Mohammed shami: Cricket News & Match Updates

Sooryavanshi's appointment in the squad, which had the likes of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar, opened a new door of discussion. The prodigy has not set the stage alight in first-class cricket, as he has done in the IPL, India U19s and the senior Indian team of late. His numbers call for further attention to how the teenager will go about his business in the four-day red-ball tournament, where East Zone open their campaign against North East Zone.

Sooryavanshi has scored 207 runs in eight FC matches and has a career best of 93, which he scored against Meghalaya last year. His average of 17.25 does not do justice to the ceiling he has set in other competitions. The 15-year-old was recently named the Player of the Series on India's T20I tour to Zimbabwe with two half-centuries, after he made a forgettable debut in England earlier. The eyes will be pinned on him, but there also remain a few other aspects as the domestic season convenes.   Read More...