India, Oct. 22 -- The second round of the recently concluded Ranji Trophy season witnessed a bit of everything. Chinmay Sutar, 29, became only the second batter in Ranji history to score 400. Uday Saharan grabbed the spotlight with a cracking 161 while all eyes were on Shubman Gill. Young Kartik Yadav, all of 19, picked up 5/37 in the second innings in Kanpur to spin a web around Goa. And veteran Bhargav Bhatt, playing his 100th First-Class game, took his career tally to 380 wickets, closing in on the magical 400-mark.

But while the unfamiliar faces impressed, a few India probables and discards enjoyed fun outings, strengthening their cases and hoping to give the selectors a happy headache. Spare a thought for those unfortunate to miss o...