Indian Domestic Season 2010/11

Rajasthan v Baroda, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

A triumph to savour for Kanitkar

Jan 17, 2011: The Rajasthan captain will forever be remembered for that boundary in Dhaka, but this Ranji Trophy success, for him, is as big an achievement

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

Professionals lead Rajasthan to glory

Jan 16, 2011: The seeds of Rajasthan's Ranji triumph were sown in the aftermath of their bottom-of-the-table finish in the Plate Division last year

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara, 5th day

We wanted this victory more - Kanitkar

Jan 15, 2011: Rajasthan were hungrier than Baroda for victory, and that was the reason they won the Ranji Trophy for the first time, according to their captain Hrishikesh Kanitkar

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara, 5th day

Rajasthan lift first Ranji Trophy

Jan 15, 2011: Rajasthan have capped an improbable season by claiming their first ever Ranji Trophy championship

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara, 4th day

Title glory finally in sight for Parida

Jan 14, 2011: It took ten years and a different team for Parida to gain another shot at domestic glory

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara, 4th day

Menaria, Parida give Rajasthan control

Jan 14, 2011: Rajasthan survived several momentum shifts, and Rashmi Parida and Ashok Menaria ensured no further twists with a calculated partnership that left the visitors in control of the Ranji Trophy final

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara, 3rd day

Pinal, Yadav star on hard-fought day

Jan 13, 2011: Rajasthan's bowlers plugged away relentlessly at Baroda's batsmen, and despite three half-centuries, the hosts were still trailing by 70 at stumps

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

A captain proves his doubters wrong

Jan 12, 2011: Pinal Shah has confounded expectations by taking Baroda, a young side considered ripe for relegation, all the way to the Ranji Trophy final

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

Chopra confident bowlers can restrict Baroda

Jan 12, 2011: Bhargav Bhatt took a five-for to help restrict Rajasthan to a total under 400, but Aakash Chopra thinks Rajasthan's bowlers can defend their total of 394

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

Rajasthan set Baroda big task

Jan 12, 2011: Bhargav Bhatt picked up a five-for but could not stop Rajasthan from putting up a stiff first-innings target of 394

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

Freak run-out sparks drama amid the dullness

Jan 11, 2011: It was a day that crawled along, and then plodded on, but in between, the freak run-out of Rajasthan opener Vineet Saxena provided some drama amid the dullness

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

Baroda defend decision to bowl first

Jan 11, 2011: Baroda captain Pinal Shah has defended his decision to bowl on a dry, grassless Moti Bagh wicket on the first day of the Ranji Trophy final, saying he expected some moisture to help the seamers

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

Kanitkar, Bist build platform for Rajasthan

Jan 11, 2011: Rajasthan built a solid platform with bat on the first day of the Ranji Trophy final, albeit at a snail's pace

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

BCCI curator approves Moti Bagh pitch

Jan 10, 2011: The BCCI's pitch curator Sudhir Naik, who was sent to Vadodara to inspect the pitch that will be used in the Ranji Trophy final, has deemed it a sporting wicket

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

Bhargav Bhatt's meteoric rise

Jan 10, 2011: From not being in the Baroda Under-19 side to being the top wicket-taker in the Ranji Super League, Bhargav Bhatt's journey has been frenetic, and he is still learning his stock ball

Baroda v Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy final, Vadodara

Teams not overawed by big occasion

Jan 10, 2011: A look at how the two Ranji Trophy finalists approached their practice sessions in the Moti Bagh nets gave an insight into the make-up of both teams

Ranji Trophy Super League 2010-11

Baroda's road to the final

Jan 10, 2011: Baroda, a side in a rebuilding phase, roped in talented youngsters, and the seniors led from the front to take the team to the final. ESPNcricinfo looks at their journey thus far