Nowadays, there is no shortage of quicks. If anything, they have gone too far the other way. Full Article at Hindustan Times

GHAZIABAD: Piyush Chawla's brisk half-century and some gritty batting by the Uttar Pradesh lower order helped the hosts take a slender but crucial four-run first innings lead over Baroda in the Ranji Trophy Super League group A match. Full Article at Times of India

Quality of pitches for the matches are appalling Mumbai: The Ranji Trophy continues to languish in mediocrity with only Manish Pandey and Abhimanyu Mithun having dazzled so far. Full Article at The Hindu

The hosts, chasing a victory target of 438 runs, were bowled out for 252 with Mithun taking five for 85. The 20-year-old emulated Javagal Srinath's feat of taking a hat-trick on first-class debut. Srinath had achieved the feat 10 years ago. Full Article at New Kerala

Abhimanyu Mithun emulated Javagal Srinath's feat from 1989-90, taking a hat-trick on first-class debut. Mithun dismissed Piyush Chawla, Amir Khan and RP Singh in consecutive deliveries, RP being his tenth wicket in the match. Full Article at Cricinfo.com

Turning back: Monty Panesar is seeking sunnier times on the coast where the pitches are more friendly Photo: AP Panesar has been given permission to leave Northamptonshire, even though he has a year to run on his contract, and has held talks with... Full Article at The Telegraph