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After five rounds of the Ranji Trophy season, Andhra sits second on the Group A table with 22 points, three behind leader and domestic heavyweight Vidarbha. Overall, only two other teams, Bengal (23) and Mumbai (24), have bagged more points so far. Two thumping wins against Odisha and Jharkhand aside, a famous four-wicket triumph over…
In its entire existence, Hyderabad had won only two domestic titles – Ranji Trophy triumphs in 1937-38 and 1986-87. After 38 years, another piece of silverware – the coveted Vinoo Mankad Trophy – was added to the trophy cabinet by a sprightly group of youngsters, led by 19-year-old Aaron George Varghese. Aaron has had a…
Left-arm pacer Prithvi Raj Yarra, who picked up four for 46 for Andhra to bowl out Tamil Nadu for 182 in the ongoing Ranji Trophy here on Saturday, said the plan for the bowling unit was to be consistent with the line and length. “The 5-6 m length and around the off-stump (the line). It…
Tamil Nadu failed to show progress in what has been an underwhelming campaign so far, as it folded like paper for 182 versus Andhra on a first-day pitch that offered bounce in their Elite Group-A clash in the fourth round of the Ranji Trophy at the ACA-VDCA cricket stadium here on Saturday. Reduced to 103 for nine,…
Rajat Patidar scored an 80-ball century on the first day of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal between Central Zone and North East Zone at the BCCI CoE Ground 2 in Bengaluru on Thursday. Central Zone skipper Patidar hit 18 fours and two sixes to reach the three-figure mark. It was the 14th ton in first-class cricket…
As the IPL reaches the halfway stage, there’s a strong chance that one of the four teams yet to win the title could change that on May 25. All these four teams – Delhi, Punjab, Lucknow and Bengaluru have been playing top-class cricket. Yes, they have had the odd setback, which is expected in this…
As the IPL reaches the halfway stage, there’s a strong chance that one of the four teams yet to win the title could change that on May 25. All these four teams – Delhi, Punjab, Lucknow and Bengaluru have been playing top-class cricket. Yes, they have had the odd setback, which is expected in this…
What if there was no Mike-Gatting-reverse-sweep moment for Sachin Baby? What if Ahammed Imran didn’t gift his wicket away battling so hard? What if Akshay Chandran had not dropped Karun Nair? If none of the above had happened, Kerala probably would have been celebrating one of its greatest moments in its rich sporting history, instead…
Twenty five years ago, when Paras Dogra started his first-class career for Himachal Pradesh, little did he imagine that he would close in on 10,000 runs in his career and would be regarded as one of the stalwarts of domestic cricket. Back then, he did not even think of moving out of Himachal ever; but…
Salman Nizar had to wait for more than nine years for his maiden first-class century. And once it came in the final league fixture of the Ranji Trophy against Bihar last week, he carried that momentum into the quarterfinals and scored yet another ton – this time against Jammu and Kashmir. While his innings brought…
