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Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-Ud-Din. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-ud-Din and Dhanraj Pillay share a long friendship, with its share of banter. Saiful still remembers the 1998 Commonwealth Games semifinal, when Pillay apparently “missed a few chances” as Malaysia won 1-0. “That’s a painful memory for him. You can ask him,” said…
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BPCL’s Chirmako scored the lone goal against Malaysia Junior Team in the MCC Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament on Monday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) edged a travel-weary Malaysia junior team 1-0 in a Pool-B match of the 97th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament at the SDAT Mayor Radhakrishnan…
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Jayant’s victims included Rahul, who was dismissed when trying to go on the offensive. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri The Mulapadu pitch offered plenty of assistance to the spinners, and veteran Jayant Yadav made the most of it to put Chhattisgarh in front against Andhra on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group…
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The dates for the 2027 IPL season has not yet been finalised. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI The retention deadline for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises has been set for November 15 ahead of the player auction to be held in Goa on December 16. While the Board of Control for Cricket…
Prabhsimran Singh’s innings was cut short by Rakshann. | Photo Credit: G. RAMAKRISHNA Ahead of Hyderabad’s Ranji Trophy clash with Punjab, all the talk was of turn. The Gymkhana was expected to spin its tale. Instead, the pitch kept its secrets from the tweakers, with pacers making the most of the windy conditions to take…
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Aditya Sarvate rocked Bengal with three quick wickets to put host Kerala in a strong position against Bengal on Monday.. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran A rank bad shot from opener Ankur Paul, combined with probing spells from Aditya Sarvate and N.P. Basil, allowed Kerala to seize control of the opening day’s play against Bengal…
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Tamil Nadu dismissed Railways for 184 in 53.3 overs: a good showing by the home team bowlers, at least on the face of it. A closer look at Monday’s proceedings at the MAC Stadium, though, reveals a story of missed opportunity. Sai Kishore & Co. had the visitor reeling at 123 for nine before Zubair…
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On song: Badoni put on a masterclass in facing spin, cutting, driving and sweeping with regal ease. In his previous Ranji Trophy innings, Ayush Badoni amassed a career-best score of 217. In his previous innings against Jharkhand, in the 2024-25 season, he had racked up 205. There was an air of inevitability, then, to the…
Raghuvanshi scored his maiden First Class century. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Musheer Khan have been earmarked as torch-bearers of Mumbai’s batting legacy. While Musheer strengthened his claim at No. 3 with a classy hundred, Raghuvanshi cemented his place as an opener with a maiden First Class century, helping Mumbai dominate the…
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