Had Ajinkya Rahane not injured his hamstring last month during the IPL, Suved Parkar may have been serving drinks. The debutant made the most of his opportunity to give Rahane a fitting birthday gift on Monday.
More importantly, Parkar’s (104 n.o., 218b, 8x4, 2x6) unbeaten hundred and his two century stands with Armaan Jaffer and Sarfaraz Khan put Mumbai in firm control on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal.
Riding on the trio’s heroics, Mumbai recovered from 64 for two to end the day at 304 for three. Despite the match starting 75 minutes behind schedule, the fact that light held good till late meant only four overs were lost.
