▁ ▁Although ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁never ▁won ▁the ▁Ran ji ▁Tro phy ▁while ▁B have ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁he ▁did ▁captain ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 / 9 3 . ▁Play ing ▁against ▁P un j ab , ▁B have ▁failed ▁in ▁both ▁inn ings ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁ma iden ▁first - class ▁century ▁to ▁Am it ▁Sh arma ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁difference . ▁ ▁B have ▁played ▁for ▁India ▁A ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 / 9 3 ▁SA AR C ▁Qu adr angular , ▁a ▁limited ▁o vers ▁series ▁also ▁competed ▁for ▁by ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁A , ▁Bang l adesh ▁A ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁A . ▁B have ▁scored ▁ 8 1 ▁against ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank ans ▁and ▁although ▁India ▁made ▁the ▁final , ▁the ▁contest ▁was ▁can ce led ▁following ▁ri oting ▁in ▁the ▁host ▁city ▁of ▁D h aka . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁represented ▁West ▁Zone ▁in ▁the ▁D ule ep ▁Tro phy ▁on ▁occasions ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁made ▁ 2 9 2 ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁first - class ▁match ▁against ▁South ▁Zone ▁at ▁R our k ela . ▁His ▁ 7 3 9 - min ute ▁vig il ▁ended ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁bow led ▁by ▁off sp inner ▁Kan wal j it ▁Singh . ▁ ▁The ▁right - hand er ▁was ▁particularly ▁pro l ific ▁against ▁Sa uras ht ra ▁during ▁his ▁career