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Deadly duo: Pacers Akash Deep, left, and Mohammed Shami will be key to Bengal’s fortunes when it takes on Delhi in its season opener at the Bengal Cricket Academy in Kalyani from Sunday, October 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: File photo: PTI Even though previous season’s semifinalist Bengal appears to be a heavyweight against Delhi, a…
Shami was one of the fan favourites in the Duleep Trophy summit clash. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Mohammed Shami had a dream 100th First Class game, ending up with a winner’s medal around his neck, as East Zone clinched the Duleep Trophy here on Thursday. The India pacer was operating close to his best…
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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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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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Insatiable: Shami has been putting in the hard yards in domestic cricket. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR When Mohammed Shami walks onto the MAC Stadium turf on Sunday for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone, it will be a momentous occasion for the 36-year-old, who will be featuring in his…
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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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McGrath and Senthilnathan interact with MRF Pace Foundation trainees. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Australia pace great Glenn McGrath felt that India’s white-ball fast-bowling attack was in the midst of a natural transition, backing Prasidh Krishna to emerge as a key figure at a time when Jasprit Bumrah is managing his workload and Mohammed Shami…
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Lucknow Super Giants’ captain Rishabh Pant and Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma during a the practice session ahead of their IPL 2026 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, May 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The road to the IPL 2026 playoffs may seem distant for Lucknow Super Giants, which sits at…
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