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In an Indian cricket landscape increasingly driven by the Indian Premier League and T20Is, Shivam Dube has been tagged as a T20 specialist batter. The man himself, though, served another reminder to be considered as an all-format all-rounder. Dube stressed on his ambition of playing Test cricket with a five-wicket haul in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy…
When Sachin Baby edged one to the cordon on the second ball of the day, it felt like all of Kerala’s patient build-up might fizzle out before its zenith on day two. But, Mohammed Azharuddeen’s second First-Class century, his first in seven years, ensured Kerala had control of the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Gujarat in…
There was a stark contrast between the playing elevens fielded by Gujarat and Kerala during the first Ranji Trophy 2024-25 semifinal being played in Ahmedabad. While Gujarat opted to go with seven bowling options, four of them medium pacers, Kerala went with just two frontline pacers and three spin-bowling all-rounders in its team. ALSO READ…
Dhruv Shorey gave a solid start; Danish Malewar played an innings with flair, and Karun Nair appeared effortless at the crease, but none of them could convert their knocks into a big one. As a result, despite crossing the 300-run mark, Vidarbha would feel far from comfortable at the end of the opening day’s proceedings…
Kerala coach Amay Khurasiya walked up to Jalaj Saxena with a piece of paper that read, “110×3 = 330“ at a time when his team was 70 for 2, pursuing Jammu and Kashmir’s total of 399. With nearly four sessions remaining and J&K fast bowlers leaving no stone unturned to find a breakthrough, it was…
Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane smashed a crucial century in the quarterfinal fixture against Haryana at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday. The right-hand batter reached the triple-digit mark in 160 deliveries as Mumbai extended its lead past 300 against Haryana. His ton included 10 fours. It was Rahane’s maiden ton of this edition of…
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…
Tanush Kotian was going about his business – of playing for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 in December – when he got a call-up by the Indian team to reach Melbourne, Australia, ahead of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The 26-year-old was unaware of R Ashwin retiring and only got to…
Kerala won the toss, unleashed fast bowler M. D. Nidheesh on Jammu and Kashmir, and ensured that his five-wicket haul restricted the opponent to 228 for 8 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals. With the surface at the MCA Stadium offering a tinge of green, Nidheesh (5 for 56) exploited the early…
A rampaging Vidarbha will look to continue its regal march in the Ranji Trophy when it takes on Tamil Nadu in the quarterfinal, which starts here at the VCA ground on Saturday. Vidarbha, last year’s runner-up, dominated the group stages and finished on top of Group B with 40 points – the highest in the…
