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Abhishek Nayar: A fine all-rounder inching closer to earning his rightful due

Since Irfan Pathan, India has hardly found an all-rounder who can bowl medium pace. While Abhishek Nayar has squandered opportunities to hog the limelight during various seasons of Indian Premier League, his impressive performances in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy might finally help him earn his rightful due ahead of the home series against Australia. Abhijit Banare elaborates upon the value of this fine all-rounder.

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India Red win toss, elect to field against Delhi in must-win encounter

India Red have won the toss and elected to field against Delhi in the third match of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy on Saturday.

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India Blue trump India Red by 11 runs in high-scoring NKP Salve Challenger Trophy clash

Abhinav Mukund scored 83 while Kedar Jadhav and Smit Patel contributed significantly but their efforts went in vain as India Blue trumped the Red side by runs in their NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2013 match at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Friday.

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Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek Nayar propel India Blue to 345/4 against India Red in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

Yuvraj Singh (84) and Abhishek Nayar (75 not out) were involved in a 151-run partnership as India Blue posted a massive total of 345 for four in the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy match against India Red on Friday. Akshath Reddy (84) and Manish Pandey (70) also made significant contributions after they were sent into bat.

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Yuvraj Singh returns as India Blue put in to bat by India Red

India Red won the toss and chose to bowl first against India Blue in the second game of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2013. India Blue has been bolstered by the return of Yuvraj Singh, who missed their first game against Delhi due to a niggle.

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India Blue register 18-run victory over Delhi in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

India Blue registered a narrow 18-run victory over Delhi despite Virender Sehwag's blazing half-century and Rajat Bhatia's resilient knock of 65 in the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy at Indore. This came after Akshath Reddy (53) and Abhishek Nayar (91) guided the India Blue to 270 for six.

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Nayar, Reddy guide India Blue to 270/6 against Delhi in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

Middle-order batsman Abhishek Nayar smashed  91 off 73 balls as India Blue reached a total 270 for six in the first NKP Salve Challenger Trophy match against Delhi at Indore on Thursday.

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Delhi win toss, elect to bowl against India Blue in first Challenger Trophy game

Virat Kohli, the Delhi captain won the toss and elected to bowl first against India blue in the opening game of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy in Indore. The Challenger Trophy is a tri-series comprising the domestic one-day champions and two representative sides — India Blue and India Red.

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India vs Australia 2013: Virat Kohli to get practice ahead of ODI series

Team India's batting mainstay Virat Kohli will look to get some batting practice ahead of the ODI series against Australia while Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh will be aiming to get back into national selectors' radar when Delhi meet India Blue in Challenger Series opener.

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Sibsankar Roy replaces injured Mandeep Singh in India Blue squad for NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

Sibsankar Roy replaced all-rounder Mandeep Singh in the India Blue Squad for the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy after the latter was ruled out for three weeks due to a finger injury.

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