Gritty half-centuries by Mohit Kale and skipper K.B. Arun Karthick kept Pondicherry in the hunt for the first innings lead against Andhra on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘B’ match at the CAP Siechem stadium here on Friday. Walking in to bat with the team in a spot of bother at … Read more
Saranu Nishanth, playing his second Ranji Trophy match, was the surprise batting hero for Hyderabad scoring a belligerent 71 (93b,10×4, 1×6) and putting on a crucial 114-run stand for the last wicket with Rakshan Readdi (42, 135b, 2×4) to help the home team score an imposing 565 against Himachal Pradesh on the second day of … Read more
Kerala pacer MD Nidheesh’s inspiration to become a fast bowler has always been singular – former Indian international and fellow Malayalee S Sreesanth. “Sreesanth is my inspiration. I decided I wanted to become a fast bowler after watching him bowl for India. I have also been lucky to play alongside him. Even now, he … Read more
Young opening batter Shaik Rasheed stood tall with a defiant century to pull Andhra out of the woods against Pondicherry on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘B’ match at the CAP Siechem stadium here on Thursday. The 20-year-old right-hander fell at the fag end of the day to medium-pacer Abin Mathew … Read more
All Ravindra Jadeja needs to do to take wickets on a spin-friendly surface in Rajkot is to turn up. Or so it seems, as the left-arm spinner basked in the glow of another five-wicket haul on familiar turf on day one of an engrossing Ranji Trophy contest against Delhi at Ground C of the Niranjan … Read more