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Vidarbha skipper Akshay Wadkar fully aware of Mumbai lower-order’s capabilities 

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Vidarbha skipper Akshay Wadkar fully aware of Mumbai lower-order’s capabilities 

Vidarbha’s Akshay Wadkar | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Mumbai has a legacy of a strong lower order bailing the team out, especially in big knockout games, right through the history of the Ranji Trophy. While Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar was cautious about the allrounders’ trio of Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur and Tanush Kotian, his Mumbai…

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Kerala Eye First-Ever Ranji Trophy Final, Gujarat Start Favourites In Semi

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Kerala Eye First-Ever Ranji Trophy Final, Gujarat Start Favourites In Semi

Hosts Gujarat are unlikely to digress from their tried and tested template of out-batting oppositions with dogged first innings displays as they take on a gutsy Kerala in their Ranji Trophy semi-final beginning here on Monday. Gujarat, the champions of the 2016-17 edition, advanced to the semifinals for the first time since the…

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Kerala Enter Ranji Trophy Semi-Finals Thanks To 1-Run First Innings Lead Over Jammu And Kashmir

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Kerala Enter Ranji Trophy Semi-Finals Thanks To 1-Run First Innings Lead Over Jammu And Kashmir

Kerala produced a doughty batting effort to hang on to a draw against Jammu and Kashmir, and progressed to the Ranji Trophy semifinals on the back of a slender 1-run first innings lead here on Wednesday. Player of the match Salman Nizar (44 not out, 162 balls, 8×4) and Mohammed Azharuddeen (67 not…

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KKR Captaincy Candidate Slams Superb Ton As Mumbai Enter Ranji Trophy Semi-Final

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KKR Captaincy Candidate Slams Superb Ton As Mumbai Enter Ranji Trophy Semi-Final

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane conjured a typically gritty hundred and pacer Royston Dias supported his effort with a five-wicket haul as defending champions Mumbai completed a fine escape act, scripting a commanding 152-run over Haryana to enter the Ranji Trophy semifinals here on Tuesday. Rahane, resuming on 88, wasted no time in the morning…

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Karun Nair Stars As Vidarbha Thrash Tamil Nadu, Enter Ranji Trophy Semi-Finals

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Karun Nair Stars As Vidarbha Thrash Tamil Nadu, Enter Ranji Trophy Semi-Finals

Riding on seamer Nachiket Bhute’s three-wicket haul and Yash Rathod’s neatly-crafted century, Vidarbha made a grand entry into the Ranji Trophy semifinal, defeating Tamil Nadu by 198 runs on day four here on Tuesday. Bhute returned excellent figures of 3/19 in his 10 overs after middle-order batter Rathod had smashed a watchful 213-ball…

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Chandigarh Beat Chhattisgarh By 54 runs, Miss Out On Ranji Trophy Qualification

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Chandigarh Beat Chhattisgarh By 54 runs, Miss Out On Ranji Trophy Qualification

File image of Manan Vohra© BCCI Pacer Jagjit Singh led the way with excellent figures of 6/51 as Chandigarh comfortably defended a small target to register a 54-run win over Chhattisgarh in their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy match here on Sunday. Chhattisgarh were bowled out for 122 after being set a victory…

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“Virat Kohli Doesn’t Need Ranji Trophy…”: Ex-Teammate’s Blunt Take After India Star’s Failure

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“Virat Kohli Doesn’t Need Ranji Trophy…”: Ex-Teammate’s Blunt Take After India Star’s Failure

Former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayadu has opened up on star India batter Virat Kohli returning to play Ranji Trophy after 13 years, saying that the veteran does not need the tournament, but rather needs time to “feel good about everything again”. He also urged everyone to “leave him alone”. Virat’s return to Ranji…

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Three Fans Interrupt Ranji Trophy Game To Touch Virat Kohli’s Feet, Teammate Reveals What They Told Him

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Three Fans Interrupt Ranji Trophy Game To Touch Virat Kohli’s Feet, Teammate Reveals What They Told Him

Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday saw three over-enthusiastic fans run into the ground to touch Virat Kohli’s feet. In what was a major security lapse despite the presence of many personnel, the intrusion happened in the 18th over just before…

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Virat Kohli Shares Wholesome Moment With Childhood Coach During DDCA Felicitation. Watch

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Virat Kohli Shares Wholesome Moment With Childhood Coach During DDCA Felicitation. Watch

Star batter Virat Kohli was felicitated by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for being only the third player from the team to play 100 or more Tests for India. Apart from Kohli, former India batter Virender Sehwag and pacer Ishan Sharma are the other players from the team to feature in…

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India Wicketkeeper-Batter Wriddhiman Saha Retires From All Forms Of Cricket

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India Wicketkeeper-Batter Wriddhiman Saha Retires From All Forms Of Cricket

India wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha retired from all forms of cricket on Saturday, bringing down the curtains on an illustrious career after playing his final Ranji Trophy group-stage match for Bengal against Punjab at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The 40-year-old Saha, who made his international debut in February 2010, has played 49…

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