The 85th edition of Ranji Trophy, the most awaited first-class tournament in India got underway from November 1 with a total of record 37 participants. Out of 17 matches, only seven produced outright results with four of them coming from the Plate Group where all the nine new teams have been placed.
Krunal's journey to becoming India’s 78th T20I player has been a mixture of consistent performances, periodic injury troubles and timely cameos by luck.
On 5th November 2009, Sachin Tendulkar produced one of the greatest performances of his ODI career against Australia at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Former Test captain Mark Taylor quit as a Cricket Australia director Monday (November 5) to give the organisation a clean slate to repair the damage inflicted by the ball-tampering scandal and a damning review into the governing body.
Follow all the live cricket action as Bangladesh take on Zimbabwe in the first Test.
Gautam Gambhir slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Association of Bengal for giving the honour of ringing the Eden Gardens bell to Mohammad Azharuddin before India's first T20I against Windies on Sunday (November 4).
Krunal Pandya had a dream debut as he picked 1/15 and then scored a quick-fire 21 to help India cross the line. The all-rounder later said that he had been waiting for the opportunity to play for India for a long time and felt absolutely no pressure.
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Kuldeep Yadav starred with the ball, ending the match with figures of 3/13 in 4 overs as the Windies were restricted to 109/8. A useful knock from Dinesh Karthik (31) down the order and a cameo from debutant Krunal Pandya was enough to win the match after a poor showing from India’s top-order.
India captain Virat Kohli turned 30 on Monday and tributes poured in for the Indian skipper who has had yet another fantastic year with the bat for India.
Babar Azam became the quickest batsman to reach 1,000 Twenty20 runs as Pakistan whitewashed New Zealand 3-0 with a comfortable 47-run win in the third and final match in Dubai on Sunday.
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said it was a matter of great pride when teammates break record, as both Babar Azam and Shadab Khan entered the record books with their performances.
Babar Azam became the fastest player to reach 1,000 Twenty20 international runs as Pakistan scored 166-3 in the third and final match against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday.Pakistan lived up to their billing as the world's best Twenty20 team with a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in Dubai on Friday to clinch the three-match series 2-0. Mohammad Hafeez (34 not out) and Shoaib Malik (ten) added 34 quickfire runs to help Pakistan overhaul the 154-run target in 19.4 overs at Dubai stadium, pocketting their 11th consecutive series and eighth successive T20 match. New Zealand were lifted to 153-7 by Corey Anderson and Colin Munro who made 44 each after Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bat on a slow paced pitch.
Rajasthan defeated a gritty Jammu and Kashmir by 75 runs in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game here on Sunday. Rajasthan bowlers rose to the occasion even as a Jammu and Kashmir skipper Parvez Rasool (110 not out) played a defiant knock in the second outing, albeit which went in vain, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium
As soon as the news spread that Krunal Pandya had been given his maiden international cap, his younger brother and India all-rounder Hardik Pandya congratulated his sibling with a message on Twitter.
Former Mumbai skipper Aditya Tare scored his eighth first-class hundred on an inconsequential final day of their Ranji Trophy group A encounter against Railways here on Sunday.
Tamil Nadu captain Baba Indrajith hit an unbeaten century as the team finished at 236 for 4 on the final day of the rain-hit Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match against Madhya Pradesh here Sunday
Gulam Bodi has the unenviable distinction of being the first South African sportsperson to be criminally convicted for match-fixing after he plead guilty at the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court. A report on Cricinfo states that the former South Africa batsman is guilty on eight charges of corruption and has begged for clemency.
South African pacer Dale Steyn believes that he is slowly getting back to his physical best after his match-winning performance led the visitors to a six-wicket win over Australia in the first ODI at Perth.
Shane Warne has joined the long list of people who are less than pleased at the buzzwords plastered over the walls of the dressing room in Perth, referring to them as ‘verbal diarrhoea’.
Here are the major takeaways from the Ranji Trophy matches on Sunday (November 4.)
England head coach Trevor Bayliss has confirmed that first-choice wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow will miss the first Test against Sri Lanka beginning November 6th in Galle owing to damaged ankle ligaments.Pace bowler Tendai Chatara and spinner Sikandar Raza claimed three wickets each to put Zimbabwe on top in the first Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Sunday.
Gower feels that market forces should come together to devise a strategy that will bring in more crowd at Test match venues across the globe.
South Africa hammered Australia by six wickets in the first One-Day International in Perth on Sunday, with a Dale Steyn-led pace onslaught exposing their batting frailties.
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif said on Saturday that the 'Yo-Yo' fitness test cannot be the "sole criteria" for picking players, calling for a more balanced approach in team selection.
Pearl Academy organised a fashion march with 200 students to spread awareness about the harmful effects of air pollution, encouraging green and safe Diwali.
West Indian legend Brian Lara has praised the 18-year-old Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw’s “mental strength”, and said that he has what it takes to be a success.
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Formerly a part of the Indian team which finished sixth in the 2010 U19 World Cup, fast bowler Saurabh Netravalkar will now turn out for the US cricket team according to a report
New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi has admitted that losing two close games against Pakistan was a bitter pill to swallow and insisted it was essential to work the "small margins" when the two teams lock horns in the third and final Twenty20 International in Dubai on Sunday (November 4).
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