'Tough, a learning experience' - newbies look back on Ranji Trophy debut

Rex Singh took all ten wickets in an innings in an Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. A month earlier, Puducherry's Sidak Singh had achieved the same feat at the Under-23 CK Nayudu Trophy

How much have the professional players impacted fortunes for the nine new teams in the competition?

A lack of funds and existing infrastructure have left Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim with a mountain to climb ahead of their debut season in senior domestic cricket