An incredible knock from Kotian led Mumbai to a humongous lead of 450 runs on the final day which proved to be too much for the Rest of India side
On the second day, there was subsurface moisture on the Ekana Stadium track. This dampness caused the ball to seam about at first and gave hitters extra bounce, which made it difficult to hit.
Sarfaraz Khan lost his place from the Test team. but then proved his importance as he scored a century in the Irani Cup on the very next day
Sarfaraz and Rahane shared 98 runs for the fifth wicket at stumps, and they planned to build on that total on the second day.
Mumbai's young batter Musheer Khan suffered a fracture in a road accident when he was travelling from Kanpur to Lucknow.
re are big names in the Rest of India squad, one eye-catching name to be excluded is the renowned wicketkeeper-batter, Sanju Samson.
The Irani Cup match will also mark Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur's return to first-class cricket post surgery.
Duleep Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and Irani Cup are not a part of the tentative calendar prepared by the cricket operations team. Apart from this, five women's competitions have also been dropped from the roster.
In cricket, the ODI series between India and South Africa, which was set to finish on March 18, was called off while the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was postponed to April 15.
The former India wicketkeeper, who also guided Vidarbha to back-to-back Irani Trophy triumphs, added that he wants to spend more time with his family.