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Veteran skipper Anustup Majumdar led from the front with a gritty century, steering Bengal out of early trouble before Karnataka staged a late comeback to leave Bengal at a uncomfortable 249/5 on the opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy match here on Wednesday. Karnataka’s new-ball bowler Vasuki Koushik struck early, removing…
Kerala’s all-rounder Jalaj Saxena became the first player to achieve the remarkable double of 6000 runs and 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy, which started in 1934, during Elite Group C fourth round match against Uttar Pradesh at St Xavier’s College Ground. Saxena, who crossed the 6000-run mark in Kerala’s previous match in…
File photo of Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda© AFP The Ranji Trophy is no stranger to controversies. Now, another one is brewing in Rajasthan cricket with an active Indian cricket team star in the middle of it. Deepak Hooda, who has played 10 ODIs and 20 T20Is, is leading the Rajasthan team and…
Mohammed Shami’s return to competitive cricket has been further pushed back after the veteran pacer was not named in the Bengal squad for the next two rounds of the Ranji Trophy. File photo | Photo Credit: PAUL CHILDS Mohammed Shami’s return to competitive cricket has been further pushed back after the veteran pacer was not…
The gruelling Test tour of South Africa had finished in early January of 2007 and towards the end of that month, India were playing West Indies in a bilateral ODI series as a tune-up to the 50-over World Cup set to be played in the Caribbean in a month and a half’s time….
Ignored in the first two games, all-rounder Sumit Mathur showed his prowess with a patient century to put Delhi in sight of an outright victory against Assam on the third day of a Group D Ranji Trophy match here on Monday. Starting the day at an uncomfortable 214 for 6 in reply to…
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Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana powered Uttar Pradesh to a commanding position against Punjab with entertaining fifties on day three of their Ranji Trophy Group C match here on Monday. After opener Madhav Kaushik’s career-best 163, the visitors came up with four more half-centuries to declare their first innings for a massive 556/9,…
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File image of Harshit Rana.© BCCI Pace bowler Harshit Rana is set to be released by India to play for Delhi in the side’s upcoming Ranji Trophy game, as per reports. Originally a travelling reserve with the Indian Test team hosting New Zealand in a three-match series, Harshit Rana is reportedly going to…
Harshit Rana celebrated his maiden Test team call-up by rattling Assam with a fiery opening spell but keeper-batter Sumit Ghadigaonkar’s unbeaten 120 took the visitors to a respectable 264 for 6 at stumps on the opening day of a group D Ranji Trophy match. The fifth wicket stand between right-hander Ghadigaonkar and seasoned…
File image of BCCI logo.© BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has rejected a request from the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to reschedule two of its home domestic games due to the threat of Cyclone Dana. The CAB had urged BCCI to defer their Ranji Trophy and U-23…
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