Domestic record-setting batsman Amol Muzumdar on Tuesday endorsed the new Ranji Trophy format featuring all teams in three groups - A, B and C - and points system along with a host of cricketer-turned coaches.
A round-up of Tuesday's play in the Ranji Trophy.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Wednesday.
Seamers put New Delhi in a commanding position as Ishant Sharma and Simarjeet Singh struck big blows against Hyderabad on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match. Here is a round-up of all the Ranji Trophy action on Day 2 on Thursday.
Promising 21-year-old batsman Ambatti Rayudu is among the cricketers who have reportedly aligned with the Subhash Chandra-owned Essel Group's parallel venture.
A round-up of all the first day's action Ranji Trophy Super League action on Sunday.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said: 'Along with the international home series, the BCCI's domestic tournaments are crucial as they are a stepping stone towards making India a strong international side.'
Round up of Ranji Trophy matches being played throughout the country.
Saurashtra seamers Jaydev Unadkat, Shaurya Sanandia and Chirag Jani shared seven wickets among them to bundle out Haryana for 140 in their second innings and lift their team to an innings and 31-run victory on the third day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match, on Sunday.
Replying to Services' first innings of 321, Uttar Pradesh were 430 for 9 at stumps on day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match.
So far among the Indian batsmen, only one player had more first-class hundreds before the age of 18 -- batting legend Sachin Tendulkar who had seven three figure scores.
Youngster Shreyas Iyer slammed his third ton of the season, a strokeful 137, while senior batsman Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten 110 as Mumbai made an imposing 407 for four on day one of their Group B Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Riding on a five-wicket haul by pacer V R V Singh, Punjab defeated Orissa by seven wickets in their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match.
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches.
Railways caused the biggest upset in this Ranji Trophy season so far, after they defeated domestic giants Mumbai by 10 wickets within three days in their Elite Group B match, in Mumbai, on Friday. Railways pacer Himanshu Sangwan (5-60) took five wickets, as Mumbai were bundled out for 198 in their second essay at the Wankhede Stadium, after India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane failed miserably in the second innings as well.
A round-up of Ranji matches played across India on Saturday
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar feels BCCI president Sourav Ganguly should initiate a revamp of the Duleep Trophy as players competing in the event seem more focussed on individual performances than their teams.
Manoj Tiwary and Sudip Chatterjee scored centuries to lead Bengal's spirited comeback against Mumbai, while Gujarat put themselves in line for full seven points after enforcing the follow-on against Punjab. A round up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches.
Surprisingly the Himachal Pradesh team did not turn up for the match.
A summary of Monday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday
Saurashtra bowlers produced a sterling performance to put them in a commanding position in their Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh in Rajkot on Sunday.
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played across India on Monday
Tilak Varma, Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians!
The youngsters in the side couldn't have got a better mentor than 'King' Kohli himself to guide them with his words of wisdom.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday
Jiwanjot Singh's brilliant century and captain Mandeep Singh's fluent half-century helped Punjab stage a great comeback to gain the upperhand against Delhi, on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Group A match in New Delhi, on Tuesday.
Young opener Prithvi Shaw underlined his class with a century against a quality Tamil Nadu attack to lead Mumbai to 314 for seven on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group C match in Mumbai.
Captain Manoj Tiwary led from the front with an unbeaten century to guide Bengal to 295 for five in reply to Saurashtra's first innings score of 423 in their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match in Rajkot on Friday.
Opener Vineet Saxena and Ashok Menaria hit contrasting half-centuries as Rajasthan reached 274 for five against Hyderabad on the opening day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match in Jaipur, on Saturday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday...
Despite dropping a few catches, Mumbai were poised to take a big first-innings lead after restricting Railways to 380 for eight on day three of their Group A Ranji Trophy match played in Mumbai on Sunday.
Senior India player Rohit Sharma on Tuesday gave a pep talk to the struggling Mumbai Ranji Trophy team, which has suffered back-to-back defeats at home. Mumbai lost to Railways by 10 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium before they were thrashed by five wickets by domestic heavyweights Karnataka.
The Star Group beat back competition from Multi Screen Media (Sony) to bag the six-year broadcast and digital rights for India's international cricket matches at home and domestic events, like Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and the Irani Trophy. Star, in collaboration with ESPNCricinfo, bagged the broadcast, Internet and mobile rights in India for a period of six years, starting July 2012 till March 2018.
One stellar IPL season of 19 wickets in Kolkata Knight Riders' triumphant campaign brought pacer Harshit Rana into the national reckoning.
Eager to make a comeback to the Indian Test team, Punjab skipper Harbhajan Singh claimed a sensational six-wicket haul to skittle out Odisha for 205 in their first innings on the opening day of a Group A Ranji Trophy match in Mohali.
With Mumbai and Karnataka having already qualified for the last eight stage from Group A and B respectively, one can expect keen contests for the remaining four slots that are up for grabs. The last two slots will be taken by Plate Group semi-final winners.
A summary of Tuesday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
Opener Kedar Devdhar hit a stroke-filled 145 as Baroda took a sizeable lead of 303 runs, despite narrowly falling short of Mumbai's first innings total, on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match.
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.