Himachal Pradesh, second in the table with 21 points from five matches, is eyeing a knock-out berth, while Hyderabad, placed sixth with nine points from an equal number of games, will be looking to finish the season on a high when the two teams clash in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the … Read more
“ Idhar hi daalte rehna (Keep bowling at this spot).” Rishabh Pant’s chirpy voice could be heard aloud at the practice facility inside the Niranjan Shah Stadium as he went about instructing Delhi’s spinners on the ideal length to target during a net session on a balmy Wednesday morning. Not far away from the Delhi nets … Read more
India batter K.L. Rahul will miss Karnataka’s upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Punjab starting this Thursday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here. It is understood that Rahul is nursing an elbow injury, and has communicated to the team management that he would not be available for the must-win game that is set to feature Punjab’s … Read more
Shubman Gill will be turning up for Punjab during the team’s next Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka starting January 23 in Bengaluru. Sportstar understands that Gill has been named in Punjab’s 15-member squad. After five rounds, Punjab is currently fifth in the Group C points table with one win, two losses and two draw games. … Read more
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday announced its 15-member squad for the final two fixtures of the Ranji Trophy 2024/25. R. Sai Kishore will continue to lead the side with N. Jagadeesan staying in the deputy role. All-rounder Shahrukh Khan and pacer Gurjapneet Singh were among the players dropped from the first leg. However, the most notable … Read more
Amid the ongoing debate on whether top Indian cricketers should go back to domestic cricket when not on national duty, former international and national selector Sunil Joshi believes that unless a player is injured, he should be available for domestic tournaments. “You should not neglect domestic cricket at all. One needs to keep in mind that … Read more
At the outset, Agartala appears to be the perfect ‘non-theatre’ for hosting the Ranji Trophy, with the city’s broad but empty highways closely mirroring the state of the country’s premier domestic cricket tournament – a giant monolith whose importance is merely paid lip service to these days. The capital of the northeastern State of Tripura … Read more
Some of these cricketers played during an era when they were paid a meagre Rs. 5 per day for a Ranji Trophy game, stayed in dormitories, and often travelled by train in unreserved compartments. Among the well-known players from Andhra, M. Suresh, Hussain Shaikh, M.F. Rahaman, Jugal Kishore Ghiya, P. Prasannakumar, R.S.R. Murthy, K. Ravishankar, … Read more
Cricket is probably the only sport where players warm up for a game by playing another sport. Imagine Novak Djokovic whipping out a cricket bat before a Wimbledon final and playing a couple of straight drives into the net. Too much grass on the surface, he would say. Sorry! As the start of the Ranji … Read more
Hyderabad batter K Himateja scored his maiden First-Class hundred as his side played out a docile draw against Rajasthan on the final day of the Elite Group B Ranji Trophy fixture at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, on Saturday. Rajasthan emerged the happier of the two sides, having secured the first-innings lead in dramatic … Read more