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Standing strong: Sibsankar remained not out on 143 in his regal innings. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR As the rain clouds dissipated, so did the batters’ hesitation, and Assam turned the tables on the second day of its Ranji Trophy round one match against Punjab at the New PCA Stadium here on…
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Dominant show: Tamil Nadu was in control of the match from start to finish. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Tamil Nadu u-23 team began its season on the best possible note, comprehensively beating Rest of India u-23 by six wickets on the final day at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here. Fixed a target of 149…
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Venue change: The Air Force Station Complex in Palam will host Delhi’s home matches against Gujarat (Oct. 18-21) and Services (Nov. 2-5). | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that the Arun Jaitley Stadium would not…
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Changemaker: Jeevan wants cricket to do the talking, not association politics. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Cricket administrators in Hyderabad have long made more headlines for infighting and allegations of financial impropriety than for cricket. Now the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is trying to change that, and at the centre of that push is M….
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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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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…
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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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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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…
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…