Dhawan shines

www.telegraphindia.com – Mon 15 Oct, 2012

Hyderabad: Yuvraj Singh made a brilliant comeback into first-class arena as he smashed an unbeaten century for North Zone against Central on the first day of a semi-final match in the Duleep Trophy here.

At stumps, North were in commanding position having scored 346 for four, riding on Yuvraj's superb unbeaten 133 while captain Shikhar Dhawan also made his presence felt with an innings of 121.

Brief Scores

North Zone 346/4 (Shikhar Dhawan 121, Yuvraj Singh 133 batting; Praveen Kumar 2/72) vs Central

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