India, Dec. 25 -- The Vijay Hazare Trophy didn't just start on December 24, 2025; it exploded. Round 1 of the tournament delivered scorecards that usually belong to video games, not real-life cricket.

What made the day genuinely extraordinary was the spread: it wasn't one freak game and a few footnotes. Across venues, global List A records fell, long-standing tournament benchmarks were rewritten, and even the fielding coloumn produced something the format had never seen before. If this is the tone-setter, the rest of the season is going to feel like chasing after a train that has already left the station.

Bihar's 574/6 against Arunachal Pradesh is now the highest team total ever recorded in men's List A cricket, surpassing the previous ...