No BCCI representatives travelled to Dubai. As reported by Dainik Jagran, the board was mindful of public sentiment and growing calls for a boycott, choosing to skip those matches out of respect for the prevailing national mood.
Sourav Ganguly, who previously served as BCCI president from 2019 to 2022, replaced his elder brother Snehasish Ganguly.
The applicant should have played either 7 Tests or 30 first-class matches. A candidate with experience of 10 ODIs or 20 first-class matches will also be considered.
Well-known club cricketer and former Delhi Under-23 support staff Sanjay Dobal died on Monday morning after failing to recover from COVID-19 infection, a source close to the family said. Dobal was 53 years old and is survived by his wife and two sons -- elder Siddhant, who plays first-class cricket for Rajasthan and younger Ekansh, who made his debut for Delhi U-23 side.
Facing Kerala in the quarter-finals in Pune from February 8, J&K will be looking to script history as they aim to make it to the Ranji Trophy semi-finals for the first time ever.
R Ashwin is always up for a challenge and two days from his landmark 100th Test, India's premier off-spinner looked back at the on-field battles he has enjoyed in international and domestic cricket.
Ashish Nehra enjoyed a dream start to his coaching tenure as he guided debutants Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2022 title on Sunday.
Check out the Chennai Super Kings squad for the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Jacques Kallis hit an unbeaten half-century to guide the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils and keep their hopes of making it to the semi-finals in the Indian Premier League alive, in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Virender Sehwag finally got some runs under his belt scoring a fluent half-century as Delhi batsmen led by Mithun Manhas made a mockery of a below-par Vidarbha attack to remain on course for a comprehensive innings victory in their Ranji Trophy match.
Opener Unmukt Chand struck 82 while Mohit Sharma and Mithun Manhas also made half-centuries to help Delhi finish the first day's play against Vidarbha at 254 for four in the final Ranji Trophy group league encounter in Nagpur.
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan smashed an unbeaten 116 as Delhi thrashed Maharashtra by seven wickets in a Group B Ranji Trophy match to stay in contention for a knock-out berth.
Captain Amit Mishra's all-round show helped hosts Haryana beat Delhi by 83 runs in a Ranji Trophy Group B encounter, at the Bansi Lal stadium in Rohtak, on Tuesday. Chasing a target of 292 on the final day, Delhi were all-out for 209, losing their last six wickets for only 36 runs.
Despite senior batsman Mithun Manhas and all-rounder Rajat Bhatia scoring centuries, Delhi were unable to surpass Baroda's first innings total of 561 as the third round Ranji Trophy match ended in a barren draw and both teams getting a point each. Delhi ended the final day's play at 505 for 6 at the end of the mandatory overs, with Bhatia remaining unbeaten on 133.
Mohit Sharma and Unmukt Chand scored fine fifties, but the hosts still have the daunting task of scoring 347 more runs for the first innings lead against Baroda, who put up a massive 561, in the Ranji Trophy match at the Ferozshah Kotla, in Delhi, on Monday.
Mithun Manhas played a brilliant innings on a poor Feroz Shah Kotla pitch as Delhi look well and truly on their way to notching up their first outright win in the second round Ranji Trophy encounter against Odisha.
Describing his wicket as the turning point of the match, Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly said that his side should have overwhelmed the 121-run target set by Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match.
Gautam Gambhir leads one of the star-studded line-ups in the Champions League Twenty20. The Delhi Daredevils' line-up boasts of the two most dangerous batsmen in world cricket -- Tillakaratne Dilshan and Virender Sehwag.
Round up of the Ranji trophy matches played on Thursday.
Mandeep Singh's brilliant century helped North Zone consolidate its position against West Zone on the opening day of the Duleep trophy semi-final match at Motibag palace ground in Vadodara on Wednesday.
Gautam Gambhir rose to the occasion in fine style, scoring a match-winning half-century to guide Delhi Daredevils to a six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings, on Thursday.
Hosts Delhi will bank heavily on their premier batsman Virat Kohli as they take on defending champions Mumbai in a do-or-die final Ranji Trophy group encounter at the Roshanara ground from Wednesday. After their shock defeat against Railways in the last game, the Mithun Manhas-led Delhi side will be keen to put aside the disappointment and aim for an outright win in order to qualify for the knock-out stages.
Gautam Gambhir led from the front with a cracking half-century and Dirk Nannes shone with the ball to help Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets in the third match of the Indian Premier League in Mohali, on Saturday.
Stand-in skipper Virat Kohli led from the front with an unbeaten 88 as Delhi spanked Saurashtra by eight wickets to pocket five points from their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match at home on Friday. Chasing 160, the hosts cruised to 161 for 2 in 32 overs, with Kohli and Mithun Manhas (23) guiding them to victory.
The five-day Duleep Trophy cricket final between defending champions North Zone and hosts West Zone promises a no-holds-barred battle between two evenly matched sides at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy Elite group matches on Monday.
They scored 284 for 3 against Delhi on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Replying to Baroda's 244, Delhi were 256 for 3 at close on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match.
North Zone skipper Mithun Manhas scored his maiden double hundred while his Delhi teammate Akash Chopra struck an identical unbeaten 205 to put North Zone in commanding position against East Zone in their four-day Duleep Trophy match in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Medium pacer Shib Shankar Paul claimed four wickets for 60 runs as East Zone restricted defending champions North Zone to 260 for 7 on the opening day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match against East Zone.
The dashing batsman will lead the team for the Ranji Trophy this season.
Delhi though had no problems overhauling Services' target of 112 and winning by eight wickets, in the North Zone Ranji Trophy limited-overs' tournament
Riding on a majestic 97 by Mithun Manhas, Delhi managed to take a crucial 72-run lead over Baroda on the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final match played in Indore on Sunday.
Delhi amassed 538 against Karnataka on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match.
Half centuries by Akash Chopra, Mithun Manhas and Rajat Bhatia helped Delhi take a crucial 57-run first innings lead over Maharashtra.
Chasing an improbable target of 422 for victory, Rajasthan were 188 for 7 at stumps in their second innings, at close on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match.
Delhi stretched their lead to a massive 351 runs with six more wickets in hand against Rajasthan.
North defeated East by VJD [V Jayadevan] method, after bad light forced the match to be called off midway through the latter's innings.
Mayank Tehlan scored an unbeaten 91 as Delhi rallied from a bad start to post 247 for 5 against Andhra at close on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match.
Centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Rajat Bhatia lifted Delhi to a position of strength against Tamil Nadu on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy Elite group match in Delhi on Saturday.
