Tag: Ranji Trophy
Legendary left-arm spinner, Bishan Singh Bedi, who captained Delhi to two Ranji Trophy titles in late 1970s, has asked the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) to immediate remove his name associated with a stand the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. He has also renounced his membership of the DDCA. ....
Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan were still part of the Mumbai squad when pace bowler Shardul Thakur made his debut in Ranji Trophy first-class cricket in Jaipur over eight years ago. ....
Former India pacer Vinay Kumar, who twice captained Karnataka to Ranji Trophy title, on Friday announced retirement from international and a 17-year first-class cricket. ....
Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Friday said that the Ranji Trophy will be held this season in two phases. Shah added that the first phase will have all league matches while the second phase will see the knockouts being held in June. ....
The upcoming season of the Ranji Trophy is likely to have a new format with the Covid-19 pandemic and limited window demanding changes in the traditional arrangement. The start of the Ranji Trophy is likely to be between February 13 and 17 and the new format would also have mostly neutral venues but some teams could end up playing at home. ....
Sourav Ganguly, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is hopeful of senior Test players Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane featuring in the Ranji Trophy and score lots of runs. In the 2-1 series loss to South Africa in January, Rahane and Pujara could score just one half-century in six innings, amassing only 136 and 135 runs in six innings. ....
The opening round of Ranji Trophy matches will begin from February 17 and BCCI has informed all state associations that the size of their squads should not exceed 30 members including a minimum of 20 players in the contingent. ....
The experienced campaigners Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara failed to deliver for their teams -- Mumbai and Saurashtra respectively while Karun Nair starred with the bat for Karnataka on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches on Thursday. ....
Former India captain and IPL side Chennai Super Kings stalwart Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stressed that district cricket is the most important things for budding cricketers, which opens the door for them to play state-level cricket and then pitchforks them into national limelight, adding that no player can reach the top level without going through this process.....