Central Zone top-order batters, led by Danish Malewar, carried the team to 229 for two, giving a solid reply to West Zone on the second day of the Duleep Trophy semifinal
If it wasn't so violent, there would have been a few unintended laughs in Baaghi 4, but this one has not a shred of humour amidst the nonstop mayhem, observes Deepa Gahlot.
The fringe and aspiring bunch will look to own the elevated Duleep Trophy stage as the red-ball competition returns to its traditional zonal format and marks the start of India's domestic cricket season.
Dhruv Jurel, who impressed during India's series-levelling tour of England, was on Thursday named captain of Central Zone for the season-opening Duleep Trophy, set to begin on August 28 in Bengaluru.
'It is really special for me, for Virat Kohli, and all the fans.'
On the back of Ishan Kishan's scintillating 48-ball 94, SRH put on a massive 231 for 6 in their 20 overs against Royals Challengers Bengaluru in Lucknow on Thursday.
RCB captain Rajat Patidar had suffered a finger injury during the home game against Chennai Super Kings before IPL was disbanded for a week due to the India-Pakistan military conflict.
Under pressure, the BCCI announced that the final to be played from September 11-15 will be broadcast live.
Central Zone advanced to the Duleep Trophy final by virtue of their first innings lead in the drawn match against West Zone.
'Every parent should rethink their decisions to send their children to the US.'
IPL 2025: RCB skipper Rajat Patidar recovering from finger injury
Vimal Khumar and Pradosh Ranjan Paul struck massive hundreds as Tamil Nadu piled up 399 for two against Nagaland on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Dimapur on Saturday.
It was a proud evening for Shah Rukh Khan, as elder son Aryan Khan shone under the spotlight for his first ever premiere.
The doctor treating Rajat said his condition was improving. Pant may come to Jhabreda in a day or two to visit Rajat, the doctor said, quoting the cricketer's PA.
Mumbai were bowled out for 181 in their second innings, setting J&K 243 runs to win the season-opening match.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar was fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their IPL match against Mumbai Indians.
Patidar crossed the landmark in just 30 innings, sitting just behind Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan, who achieved the feat in 25.
Round up of all the Ranji Trophy action on Thursday
It has charted an ambitious target. Japanese premium sports goods giant Asics - which sells 75 per cent of its shoes in the country at over ~12,000 a pair - wants to be the No. 1 running shoe player in the $90-a-pair organised market in India, currently dominated by Nike, Adidas and Puma. To do so, it is making an aggressive push into Tier-II and Tier-III cities, where customers are ready to lap them up - as well as setting up company-owned stores in four to five locations across key metros.
IPL side Royal Challengers Bengaluru's under-fire pacer Yash Dayal has been accused of raping a minor in an FIR registered against him by Jaipur Police.
It's all for you -- the fans: Kohli, Patidar dedicate RCB's triumph to faithfuls
Speaking on RCB Podcast, Patidar said of his captaincy journey: 'I had a lot of questions like, there are so many (big players) in the team. Virat Kohli is such a big player, how will you do it under him. I know how supportive he is about this (captaincy change).
The young star kid is all set to make his big fat debut in the OTT series, The Ba***ds of Bollywood.
'It would have been understandable if, after a gruelling tour where five Test matches were crammed into a little over six weeks, he had opted to rest.''
Jammu and Kashmir's Shubham Khajuria struck a fighting, unbeaten century to rescue North Zone, but South Zone remained favourites to progress to the Duleep Trophy final, in Bengaluru on Saturday.
'We were lacking in assessing the conditions and the situation'
Wickets are tricky at Chinnaswamy but that's not an excuse and we'll adapt: Patidar
Bobat backed the rule change that allowed the use of a second ball after the 10th over of the second innings in evening IPL matches.
Rajat Patidar understands what it would mean for the team to win the coveted Indian Premier League title for one of country's bonafide cricket legends.
Will Kohli ends RCB's long wait for a title? Or will Shreyas produce another match winning knock for Punjab Kings in the final?
The unexpected 10-day break has left both the RCB and the KKR with different goals to achieve and common challenges to hurdle over.
'We will be able to anticipate the full picture of the impact after August, which is also the time when demand for a year begins to peak ahead of the December holidays and Valentine's Day.'
The victory brought overwhelming joy and relief
A day after an elderly couple died in an alleged inverter battery explosion in Amethi, an Army soldier has filed a formal complaint alleging that his parents were murdered using explosives, police said on Thursday.
GST Network on Saturday said beginning the July tax period, GST taxpayers will not be able to file monthly and annual GST returns after three years of the original filing due date. The July 2025 tax period means taxpayers will file
While Cummins was fined Rs 12 lakh, as it was his team's first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct, Patidar was docked Rs 24 lakh as a member of the playing eleven of the second-time offender, RCB.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), already qualified for the playoffs, will aim to secure a top-two league stage finish when they face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash in Lucknow.
Some of the key names include: Maruti, M&M, Ashok Leyland, Britannia, Ultratech, JK Cement, Havells, Voltas, Amber, Metro, Trent, LemonTree, Indian Hotels, Niva Bupa, HDFC Life, IGL, Acme Solar, Suzlon, Swiggy, Delhivery, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Shriram Finance," according to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
As pipes played and ceremonial commands echoed across the parade ground, a subtle but sharp undertone ran beneath the pride -- the knowledge that these young men may soon be called to act in a world where real-time threats blur the lines between battlefield and cyberspace.
The always dependable Pratik Gandhi finds a match in Sunny Hinduja and they are surrounded by a top notch supporting cast, observes Deepa Gahlot.
