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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…
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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The Cambridge Dictionary defines introspection as the examination of and attention to your own ideas, thoughts, and feelings. Introspection must be a ruthlessly honest endeavour. It’s not an exercise to impress others but to look inwards, reflect on what one is and what needs to be done to become the best version of oneself. It calls for taking…
Kishan feasted on the South bowling unit. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Ishan Kishan has been on a rollercoaster ride over the last few years. From being part of all three formats in 2023, he hit rock bottom by early 2024 when he was dropped from the BCCI central contract list, partly for his refusal…
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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…
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…
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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India’s batsman Ishan Kishan prepares to bat during the second T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and India in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, July 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP India skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against Zimbabwe in the third T20I on Sunday (July 26, 2026). India brought in pacer Ashok…
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