Historic day for J&K, 4 players debut in Duleep Trophy

Bengaluru, Aug 28: JKCA's talented wicketkeeper batter, Kanhaiya Wadhawan, stood tall and guided North Zone to a decent score of 308/6 against formidable East Zone in the Duleep Trophy at BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE) Ground, Bengaluru, today.

Kanhaiya crafted an unbeaten 42 to put North Zone in a decent position. At his sublime best, Kanhaiya is a sight for the gods. Wristy, willowy and sinuous, he can match the skills of batting geniuses on his day. His onside game is comparable to Azhar's and Laxman's, yet he is decidedly more assured on the offside and has the rare gift of being able to hit the same ball to either side.

Earlier, put into bat, North Zone were given a solid foundation by the opening duo of J&K's Shubham Khajuria (26) and skipper Ankit Kumar (30).

However, after their dismissals in quick succession, Ayush Badoni (63), Yash Dhull (39) and Nishant Sindhu (47) dazzled with the willow before Kanhaiya (42*), MJ Dagar (28*) and Sahil Lotra (19) guided the team to a decent total.

While Badoni emerged as the top scorer with a quickfire 63 off just 60 balls, studded with 7 boundaries, Kanhaiya was at his sublime best, showing solidity and sublimity in his unbeaten knock of 42 runs off 92 balls, including 3 crispy boundaries.