So plenty of 100s on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy. From the India prospects, Rahane (108*), Pandey (156 off just 121), Sarfraz Khan (121*) and Dhull (113) all tonned up. There were also centuries for Krishnamurthy Siddarth (Karnataka, 140* off 221), Pavan Shah (Maharashtra, 165*), Yashu Sharma (Haryana, 101*), Rohan Kunnummal (Kerela, 107 off just 97), Paras Dogra (Puducherry, 108), Babul Kumar (Bihar, 123*) and Sakibul Gani (also Bihar, 136*).
Bowling wise Ishan Porel turned in the best spell of the India prospects, with final figures of 4/40 vs Baroda, while Manipur SLA bowler L Kishan Singha returned 11-6-11-4 on FC debut vs Arunachal Pradesh! Andhra seamer Cheepurapalli Stephen with the only 5-fer on Day 1, taking 5/51 vs Rajasthan. Kerela's Eden Apple Tom finished with 4/40 as well, while Sreesanth nabbed 2 wickets towards the end of the innings. SRH's Umran Malik with an expensive 3/79 in 14 overs, while Umesh Yadav returned a tidy 16-6-37-2 vs Uttar Pradesh. Uttrakhand's Deepak Dhapola took 4/24 in 19 overs vs Services - he's only played 8 FC games before this, but has 45 wickets at 15.5! Shame that he's 31 years old lol.