New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- From making his Ranji Trophy debut for Delhi to serving in the Navy and carving out a place in Services' set-up, Mohit Ahlawat has taken the longer route in domestic cricket.

On Wednesday, he produced one of his most significant knocks against his former team, striking a fluent 142 to help Services seize control of their Ranji Trophy encounter on Day 3 at Palam.

Services mounted a strong response to Delhi's first-innings total of 344, with Mohit Ahlawat leading the charge en route to 280/5 at stumps.

Ahlawat's 142 off 150 helped Services seize control after an early setback taking their lead to 202 runs.

Ahlawat, who interestingly made his Ranji debut for Delhi under Gautam Gambhir's captaincy back in 2015, found ...