Amay Khurasiya has done for the Kerala cricket team what no coach before him could. He took Kerala to the Ranji Trophy final. And he recorded this historic feat in his first season as the Kerala coach. He is proud of the way his boys braved the odds to reach the final, and came close … Read more
“So Vidarbha has a Ranji Trophy team?” Prashant Vaidya still remembers that question from an India cricketer, when he was picked in the national team for the first time. Nearly three decades later, everyone knows Vidarbha has not just a Ranji Trophy team, it has a damn good team. Vidarbha lifted its third Ranji Trophy … Read more
Karun Nair has perhaps known the glorious uncertainties of cricket, and life, more than most players. He scored a triple hundred in only his third Test, was dropped for the next (because he had only stepped in for an injured Ajinkya Rahane). He played three more Tests before he was discarded, back in 2017. Then … Read more
Far from the madding crowd lies the VCA stadium. It is the last stop for a maddeningly thrilling journey for Kerala in India’s premier domestic cricket tournament. An 81-run partnership by the last pair against Jammu & Kashmir that gave a one-run first-innings lead in the quarterfinal; and a two-run lead against Gujarat, courtesy a … Read more
When Kerala stunned Tamil Nadu in a South Zone Ranji Trophy match at Palakkad in 1994-95, D. Vasu was part of the strong visiting side. The win helped Kerala qualify for the knock-out stage of the Ranji Trophy for the first time in history. Vasu now has reasons to feel happy and proud about Kerala … Read more
Vidarbha on Monday retained its 17-member squad to take on Kerala in the final of the Ranji Trophy which will be played at the VCA Stadium here in Jamtha from Wednesday. “VCA’s senior selection committee, which met on Monday, decided to retain the same squad that did duty in the semi-final against Mumbai. Akshay Wadkar … Read more
When Gujarat resumed its first innings on day four of its Ranji Trophy semifinal against Kerala on Wednesday, the side looked primed to chase down the visitor’s score of 457. Former skipper Priyank Panchal, who had reached the three-figure mark the previous day, and Manan Hingrajia had already put up a 91-run stand. The pair … Read more
Gujarat’s batting mainstay Priyank Panchal displayed his maturity on the biggest stage with a crucial century in response to Kerala’s intimidating first-innings score in the Ranji Trophy semifinal. The 34-year-old explained how he was due a big knock after a rather lean season in the domestic tournament in comparison to the lofty standards he had … Read more
Not once since the pre-match build-up has Vidarbha billed its Ranji Trophy semifinal against mighty Mumbai as an opportunity to avenge the loss in the last season’s final. With two days remaining in the match, not only has Vidarbha taken a firm grip on the game but also has – more importantly – put one … Read more
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 … Read more