A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Laxmi Ratan Shukla struck a crucial 81 to help Bengal take a first innings lead against Madhya Pradesh and escape relegation.
Yuvraj Singh failed to make it for Punjab's Ranji Trophy match against Bengal on Saturday after being laid low with a stomach ailment. The left-hander was rushed to play the match in Siliguri after being left out of the team for the second Test against Pakistan at the Eden Gardens.
Heres a roundup of all the Ranji Trophy action from across India.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday.
Mumbai's captain saluted his players after the 132-run victory over Mumbai in the final.
Support poured in from all quarters for Sourav Ganguly, who found no takers and remained unsold after day one of the IPL IV auctions in Bangalore on Saturday.
A summary of all the action from Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
Veteran Wasim Jaffer became the first batsman to reach the landmark of 11,000 runs in Ranji Trophy during Day 2 of Nagpur's Group A match against Baroda on Wednesday.
The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) has dropped all-rounder Rameez Khan from the Ranji trophy squad after he was arrested for allegedly killing a black buck in Sagar district in January.
Laxman talked about how to control the mind in order to avoid playing loose shots, importance of batting in the first one hour of play on bowling friendly pitches.
Keen to play for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, Sourav Ganguly on Saturday padded up at Eden Gardens and batted for close to two hours in the morning.
Bengal beat Punjab by nine wickets in a Ranji Trophy Super League tie in Siliguri on Tuesday.
A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Seamers called the shots throughout the match as the hosts' move to play on a green top backfired for them.
After gaining a vital 46-run first innings lead, Bengal succumbed to Andhra bowling and were reeling at 144 for 8.
Madhya Pradesh had the edge over Bengal as they restricted the visitors to 200 for six after being bundled out 342 in their Group A Ranji Trophy match in Indore on Sunday.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is confident that India would wrap up the series against the West Indies in the second match.
A summary of all the action from Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Saurashtra are in sight of a huge victory over a listless Bengal in the Ranji Trophy Group 'A' league encounter in Rajkot. At stumps on Monday, the third day of the match, Bengal were precariously placed at 65 for 3, chasing a huge target of 431 runs.
Patient half-centuries by Wriddhiman Saha and Rohan Banerjee after an impressive morning spell by Shami Ahmed helped Bengal record their maiden outright win in this edition of Ranji Trophy.
Punjab seamer Siddarth Kaul returned with an impressive six-wicket haul to dismiss Delhi for 107 in their first innings on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group B match.
Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary and his Mumbai counterpart Rohit Sharma are eyeing spots in the Indian middle-order which has opened up following the retirement of Test greats Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman even as they are focusing on their current jobs in the Ranji Trophy.
Bengal registered a thumping seven-wicket victory over Railways in the quarter finals of the Ranji Inter State One-Day knock-out tournament.
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday
Manoj Tiwary hit an unbeaten 147 to guide Bengal to a respectable 289 for five against Hyderabad.
C Shamshuddin was ruled out as the on-field umpire for the remainder of the ongoing Ranji Trophy final after getting hit around the lower abdomen area on the opening day of the title clash between Bengal and Saurashtra, in Rajkot, on Tuesday. Shamshuddin did not take the field on day two after the pain aggravated overnight and he went for a check-up in a local hospital on Tuesday morning.
Sourav Ganguly will lead a 14-member Bengal team in the Ranji Trophy opener against Punjab.
Former Indian Cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is keen to play the four-day and 50-over Ranji Trophy matches for home side Bengal.
the past few days have been hectic for shooter Shreyasi Singh and cricketer Manoj Tiwary, who have been juggling political duties with focused preparation for their respective competitive outings as well.
A responsible knock by Wriddhiman Saha and his century partnership with senior pro Laxmi Ratan Shukla helped Bengal end the first day in the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab on a respectable 280 for 7, in Mohali, on Friday. Saha and Shukla added 124 runs for the sixth wicket after Bengal were tottering at 118 for five.
Pune Warriors seamer Krishna Kant Upadhyay and unknown Ranjit Mali from Assam rocked the depleted Bengal batting to give Railways a 77-run first innings lead thereby raising hopes of staying in the Group A.
Shib Shankar Paul took six wickets for Bengal to skittle out Delhi for 148 in the first innings
A captain's knock of 124 by Deep Dasgupta helped Bengal post a mammoth 405 for seven against Gujarat.
Utpal Chatterjee picked up five wickets to help Bengal restrict Hyderabad to 223 for seven.
Karnataka were well-placed with a 183-run first innings lead on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy match.
The deposed Indian captain would continue to play domestic tournaments to make a comeback into the national side.
Back in the BCCI's fold after resigning from the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League, Rohan Gavaskar is now eyeing a comeback to the Bengal Ranji Trophy team, which he once captained.
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