Month: October 2026

Ranji Trophy 2026-27: Ton-up Himateja leaves Andhra with a mountain to climb

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Ranji Trophy 2026-27: Ton-up Himateja leaves Andhra with a mountain to climb

When a player of Tillakaratne Dilshan’s stature calls your technique and talent special, the weight of it follows you onto the field. K. Himateja carried it to Mulapadu on Tuesday and set it down gently on the scoreboard with his third First Class hundred in Hyderabad’s Ranji Trophy clash with Andhra at the ACA Stadium….

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Ranji Trophy: Khare keeps Chhattisgarh in the game after Harpreet’s seven-for puts Punjab on top

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Ranji Trophy: Khare keeps Chhattisgarh in the game after Harpreet’s seven-for puts Punjab on top

Amandeep Khare produced two contrasting essays on Tuesday and ensured Chhattisgarh lived to fight another day against Punjab in their Ranji Trophy second-round fixture at the New PCA Stadium here. His second effort required him to drop anchor after a sudden top-order slump, and with an attritional 89-ball 37, Khare took the visiting side to 123 for three at stumps on day three…

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Gavaskar bats for international players to turn up for Ranji games

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Gavaskar bats for international players to turn up for Ranji games

Former cricketer and commentator Sunil Gavaskar before the 2nd T20I between India and West Indies at JSCA International Stadium, in Ranchi. | Photo Credit: ANI S. Prasanna Venkatesan Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar called for greater emphasis on domestic cricket, arguing that the absence of several international players from the Ranji Trophy makes it difficult…

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Indian scientists identify Martian analogue sites

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Indian scientists identify Martian analogue sites

The laser Raman instrument facility at the Department of Geology, which is funded by the DST-FIST. Photo credit: PIB Researchers from Keralam have identified two key minerals in parts of Tamil Nadu and the Atacama Desert in Chile, which reflect geological, chemical and physical similarities with Mars, and have helped establish these areas as Martian analogue…

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Prokofiev, Gachchhatu, Perception, Ravishing Queen, Moon Star and Echoes Of Time catch the eye

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Prokofiev, Gachchhatu, Perception, Ravishing Queen, Moon Star and Echoes Of Time catch the eye

Prokofiev, Gachchhatu, Perception, Ravishing Queen, Moon Star and Echoes Of Time caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Oct. 20). Inner sand: 600m: Crimson Pirate (Saqlain) 39.5. Moved well. Pleased. Pearl Star (Arul) 39.5. In fine trim. Knotty Spirit (Arul) 40.5. Shaped well. Easy. 1000m: Storm Majesty (Saqlian) 1-6, 600/38….

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Admittedly it came in the weakest zone, yet a 400 is pretty special

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Admittedly it came in the weakest zone, yet a 400 is pretty special

To score 400 in a First Class innings requires more than just the proper alignment of planets and stars. That only two Indians have made a quadruple in over nine decades of the Ranji Trophy gives you some idea. Mizoram batter Chinmay Sutar’s unbeaten 400 against Manipur might bring focus to bear on cricket in the Northeast. Some of it…

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Ranji Trophy: Hat-trick hero Sai Kishore bowls TN to innings win

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Ranji Trophy: Hat-trick hero Sai Kishore bowls TN to innings win

On the eve of his side’s clash against Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu head coach V. Yo Mahesh wanted his players to be ruthless, especially once they had seized the initiative. R. Sai Kishore’s men seem to have taken those words seriously, producing a dominant display led by the skipper himself that culminated in a thumping innings…

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