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New Delhi: A senior member of Indian National Congress, Shama Mohamed, has launched a blistering public attack on Gautam Gambhir -- accusing him and the team management of excluding Sarfaraz Khan from the upcoming India "A" squad for reasons tied to his surname. Her comments come ahead of the tour by South Africa A to India and the main series between India national cricket team and South Africa national cricket team in 2025. Mohamed questioned whether Sarfaraz's non-selection for the 15-man "A ...Read More >
"Let him say whatever he wants. You have seen how I bowled. It is all in front of your eyes," Shami said Indian cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Shami fired back at BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar as row over his exclusion from the upcoming white-ball series against Australia continued. It all started when Agarkar said that he did not have any update regarding Shami's fitness after the squad was announced for the ODI and T20I series. In response, Shami took a slight dig at the selectors by sa ...Read More >
Parvez Rasool played one ODI (in 2014 vs Bangladesh) and one T20I (in 2017 vs England) for India. Parvez Rasool, who on June 15, 2014, became the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to play an ODI match for India, has announced his retirement from international cricket. According to Sportstar, the 36-year-old all-rounder from Bijbehara, who also played one T20I match for India in Kanpur on January 26, 2017, against England, informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about his ...Read More >
Srinagar- Parvez Rasool, the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to represent India, has announced his retirement from all formats of the game, bringing an end to a remarkable 17-year-long career marked by consistent performances and multiple milestones. The 36-year-old all-rounder from South Kashmir's Bijbehara, who became a symbol of hope for young cricketers in the Valley, informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of his decision. Rasool represented India in one One-Day In ...Read More >
Star India pacer Tushar Deshpande recovered on-field from a severe bronchitis attack, only to come back and play a major role in Mumbai's win against Jammu and Kashmir in the opening round game of the Ranji Trophy, according to a report by the Rajasthan Royals. The game marked Deshpande's winning return to red-ball cricket after 18 months. At the high-altitude Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, known for its thin air, he struggled with acute breathlessness while warming up on the opening day. ...Read More >
With the India vs South Africa 1st Test set to begin in less than a month at the iconic Eden Gardens, the Cricket Association of Bengal announced that the tickets for the match will go on sale from 12 noon on Monday. The 1st Test will begin on November 14 and will kickstart a 3-format series where the two teams will take on each other in Tests, ODIs and T20Is How can fans book the tickets? Fans can book tickets through the District by Zomato app, with prices starting at Rs 60 per day (Rs 300 f ...Read More >
Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani spun a web around Jammu and Kashmir to grab a seven-wicket haul as Mumbai beat the hosts by 35 runs in an exciting opening round group D encounter in the Ranji Trophy in Srinagar on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir needed 222 runs to reach the winning target of 243 on the final day but courtesy Mulani, who also scored 91 in Mumbai's first essay, the home team were all out for 207 in 64.4 overs. With the pitch assisting slow bowlers, Mulani returned with 7/46, his 17th fi ...Read More >
A superb six-wicket haul by Devendra Singh Bora and composed batting from Prashant Chopra and skipper Kunal Chandela helped Uttarakhand fight back strongly against Bengal on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy Group C clash on Friday. Resuming at 274 for 6, Bengal were bowled out for 323, thanks largely to Bora's fiery spell that fetched him career-best figures of 6 for 79. The right-arm seamer struck twice in quick succession in the morning session, removing overnight batter Sumanta Gupta for 82, and ...Read More >
Saurashtra's last-wicket pair of Chetan Sakariya and Yuvrajsinh Dodiya waged a grim battle to give their team a crucial four-run first innings lead despite Karnataka leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal grabbing eight wickets in an excellent spell on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match in Rajkot on Friday. Resuming from their overnight 200 for four, Saurashtra were in danger of conceding the innings lead after slipping to 342 for nine with Shreyas (8/110) doing the bulk of damage. But Chetan Sa ...Read More >
Rajkot, Oct 18: Karnataka's reluctance for an early declaration robbed them of the time to bowl out Saurashtra in their second innings as the Ranji Trophy Elite B match ended in a draw on the fourth and final day here on Saturday. Saurashtra were 128 for five in their second innings on an uneven pitch when the match came to a close.Just like in the first innings, leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal was Karnataka's star in the second dig too, bagging three wickets to complete a match-haul of 11 wickets. ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 18: Senior pacer Mohammed Shami produced a devastating spell, claiming four wickets to steer Bengal to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy Group C match here on Saturday. Resuming at 165 for two, Uttarakhand collapsed to 265 all out as Shami (4/38) tore through their middle and lower order. Akash Deep and Ishan Porel chipped in with two wickets each. From 173 for two, the visitors lost eight wickets for 92 runs, with skipper Kunal Chandela (72) and ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 18: Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani spun a web around Jammu and Kashmir to grab a seven-wicket haul as Mumbai beat the hosts by 35 runs in an exciting opening round group D encounter in the Ranji Trophy, here on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir needed 222 runs to reach the winning target of 243 on the final day but courtesy Mulani, who also scored 91 in Mumbai's first essay, the home team were all out for 207 in 64.4 overs.With the pitch assisting slow bowlers, Mulani returned with 7/46, ...Read More >
Rinku Singh went past former stalwarts Rahul Dravid, Saba Karim and current Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal in India's all-time highest first-class averages, with a minimum of 50 innings after his recent exploits in the opening round of the Ranji Trophy. Rinku roared to a sizzling 165* in first-class cricket for Uttar Pradesh against Andhra Pradesh, weeks before touring Australia for a five-match T20I series. With a batting masterclass, Rinku's first-class batting average has now soared from 54.68 ...Read More >
Maharashtra didn't have the best start to their Ranji Trophy 2025-26 campaign. Playing their first match against Kerala at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, the team saw them lose three wickets even before they could open their account. This was after Kerala won the toss and invited Maharashtra to bat first. The first batter to depart was Prithvi Shaw, who had shown major signs of comeback before the tournament began. Shaw was dismissed for a four-ball duck by MD Nidhe ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani produced a sensational seven-wicket haul to spin Mumbai to a 35-run victory over Jammu & Kashmir in the opening round of the Ranji Trophy at the Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar on Saturday. On the fourth and final day of the Elite Group-D clash, the hosts, who resumed at 21 for one overnight while chasing 243, were bowled out for 207 as Mumbai recorded their first-ever win over J&K in three meetings. Mulani's match-winning spel ...Read More >
Out-of-favour India batter Ishan Kishan is focused on the present and wants to enjoy every opportunity that falls his way, irrespective of the level of cricket he is playing in. Known for his belligerent strokeplay, Kishan is currently captaining Jharkhand in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season. He kicked off his campaign by notching a back-to-the-wall century against Tamil Nadu on the opening day. With his ninth first-class ton, Kishan played the rescue act after his top-order wobbled on Co ...Read More >
Rajkot, Oct 18 (PTI) Karnataka's reluctance for an early declaration robbed them of the time to bowl out Saurashtra in their second innings as the Ranji Trophy Elite B match ended in a draw on the fourth and final day here on Saturday. Saurashtra were 128 for five in their second innings on an uneven pitch when the match came to a close. Just like in the first innings, leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal was Karnataka's star in the second dig too, bagging three wickets to complete a match-haul of 11 wic ...Read More >
Coimbatore, Oct 18 (PTI) Jharkhand humbled former champions Tamil Nadu by an innings and 114 runs with young off-spinner Rishav Raj, playing his maiden first-class match, grabbing four wickets on the fourth and final day of the Ranji Trophy Group A match, here Saturday. With Jharkhand virtually assured of a victory on Friday after asking Tamil Nadu to follow-on, it was a matter of time before the fragile Tamil Nadu batting crumbled. Rishav, 24, who had started the TN collapse on Friday by dism ...Read More >
Despite his dull show last season, Delhi-boy Sharma has superseded in-form Aryan Juyal, who had scored 700 plus runs, and same is the case with Kapoor, who has got himself fitted in the post even though Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association has many people with proven track record for the post like Ashish Winston Zaidi, Gyanendra Pandey and Rizwan Shamshad. "All eyes will be on these two as much is expected from them this time. We hope that the two come out with flying colours in the first match it ...Read More >
Jharkhand placed themselves in a dominant position, potentially on the brink of an innings victory, after pacer Jatin Pandey marked his first-class debut with an impressive five-wicket haul, forcing Tamil Nadu to follow on in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match on Friday. At the close of play on the third day, hosts Tamil Nadu found themselves in deep trouble at 52 for three in their second innings, after being bowled out for a mere 93 in their first innings. This was thanks to Pandey's 5/35 ...Read More >
Day 4: 1st Session - Tamil Nadu: 94/5 (f/o) (44 Ovs), Shahrukh Khan 0(5) Andre Siddarth C 18(77), trail by 232 runs Day 3: Stumps - Tamil Nadu: 52/3 (f/o) (27 Ovs), Hemchudesan J 3(8) Andre Siddarth C 3(30), trail by 274 runs Day 3: 3rd Session - Tamil Nadu: 33/0 (f/o) (13 Ovs), RS Ambrish 15(49) N Jagadeesan 18(29), trail by 293 runs Day 3: Tea - Tamil Nadu: 6/0 (f/o) (3.4 Ovs), RS Ambrish 2(16) N Jagadeesan 4(6), trail by 320 runs Day 3: Rain stops play Day 3: Innings Break - Tamil Nadu: ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar opened up about his controversy with right-arm seamer Mohammed Shami ahead of the ODI series against Australia, saying he hadn't seen the player's recent social media post but was open to a conversation. Agarkar also added that he has had "multiple chats" with Shami in recent months but didn't want to "give a headline." After being dropped from the West Indies Test series and the upcoming ODIs against Australia, Shami took ...Read More >
Best Batting performances Andhra dominated the opening day of their contest against Uttar Pradesh in Kanpur, courtesy KS Bharat's 142, his 11th first-class century. He added a 93-run stand with his opening partner, Abhishek Reddy, and followed it up with a mammoth 194-run partnership in the company of Shaik Rasheed, who went to stumps unbeaten on 94 as Andhra piled on 289 for 3. Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 125, his ninth first-class ton, paved the way for Jharkhand's 307 for 6on the opening day of ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh skipper Rajat Patidar's slammed unbeaten double century which was his first provided an upper hand to his team, who scored 519 runs for the loss of eight wickets at the end of the third day of the first round clash in Group B of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season. According to Wisden, at stumps on Day 3, Patidar was unbeaten on 205*(332), which came with the help of 26 boundaries in his innings. With this knock, the Madhya Pradesh side took a big ...Read More >
The exclusion of seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami from India's set-up, particularly the ODI squad set to engage in a three-match series against Australia, has been questioned by former South Africa batter AB de Villiers. Shami had finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker from the Indian camp along with mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 earlier this year. Despite that he seems to be facing an unclear future. His exclusion from the ODI setup raises serious questio ...Read More >
Having punched above its weight to reach the Ranji Trophy final last season, Kerala is now burdened with the expectations of replicating that success when the new season unfurls on Wednesday. But that may not be an easy task to accomplish when one of the biggest match winners in Kerala's cricketing history, Jalaj Saxena, has shifted allegiance and will be in the enemy camp for the season opener against Maharashtra at the Sports Hub, Greenfield Stadium. Jalaj Saxena drew the template for Kerala ...Read More >
Solid fifties by Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair and R Smaran helped Karnataka reach 295 for five amid regular strikes by Saurashtra on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match in Rajkot on Wednesday. Padikkal (96, 141b, 11x4), Nair (73, 126b, 9x4) added 146 runs for the third wicket after left-arm spinner Dharmendra Jadeja (4/100) dismissed opener Nikin Jose and skipper Mayank Agarwal early in the innings. Smaran was batting on 66 (120b, 4x4, 2x6) at stumps along with veteran Shreyas Gopal. ...Read More >
BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar will take the stage on Day 1 of the NDTV World Summit 2025 to discuss the current transition in Indian cricket. As the chairman of the Indian men's cricket team selection committee, Agarkar will lead the session "Reinventing Cricket: The Making of Team India 2.0" to explore Indian cricket's current contours, with Shubman Gill taking over the ODI captaincy mantle from Rohit Sharma. Ajit Agarkar: Early Life Agarkar was born on 4 December 1976 in Mumbai. Ramakant ...Read More >
Seamer Jatin Pandey picked up three wickets on debut to leave former champions Tamil Nadu tottering at 18 for five after Ishan Kishan's 173 propelled Jharkhand to 419 all out in their Ranji Trophy Group A match on Thursday. At stumps on the second day, M Shahrukh Khan was batting on 4 and India U-19 star RS Ambrish, on his debut, was yet to open his account. Jharkhand skipper Kishan, who ended the opening day unbeaten on 125, looked good for a double century until he was dismissed by Ambrish, ha ...Read More >
Rajkot, Oct 17 (PTI) Saurashtra's last-wicket pair of Chetan Sakariya and Yuvrajsinh Dodiya waged a grim battle to give their team a crucial four-run first innings lead despite Karnataka leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal grabbing eight wickets in an excellent spell on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match, here Friday. Resuming from their overnight 200 for four, Saurashtra were in danger of conceding the innings lead after slipping to 342 for nine with Shreyas (8/110) doing the bulk of damage ...Read More >
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