Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Back-up man Abhinav Mukund makes peace with his role

Jul 28, 2017: From being on the verge of giving up the game five years ago to making a comeback on the sheer weight of his runs, the stand-in India opener has come quite some way

Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Abhinav, Kohli extend India's lead to 498

Jul 28, 2017: India declined to enforce the follow-on after wrapping up a 309-run first-innings lead, and extended it by a further 189 runs by stumps on day three

India in Sri Lanka 2017

Pandya in squad for SL Tests, Rahul back

Jul 9, 2017: Allrounder Hardik Pandya has been selected for the three-Test series in Sri Lanka, which begins on July 26 in Galle

Inter-State T20 tournament 2016-17, South Zone

TN stroll to win after Goa lose nine for 19

Jan 31, 2017: A round-up of South Zone matches in the Inter State T20 tournament played on January 31, 2017

Bangladesh in India 2016-17

Abhinav Mukund picked in India's Test squad

Jan 31, 2017: Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund has been recalled to India's squad for the one-off Test against Bangladesh beginning on February 9 in Hyderabad

Bangladesh in India 2016-17

Jayant Yadav set for India A return

Jan 28, 2017: Jayant Yadav, the India offspinner, is set to make a comeback from injury during the two-day practice match between India A and the touring Bangladeshis in Secunderabad on February 5 and 6

Mumbai v Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy 2016-17, semi-final, Rajkot

Mumbai's lower order showed more maturity than ours - Abhinav

Jan 5, 2017: Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund conceded that the side's first-innings collapse and then letting Mumbai build from 180 for 4 were key factors in their Ranji Trophy semi-final loss

Mumbai v Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy 2016-17, semi-final, Rajkot, 4th day

Tamil Nadu push for outright win courtesy Indrajith, Abhinav tons

Jan 4, 2017: Centuries from B Indrajith and captain Abhinav Mukund led Tamil Nadu's frenetic push for runs on day four, before they declared 255 ahead

Karnataka v Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy 2016-17, quarterfinal, Visakhapatnam

Young seam attack impresses Abhinav

Dec 25, 2016: Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund expressed happiness at the manner in which a young seam attack stood up and delivered after his team became the first to enter the semi-final of the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group A, 9th round, 2nd day

UP surge to 481 with Kuldeep, Saurabh tons

Dec 8, 2016: A round-up of the second day of Group A matches in the final round of the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group A, 5th round, 3rd day

Vignesh delivers bonus-point win for TN

Nov 7, 2016: A round-up of the third day of Group A matches in the fifth round of the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group A, 5th round, 2nd day

TN eye full points after Abhinav ton

Nov 6, 2016: Group A: Abhinav's ton and Punjab's strong reply to UP highlights on day two of the fifth round of matches

Ranji Trophy 2016-17

The fall and rise of Abhinav Mukund

Oct 26, 2016: How Tamil Nadu's captain went from wanting to quit the game to scoring heavily

Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group A, 3rd round, 3rd day

Abhinav's 154 leads Tamil Nadu's strong reply

Oct 22, 2016: A round-up of the third day of the third round of Ranji Trophy matches in Group B, also featuring a five-wicket haul from Ashok Dinda and Gujarat's batting prowess in Lahli

Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group A, 2nd round, 3rd day

Karthik counter-attack revives TN; Punjab eye outright win

Oct 15, 2016: A wrap of all the Group A fixtures from the third day of second round matches in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group A, 2nd round, 2nd day

Mumbai earn thrilling first-innings lead

Oct 14, 2016: A round-up of the second day of Group A matches in Ranji Trophy 2016-17

India news

Players say pink ball still a work in progress

Sep 16, 2016: The durability of the pink ball and its visibility under lights remain concerns among some of the players who featured in the recently-concluded Duleep Trophy

India Green v India Red, Duleep Trophy 2016-17, 1st day, Greater Noida

India Red pull away with big lead after Abhinav, Chatterjee tons

Aug 24, 2016: After playing awkwardly with the pink ball on day one, India Red, emboldened by centuries from Abhinav Mukund and Sudip Chatterjee, made purposeful strides in their second dig, and extended a 10-run first-innings lead to 354 runs by close of play

India Green v India Red, Duleep Trophy 2016-17, 1st day, Greater Noida

Seamers dominate with pink ball on opening day

Aug 23, 2016: Seventeen wickets fell on the first day of first-class cricket in India with the pink ball, but it was largely because of poor shot-making rather than any demons that the pink ball bore

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2015-16, Group A

Mohammed five-for studs Tamil Nadu win

Dec 14, 2015: A round-up of all the Group A matches of the 2015-16 Vijay Hazare Trophy on December 14, 2015