakumar Yadav did not bat for Mumbai owing to an injury concern as TNCA XI hammered Mumbai by 286 runs to reach semifinals of the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament.

Shreyas Iyer would be key in Mumbai's scheme of things specially against Tamil Nadu's quality spin bowling, which has been one of their key weapons this season.

Aditya Sarwate produced another impressive show as Vidarbha registered a comfortable 115-run win over Haryana on the fourth and final day to qualify for the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals from group A.

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

Riding on top-order batter Himanshu Rana's fourth List-A century and a four-for from pacer Anshul Kamboj, Haryana crushed five-time champions Tamil Nadu by 63 runs to enter their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy final

Baba Indrajith helped himself to a fine hundred while another senior campaigner Vijay Shankar scored a half-century as Tamil Nadu cruised into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Both Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara failed to find a place in India's Test side, which was announced on Thursday, to tour South Africa.

The incident took place during a Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Division 1 match between Jolly Rovers CC and Young Stars Cricket Club

Hanuma Vihari and Mayank Agarwal were named captain and vice-captain of South Zone for the upcoming Duleep Trophy.

Wicketkeeper-batter N Jagadeesan starred with a knock of 114 off 112 balls in Tamil Nadu's nine-wicket win over Andhra in a Group C match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket tournament on Sunday

Shahbaz Ahmed produced a brilliant all-round performance to power Bengal to a dominating 43-run win over Tamil Nadu in their Elite Group E match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Sunday

Shahrukh Khan showed his wares in red ball format with magnificent 148-ball-194 that ensured first innings lead for Tamil Nadu against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy

An in-form Uttar Pradesh will fancy their chances against Himachal Pradesh while Tamil Nadu face a stiff challenge against a resurgent Karnataka when two of the quarter-final matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be played on Tuesday.

Former India skipper MS Dhoni watched closely as Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan came to the party against Karnataka in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.

Five needed off the last ball and it was Tamil Nadu batsman Shahrukh Khan who came to the party against Karnataka in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday. Shahrukh's 33-run cameo off 15 balls helped Tamil Nadu win the thriller by four wickets.