Mumbai, Oct. 26 -- The wider cricket world knows Angkrish Raghuvanshi as a Kolkata Knight Riders regular. In his last IPL outing, millions saw him match Finn Allen stroke-for-stroke with a blazing 44-ball 82 against a Gujarat Titans bowling attack comprising Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and Rashid Khan.

On Monday, at the calmer ambience of a Ranji Trophy tie (Elite Group D) against Haryana at the Sharad Pawar Academy ground in BKC here, Raghuvanshi showed he could bat time too, just over four hours for an 180-ball 114 - his maiden Ranji ton.

"It's a very special feeling for me," Raghuvanshi told reporters. "I mean my debut was three years back. I had got out on 92 before. Then, I got out of that team because you know how tough it is to...