• Siddharth Trivedi has always been an honest performer for Gujarat. The Glenn McGrath fan is a regular at Team India training sessions and, with 5-62 against karnataka, he showed just why. As the tempers ran high, Trivedi held his own as he kept knocking over the hosts at regular intervals, before umpires called time• Rajesh Pawar moved to Baroda after being constantly sidelined by Mumbai. His confidence returned today he picked 5-79, scything through the Maharashtra middle and lower-order in style, and helped his side snatch two vital points.• Consistent opener that he is, Satyajit Parab rarely misses out on the fun. And his second hundred in the Pune match for Baroda would surely help bolster his confidence. Perhaps, just perhaps, he will even inch closer to the Team India bus he missed a couple of years ago• Punjab’s Gagandeep Singh applied the finishing touches to his five-star showing. His 6-25 in the second innings gave him 12 in the match against Assam and helped his team start their campaign in style. And his early form should be very encouraging for new coach Intikhab Alam• Yes, Laxmi Ratan Shukla (65) has done it again, twice in two days, he has scored some runs to keep his confidence alive. The all-rounder is finally in the news for the right reasons after a number of years. Some thought he was finished, but the urge is still there and maybe just maybe he may finally live upto his potential
