Rohit Sharma takes five wickets for Jammu and Kashmir against Madhya Pradesh

On the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, defending champions Jammu and Kashmir bowled out Madhya Pradesh for 196. The standout performer was medium pacer Rohit Sharma, who claimed 5/36 in 21.2 overs during his first Ranji Trophy appearance in nearly two years.

Sunil Kumar supported the bowling effort with figures of 4/69. Despite the bowling dominance, Jammu and Kashmir faced an early setback in their reply, finishing at 3/1 after three overs.

In other Ranji Trophy action, Vidarbha reached 300/5 against Puducherry, led by unbeaten centuries from Yash Rathod (131) and Akshay Wadkar (112). Uttar Pradesh reached 287/3 against Bihar, while Baroda finished the day at 204/3 against Goa.