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North Zone’s Gurnoor Brar bowls during the Duleep Trophy 2026 semiFinal against South Zone, at the BCCI Centre of Excellence grounds, in Bengaluru on August 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR At a time when fast bowlers in India are being wrapped in cotton wool, Gurnoor Brar appears to be cut from…
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Need of the hour: Tilak curbed his attacking instincts to build a steady innings. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR South Zone weathered a blistering early morning bowling effort from India pacer Gurnoor Brar (four for 70) to finish day two of the Duleep Trophy semifinal 90 runs in the green at the BCCI Centre…
East Zone’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, bowls during the Duleep Trophy 2026 QuarterFinal 1 against North East Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) grounds, in Bengaluru on August 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR : The cream of Indian cricket’s second rung will be in action as the 2026-27 Duleep Trophy semifinal fixtures…
File picture of Virat Kohli in action. | Photo Credit: Moorthy RV Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman on Sunday lauded Indian batter Virat Kohli as an exemplary professional and role model. He stressed that Kohli consistently sets very high standards for himself and strives to meet…
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The prodigy has an enduring allure, more so if he is yet to sprout whiskers, and his voice has a pre-adolescent twang. This is a trait often linked to subcontinental cricket, especially in India and Pakistan. An Imran Khan would stroll the streets in Pakistan and pick lads hurling a tape-ball at tremendous pace. And…
For long, the Indian cricket fraternity has been longing for its own Centre of Excellence. On Saturday, the rechristening and relocating of the National Cricket Academy, resulted in a huge step in the direction. A sprawling 40-acre plot that was allotted in 2008 but stuck in disputes and litigations for well over a decade since…
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