Chandigarh, May 10 -- An upgrade in fitness has led 15-year-old cricketer Prabsimar Singh from Ropar to hog the limelight through his batting prowess in the recently concluded Punjab Cricket Association inter-district four-day cricket tournament by emerging as the highest scorer in the competition. He scored 850 runs in as many as eight matches.

Even though Ropar could not lift the winners' trophy and finished as runners-up, opener Prabsimar hit twin centuries in the final to attract the eyeballs. A knock of 124 in the first innings in the final against Mohali and 184 in the second innings was not only a testament to his talent but also how his fitness changed his fortunes on the field. While he could not fetch a place in the Punjab U-16...