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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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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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Out-Of-Favour Bhuvneshwar Kumar Leads Indian Pacers’ ‘Pay Day’ At IPL Mega Auction

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Out-Of-Favour Bhuvneshwar Kumar Leads Indian Pacers’ ‘Pay Day’ At IPL Mega Auction

Out of national reckoning for more than two years, Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s experience was in demand among the IPL franchises with Royal Challengers Bengaluru buying him for Rs 10.75 crore as lesser-fancied Indian fast bowlers hit pay dirt on the second day of the mega auction on Monday. The Mumbai troika of Shardul Thakur,…

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Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal Rebuild India A With Unbeaten Fifties After Mukesh Kumar Rattles Australia A

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Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal Rebuild India A With Unbeaten Fifties After Mukesh Kumar Rattles Australia A

Rising youngsters Sai Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal struck fighting fifties after Mukesh Kumar’s searing six-wicket haul to put India A in command with a 120-run lead against Australia A on day two of their first ‘Unofficial Test’ in Mackay on Friday. Mukesh stole the show, claiming 6/46 to help India A restrict Australia…

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Mukesh Kumar’s 6-Fer Puts India A In Hunt vs Australia A In 1st Unofficial Test

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Mukesh Kumar’s 6-Fer Puts India A In Hunt vs Australia A In 1st Unofficial Test

File photo of Mukesh Kumar© X (Twitter) A six-wicket haul from pacer Mukesh Kumar helped India A stay in the hunt during their first unofficial Test against Australia A at Mackay on Friday. Australia A started the day two at 99/4, with their captain Nathan Mcsweeney (29*) and Cooper Connolly (14*) unbeaten. Earlier,…

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Snubbed For Bangladesh Tests, Veteran India Batter Slams 86 On Day 1 Of Irani Cup

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Snubbed For Bangladesh Tests, Veteran India Batter Slams 86 On Day 1 Of Irani Cup

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane concentrated hard as his unbeaten 86 off 197 balls took Mumbai to 237 for four against Rest of India on a weather-curtailed opening day of the Irani Cup. The veteran of 5000 plus runs in 85 Tests, who is not on national selectors’ radar, dug deep into his reservoirs of…

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Duleep Trophy: Musheer Khan, Pacers Shine As India B Beat India A By 76 Runs

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Duleep Trophy: Musheer Khan, Pacers Shine As India B Beat India A By 76 Runs

KL Rahul’s gumption, which helped him pile a patient fifty, found no resonance among his colleagues as India B pacers led by Yash Dayal pushed India A to a 76-run defeat on the fourth and final day of their Duleep Trophy match on Sunday. Chasing 275, India A were bundled out for 198…

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