J & K’s triumph
When Jammu and Kashmir lifted the Ranji Trophy this season, it was not merely a cricket result; it was a quiet rewriting of a national narrative.
When Jammu and Kashmir lifted the Ranji Trophy this season, it was not merely a cricket result; it was a quiet rewriting of a national narrative.
Amid high expectations of Jammu and Kashmir making a maiden clinch of the Ranji Trophy, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday flew to Hubli to cheer for the UT’s cricket team that will play the finals with Karnataka.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly lauded Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi for his impressive show in the Ranji Trophy, saying the right-arm fast bowler is on his way to donning national colours and could begin his international journey in England.
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.
After losing two big wickets in the second session, the Jammu and Kashmir team started the third session with caution, but Sahil soon changed gears, hitting three fours to Prasidh Krishna and Shreyas Gopal.
Earlier this month, the BCCI announced that those who play 75 percent of India’s Tests in a season will earn Rs 45 lakh per Test, and those who play 50 to 75 percent of Tests will earn Rs 30 lakh. This is in addition to the match fee of Rs 15 lakh
The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) stadium in Nagpur and the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) stadium will host the last four stages of this domestic tournament.
After topping the Elite Group C table in the league stage of the 2023/24 Ranji Trophy, two-time winners Tamil Nadu are in the knockouts for the first time since the 2016/17 season.
Tanmay Agarwal, Hyderabad's opening batter, hit 366 runs off 181, including 26 sixes and 34 boundaries.
Puducherry registered one of their biggest wins in their brief Ranji Trophy history after stunning seven-time champions Delhi by 9 wickets in their Group D opener at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Monday.
