A summary of the final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Pacer Prasidh Krishna picks up injury during Ranji match
Padikkal made a classy 65, including 10 fours and a six. His play on the off-side oozed elegance associated with left-handers.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Sunday.
Scoring a career-best 193 in the season opener against Punjab, Padikkal has been a prolific run-scorer, amassing 556 runs in six innings at an average of 92.66. His newfound consistency includes three centuries, showcasing his ability to bounce back from adversity.
Ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2023, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has undertaken the renovation works that are essential prior to the quadrennial extravaganza.
Chasing 366, Karnataka were in dire straits at 24 for five wickets, but avoided defeat, finishing the day at 156 for 7 in the Ranji Trophy match.
When he ended his Test career, he held the following Test records: Most Tests (125). Most consecutive Tests (106). Most runs (10,122). Most hundreds (34). Most scores of 50 or more (79). Most hundred partnerships (58).
Hooda's spectacular 128-ball knock featured 19 fours and five sixes, guiding Rajasthan to chase down the target of 283
The focus will be firmly on India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and young prodigy Prithvi Shaw when Mumbai take on Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B game, beginning in Mumbai on Friday. Both Rahane and Shaw failed with the bat in the last Ranji Trophy game against Railways which the domestic giants lost by 10 wickets inside two and half days.
Defending champions Mumbai got their Ranji Trophy campaign back on track with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Maharashtra in their second group A league game in Mumbai on Monday, offsetting the heavy loss to Baroda in the opening game.
Defending champions Karnataka will take on Assam while Delhi meet Mumbai in the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy, starting February 16. In the other quarter-finals, Vidarbha have been drawn against Tamil Nadu while Andhra Pradesh will clash with Maharashtra.
Karnataka bowlers, led by experienced Abhimanyu Mithun (2-24), put up a spirited show to restrict Maharashtra to 155/4 despite an unbeaten 69 by all-rounder Naushad Shaikh.
The Gujarat Titans (GT) have bolstered their squad with wicketkeeper-batsman B.R. Sharath
The Karnataka State Cricket Cricket Association stadium in Shivamogga, built on the place where a historical tank existed for decades, in Navule has been inundated following heavy rainfall in the region.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Ajinkya Rahane has always loved staying under the radar even when he was a highly successful India captain and that possibly explains his affinity for Mumbai's head coach Omkar Salvi, who seems to be cut from the same cloth.
Karnataka Premier League, a Twenty20 tournament on the lines of the Indian Premier League, has attracted 22 bidders, sources in the Karnataka State Cricket Association said after sealed bids were opened on Wednesday.
Rahul Dravid's elder son Samit has attracted attention by scoring a century in the Karnataka State Cricket Association's (KSCA) BTR Cup Under-14 Inter-School tournament.
Mumbai registered a handsome 232-run win after skittling out Kerala for 94 in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Thumba, Kerala, on Tuesday.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
A round-up of final day of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
Cheteshwar Pujara's presence did not help Saurashtra as a gritty Tripura humbled the defending champions
There is an intimate link between cricket and politics.
Prasidh Krishna made a comeback to competitive cricket at the RSI grounds in Bengaluru on Monday during the KSCA T20 tournament.
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday.
Medium pacer Vinay Kumar claimed three wickets for 30 runs to reduce Railways to 186 for 5 on day 1 in the Ranji Trophy 'Elite' Group 'A' match.
Karnataka were 23 for 1 in their second innings, after bowling out Tamil Nadu for 184, taking a first innings lead of 24 runs.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday.
Four years ago he watched the World Cup final in a Bengaluru pub. On Thursday, Rachin Ravindra scored a 100 in the World Cup 2023 opening game.
Shivam Dube continued his recent streak of form with a counter-attacking fifty that proved to be the cornerstone of Mumbai's excellent 330 for six against Bengal
The Netherlands cricket board, in a surprise move, has posted an advertisement on social media, inviting Indian cricketers to join them as net bowlers in their preparatory camp for the World Cup.
The Bengaluru connection that's shaping Indian cricket.
Karnataka outplayed a Mumbai team by 112 runs to enter the final of the Ranji Trophy.
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.
A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
India captain Virat Kohli was named as the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Ratings awards in Mumbai, on Monday.
Surya, who has been in great form, single-handedly guided the domestic giants to victory with an over to spare.
With more than a 100 runs still to get, it would be an uphill task for Maharashtra to turn the match around on Day 3.
