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Duleep Trophy final | Individual milestones don’t matter as much as the result: Tilak

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Duleep Trophy final | Individual milestones don’t matter as much as the result: Tilak

Tilak says his biggest goal is to play Test cricket. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Skipper Tilak Varma has been the standout player for South Zone in the Duleep Trophy this year. The Hyderabad batter was instrumental in taking the team to the final, leading from the front with unbeaten knocks of 116 and 51 in the semifinal against North. In…

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Duleep Trophy final | East does not give South an inch, coronation all but a matter of time

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Duleep Trophy final | East does not give South an inch, coronation all but a matter of time

A five-day First Class match in India — usually reserved for knockout fixtures — is designed to give teams a chance to push for an outright result.  At the same time, it tends to produce oddities because the focus is on securing the first-innings lead, which is enough to claim victory. Once that is achieved, the…

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Eyeballs on Duleep Trophy as it’s lights out time for domestic cricket

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Eyeballs on Duleep Trophy as it’s lights out time for domestic cricket

At the helm: Ruturaj will marshal West Zone’s resources. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: NIRMAL HARINDRAN  Duleep Trophy was once an important pit stop in a cricketer’s journey towards the Indian National team. But now, with the mushrooming of glitzy and faster highways to success like the IPL and India-A, the inter-zonal competition has slid…

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