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Shreyas will have a big role to play for Karnataka both as an all-rounder and captain. | Photo Credit: File photo: K. MURALI KUMAR Karnataka will face its second stern test of this season when it takes on Saurashtra in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group-B match at the Alur Grounds near here from Sunday. Since Karnataka…
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Karnataka’s Karun Nair plays a shot during the third day of the Ranji Trophy match against Andhra at the ACA International Stadium in Mulapadu on October 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Six weeks ago, Karun Nair’s exclusion from the Duleep Trophy semifinal and final had set tongues wagging. If the 699 runs in…
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Hyderabad will be hoping for a good show from skipper Siraj. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Twelve years on from the split that created them, Andhra and Hyderabad still share a language, a cricketing culture and, more often than not, a way of playing the game. From Sunday, at the ACA Stadium, that familiarity will be…
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At the dawn of a new Ranji Trophy season, Delhi seemed stuck in its old ways as it endured a nine-wicket defeat against Bengal in Kalyani in the Elite Group-C encounter last week. Thoroughly outplayed as the seven-time Ranji champion was, Ayush Badoni & Co. have an opportunity to get over the disappointment when they…
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Vaisakh Chandran’s five-wicket haul was one of the bright spots in Kerala’s opening encounter against Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy 2026. | Photo Credit: File photo Kerala will look for an early course correction as it returns to familiar home terrain against Odisha in a second round match of the Ranji Trophy at the Sports…
Trainer D. Netto’s Espionage, ridden by Mukesh Kumar, won the Bold Venture Plate, the main event of Saturday’s (Oct. 17) races here. The winner is owned by M/s. Prakash Babu, P. Ranga Raju, Donald Anthony Netto & Tripuranenivenkata Aditya Chowdary. 1. PEDDAPALLI PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): EQUINE POWER (P. Sai Kumar) 1, Lion’s Gate (Kuldeep…
The three-year-old filly Lady Scarlet, who ran second in her last outing, should make amends in the Mayor Baburao Sanas Memorial Million Powered by SRS Group, the feature event of Sunday’s (Oct. 18) races. Rails will be announced one hour before the first race. 1. NATIONALISTIC PLATE (1,600m), Cl. V, 4-y-o and over, rated 1…
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Mystica shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday (Oct. 17) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Sacred Flash (Aditya), Silver Dynamite (app) 39. Pair moved level freely. 800m: El Moran (rb) 56, 600/42. Easy. Shivalik Superstar (S. Kamble) 55, 600/42. Moved freely. Horizon (S.J. Sunil) 55, 600/42. Worked freely. 1000m: Dash (Aditya), Rogue (Zeeshan) 1-6,…
A view of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Five former cricketers have been interviewed for the vacant position on the senior men’s selection committee, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) looking to fill the spot left by Ajit Agarkar, who opted against seeking a renewal of…
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File photo of Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene’s second stint as Mumbai Indians head coach has ended after three seasons, with the five-time Indian Premier League champion opting for a fresh outlook following an underwhelming 2026 campaign. The franchise announced on Saturday (October 17, 2026) that Jayawardene would be stepping down, bringing the curtain down on…
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