A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Rajasthan's Mahipal Lomror put the IPL franchises on alert ahead of the mega auction with a sensational triple hundred comprising a staggering 13 sixes and 25 fours in their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Uttarakhand here on Thursday.
Roundup of matches across the country in the ongoing BCCI Ranji Trophy
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Punjab, starting the penultimate day on 73/3 and needing 144 more runs, crumbled under pressure from Sindhu's relentless spin and Jayant Yadav's precise off-spin (3/35 in 10.4 overs), collapsing well before lunch and handing Haryana their second outright win in four matches.
Tanush Kotian once again showcased his ability to absorb pressure with a fighting fifty to shore up West Zone against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinals
Meanwhile, the MCA's apex council decided to felicitate legendary batter and former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on his 75th birthday on July 10.
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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.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday
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Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane flopped with the bat as defending champions Mumbai were shocked by Baroda by 84 runs.
Virat Kohli's last Ranji Trophy appearance was nearly 12 years back, during the 2012-13 season.
'...whether he is a top player or not, it doesn't matter.' 'If I go by a player's name I won't be able to bowl at my best.' 'For me he is just a batter, and my only focus is where I need to land the ball.'
The 24-year-old pacer, handed his maiden international cap, is being hailed as a 'good replacement' by former India quick Varun Aaron
A state association official said Ranji Trophy runs the risk of 'a slow death if it was not made mandatory for top players to compete'.
'Rohit told Yashasvi it was because of Mumbai cricket that he went on to play for India.'
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
'That is how he developed his concentration and focus.'
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
'We have done everything in our power to help him take his game to the next level and become a star player.'
Rumours swirled about his off-field distractions and poor company, something Shaw himself acknowledged in a candid interview
Former India cricketer Arun Lal believes captain Shubman Gill's patience and self-assurance are rubbing off on the group.
In Agartala, the Group A match between Mumbai and Tripura ended in a draw with the reigning champions earning three points by virtue of the first-innings lead.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has opted out of the final part of the County Championship for Yorkshire citing "personal reasons".
Delhi batter Yash Dhull expressed gratefulness on his return to action following a heart surgery back in July.
Pakistan women's cricket team captain Fatima Sana draws inspiration from India's World Cup-winning skipper MS Dhoni
The preference would be for a fast bowler 'who still has seven to eight years of cricket left in him rather than someone who'll be turning 35 soon.'
BCCI invites applications for 2 men's selectors and 4 women's selection committee members
Shreyas Iyer did not take the field for the entire duration of Day 4 in the Ranji Trophy final on Wednesday.
R Sai Kishore has signed up with Surrey to play two Division One matches in the English County Championship later this month.
Karun Nair opened up about the relentless effort he put in the last few years to make a comeback to the Indian Test team for the recently-concluded tour of England.
'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.'
'My son looks a little depressed, but that is bound to happen.'
'...I had confidence in myself. I knew I would play again one day and I knew how to make it and how I will make it'.
Skipper Ayush Badoni played the most defining knock of his short but eventful first-class career as his maiden double hundred not only gave Delhi three points against Jharkhand but more importantly kept them in contention for a possible quarter-final berth in the Ranji Trophy on Saturday.
Every innings he played will be remembered along with every drop of sweat he shed to display the purity of technique with resilience, recalls veteran cricket correspondent K R Nayar.
The Akshay Wadkar-led side are coming off a massive 221-run victory over Rajasthan in their previous contest.
Wankhede Stadium witnessed a gathering of cricketing royalty in the past two days
'He was disturbed after not being picked for the fifth Test, he was expecting that call.'
