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When he fell on Wednesday afternoon, caught and bowled by off-spinner Kounain Quraishi one agonising run short of his ninth First Class century, it was the first time in nearly two months and six competitive innings that Tilak Varma was dismissed. Since making 53 in the final Twenty20 International against England in Southampton on July…
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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Need of the hour: Tilak curbed his attacking instincts to build a steady innings. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR South Zone weathered a blistering early morning bowling effort from India pacer Gurnoor Brar (four for 70) to finish day two of the Duleep Trophy semifinal 90 runs in the green at the BCCI Centre…
South Zone’s Tilak Varma. File. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K India’s T20 vice-captain Tilak Varma will lead South Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, while Andhra veteran Ricky Bhui has been named his deputy. India discard Karun Nair is also a part of the squad along with upcoming India A batter S.K. Rasheed. Karnataka’s…
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Tilak Varma guided Mumbai Indians to a thrilling win. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Tilak Varma (75 n.o., 33b, 6×4, 6×6) kept up with a mounting asking rate, stood till the end, and took the Mumbai Indians to a six-wicket victory over the Punjab Kings in IPL 2026 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on…
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Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad at a training session at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday, April 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL A captain, they say, must lead from the front. By that measure, Ruturaj Gaikwad has endured a quiet start to the Indian Premier League 2026. But Chennai…
Tilak Varma was back to his menacing best. | Photo Credit: B.Jothi Ramalingam Indian batters had a field day against Zimbabwe, each scoring at a strike rate of more than 150. The under-fire Tilak Varma was back to his menacing best as he smashed an unbeaten 44 (16b, 3×4, 4×6) at a whopping strike rate…
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