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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 | Our plan as fast bowlers was to let the batters take the risks: East pacer Mukesh Kumar

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Duleep Trophy final | Our plan as fast bowlers was to let the batters take the risks: East pacer Mukesh Kumar

Control: Mukesh refrained from going too full and wide. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU East Zone pacer Mukesh Kumar felt that there was enough on the surface for the quicks to keep the batters honest, provided they had the right tactics. Despite bowling on a fresh MAC Stadium pitch on the opening day of the…

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Duleep Trophy final | East bowlers have South on the mat

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Duleep Trophy final | East bowlers have South on the mat

Master bowler: Shami showed that he can still make the ball talk through both conventional and reverse swing. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU A disciplined bowling performance and the comfort of a huge first-innings total ensured East Zone tightened its stranglehold over South Zone on day three of the Duleep Trophy final at the MAC Stadium here….

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Duleep Trophy final | Kishan assumes lead role as East batters dominate proceedings

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Duleep Trophy final | Kishan assumes lead role as East batters dominate proceedings

Second nature: Kishan kept busy without trying to be aggressive. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Ishan Kishan led from the front with a sprightly unbeaten 111 (135b, 14×4, 1×6) as East Zone amassed 385 for four against South Zone on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy final at the MAC Stadium here on Sunday….

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Duleep Trophy semifinals | Exceptional Sooryavanshi the focal point at the Centre of Excellence

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Duleep Trophy semifinals | Exceptional Sooryavanshi the focal point at the Centre of Excellence

Sooryavanshi’s entertaining innings helped East match Central in the first innings. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR  Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s care-free, adolescent excellence graced big-ticket First Class cricket, as the 15-year-old made an entertaining 81-ball 92 on day two of East Zone’s Duleep Trophy semifinal versus Central Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here on…

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Duleep Trophy semifinals | Tilak and Shreyas put South in front; Central and East cancel each other out

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Duleep Trophy semifinals | Tilak and Shreyas put South in front; Central and East cancel each other out

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…

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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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TNPL player comes under the anti-corruption scanner

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TNPL player comes under the anti-corruption scanner

In a serious breach of anti-corruption regulations, a player in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League has come under the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit scanner. He was found to be in possession of a mobile phone in the restricted Players and Match Officials Area during his team’s match. Players are prohibited from using any communication devices…

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T20 Mumbai League to add Navi Mumbai franchise

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T20 Mumbai League to add Navi Mumbai franchise

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has invited bids for the right to operate a new franchise in the T20 Mumbai League, paving the way for the men’s competition to expand to nine teams. The new franchise will represent Navi Mumbai, extending the league’s footprint beyond Mumbai and Thane, and potentially opening another avenue for cricketers…

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