Rohan hit a gutsy 106

Calcutta: Sourav Ganguly’s hopes of making an impression on the national selectors received another setback when he was dismissed for only 16 against Central Zone on Day I of the Duleep Trophy match on Thursday. East Zone were ultimately bundled out for 245. According to information received here, Central were 40 for three at stumps.

Former Bengal captain Rohan Gavaskar held centrestage with 106. Rohan was the only player to cross the 50-run mark. Veteran Debasish Mohanty gave him support with an unbeaten 45.

East, electing to bat, lost Shiv Sundar Das, Subhamoy Das and Avishek Jhunjhunwala with only 16 runs on the board. Jai Prakash Yadav extracted much help from the wicket grabbing five for 94.

East Zone pacers, too, did their job immaculately in the last 14 overs of the day. Asok Dinda did most of the damage with two quick wickets while Ranadeb Bose acounted for Amit Pagnis.