PM Modi congratulated the Jammu & Kashmir cricket team for its historic first-ever Ranji Trophy triumph, calling it a proud moment for the region and an inspiration for young athletes.
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah celebrated the historic win and announced a ₹2 crore cash reward for the players and support staff.
Led by commanding performances with both bat and ball across five days, Jammu & Kashmir outplayed Karnataka in every department, building an insurmountable 291-run first-innings advantage before declaring their second innings at 342/4 on the final afternoon.
Karnataka made a cautious start in response to Jammu and Kashmir’s imposing first-innings total to reach 35/1 in 13 overs at Lunch on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy Final, with skipper Mayank Agarwal unbeaten on 16 and Devdutt Padikkal on 4.
A historic century from Shubham Pundir and half-centuries from Yawer Hassan, captain Paras Dogra, Abdul Samad, Kanhaiya Wadhawan, Sahil Lotra powered Jammu and Kashmir to a commanding first-innings total of 584 against Karnataka on the third morning of the Ranji Trophy final at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Thursday.
The disciplinary action follows one of the most volatile moments witnessed in recent domestic cricket finals, when a fiercely contested match briefly descended into confrontation.
The incident happened in the 101st over when, shortly after edging a delivery from Krishna to the boundary, Dogra was involved in a verbal exchange with Karnataka substitute fielder Aneesh at silly point.
While remaining fit has been a requirement, Unadkat has taken time out to pursue another vocation, which is learning guitar.
The limited DRS in use was a talking point once again with Unadkat at the receiving end on both occasions with Saha being the batsman.
Earlier, the Indian government suspended all visas till 15 April due to increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the last fortnight.
