Omar Abdullah announces ₹2 crore reward for J&K cricket team’s historic Ranji Trophy victory, celebrating a proud moment for the region.
Indian opener KL Rahul failed for Karnataka in the Final of the 2025/26 Ranji Trophy Final. Jammu and Kashmir were…
The final of Ranji Trophy season 2025-26 will be played between Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir.
Which batters have been responsible for the fastest fifties in First-Class Cricket, thus being jewels studded in the pinnacle of batsmanship?
The middle-order went on to smash the fastest-ever half-century in First-Class cricket as he reached the milestone in just 11 deliveries.
Maharashtra gave Chandigarh a mammoth target of 464 runs to win. In reply, Chandigarh were bowled out for 319 runs on day four.
While defending a target of 327 runs, Shami registered figures of 5/38 as Gujarat were bowled out 185 runs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was a squad member during India’s 2-1 ODI series defeat against Australia down under recently, having played just one match in the format earlier in the year
The 37-year-old dismissed the factor of age in regards to not getting picked in the Indian Test team for the Australia tour last year.
Assam have 51-run lead in the second innings with just five wickets in hand at the close of play on day one against Services.
Rajat Patidar is currently not out on 205 in 332 with 26 fours at stumps on day three in Indore.
With the help of Ishan’s knock, Jharkhand ended the day with 307 runs for the loss of six wickets.
Mumbai has been grouped alongside Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Pondicherry in Elite Group D, setting the stage for a competitive league phase.
In a viral video, Prithvi Shaw can be seen having an argument with some players from the Mumbai team.
The BCCI medical team is also assessing Pant’s injury right foot as the board don’t want to take any risk with him by allowing him to play prematurely.
India A will play their matches in Kanpur starting from September 30, while the Irani Cup will be played against Vidarbha, champions of Ranji Trophy 2024-25cric
Karnataka take on defending champions Saurashtra in their opening fixture for Ranji Trophy
Samit Dravid scored 9 runs from 26 balls before he was dismissed by Arjun Tendulkar
The 34-year-old fast bowler is only the third bowler in IPL history to win the Purple Cap twice.
The 23-year-old reportedly was set to represent Goa at the First Class level but later retracted his move.
Anshul Kamboj made his International debut in a Test match against England in England.
Ranji trophy is the leading bastion of domestic cricket, before one breaks into the national side. Let us visit an incredible record list!
The game of cricket has gained immense popularity in India over the years and has opened several opportunities for the young aspiring players. Several children from India households dream to become a cricketer and play for the Indian team one day. However, in a highly populated country like India, it’s not possible for every cricketer to get a chance to play for the Indian team.
Gogumal Kishenchad was the first-ever player to score a century in the Ranji Trophy final.
There have been 17 different champions in the history of the Ranji Trophy, with the recent title win going the way of Vidarbha, who defeated Kerala in the final of the 2024-25 edition.
Karun Nair, who got out after scoring 86 runs in the first innings, went on to complete his hundred in the second innings as Vidarbha finished day four with a lead of 286 runs Karun Nair, who got out after scoring 86 runs in the first innings, went on to complete his hundred in the second innings as Vidarbha finished day four with a lead of 286 runs.
Sachin Baby was dismissed for 98 runs by Parth Rekhade, missing out narrowly on what could have been his 15th century in first-class cricket
Vidarbha cricketer Danish Malewar went past 150 runs in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 final against Kerala at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Nagpur.
Vidarbha reached the final of the Ranji Trophy for a second straight season after defeating Mumbai in the semi-final of the 2024-25 edition by a margin of 80 runs.
Priyank Panchal got to his 29th First-class hundred in the Ranji Trophy semi-final for Gujarat against Kerala.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has already played a group stage match for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy last month, which they lost at home against Jammu & Kashmir.
Urvil Patel top scored with 140(197) runs hitting 17 fours and four sixes, while Jaymeet Manishbhai Patel also scored 103(171) runs with 11 boundaries.
During the third day’s play of the Ranji Trophy clash between Delhi and Railways, there were multiple incidents of fans jumping over the fence to meet Virat Kohli at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Virat Kohli was clean bowled by Himanshu Sangwan of Railways for six runs during his recent Ranji Trophy appearance for Delhi.
While some hit back at Kohli for his continuous poor show in red-ball cricket, a few other also mocked at him, flooding social media with memes.
Virat Kohli is expected to bat for Delhi on day two of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 clash against Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The fans flocked in high numbers on the first morning of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match for Virat Kohli despite PM Narendra Modi’s cavalcade going past the Arun Jaitley Stadium at the same time.
Shardul Thakur got the better of three of the Meghalaya batters without troubling the scorers, to complete a hat-trick in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 clash.
Thousands of fans showed up at the Arun Jaitley Stadium to catch a glimpse of Virat Kohli, and one of them breached security to touch his feet, which was captured on camera.
Mumbai need to win against Meghalaya outright with a bonus point, to give themselves the best possible chance to make the next stage of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
Over the past few months, Rohit Sharma lost his batting form completely at the Test arena, especially during the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series.
Jadeja, who took 5/66 in the first innings, took seven more Delhi wickets in the second innings, to finish with a spectacular match tally of 12/104 in 29.5 overs for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy.
Siddharth Desai was able to register the best bowling figures of 9/36 for Gujarat in the history of the Ranji Trophy, beating the previous best figures of 8/21 from Jasu Patel.
Umar Nazir Mir, who is six-foot four inches tall, picked up the wickets of Hardik Tamore, captain Ajinkya Rahane, and Shivam Dube of Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 clash for Jammu & Kashmir.
The ban was handed to Ankit Bawne for his refusal to walk back to the pavilion after being given out by the on-field umpire during Maharashtra’s Ranji Trophy clash against Services.
Virat Kohli was intially expected to play two Ranji Trophy 2024-25 group stage matches for Delhi before his speculated neck sprain let to him not making himself available for Saurashtra clash.
Notably, Virat Kohli hasn’t made any confirmation regarding his availability for the Ranji Trophy,
Mumbai continued their domination in the Ranji Trophy with 39th title to their name.
This comes after Rohit Sharma last played a Ranji Trophy match in 2015, whereas Virat Kohli’s last Ranji match came in 2012.
Shaik Rahseed is captaining Andhra in Ranji Trophy at just 20 years of age, and he proved his worth by scoring his maiden three-figure score in Ranji Trophy.
The left-hander Mahipal Lomror remained unbeaten on 300*(360) runs as Rajasthan declared their first innings on 660 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
Mohammed Shami was last seen playing during the ODI World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023.
Rajat Patidar went on to score his 13th first-class hundred. The right-hander scored 159 runs off just 102 balls along with 13 fours and seven sixes.
Paras Dogra has now scored 9203 runs in his Ranji career while playing for Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir.
After completing his 85th run on day four of the Ranji Trophy clash between Saurashtra and Chhattisgarh, Cheteshwar Pujara also reached 21000 runs milestone in first-class cricket.
In the ongoing 2024-25 season of domestic red-ball cricket, Prithvi Shaw has scored just 139 runs in six innings at an average of 27.80.
Ruturaj Gaikwad batted aggressively, and completed his hundred in just 87 balls for Maharashtra against Mumbai.
In purusit of the 262-run target, Mumbai were bowled out for 177 runs in their second innings on day four with Bhargav Bhatt registering match-winning figures of 6/55 for Baroda.
For Mumbai, Tanush Kotian registered figures of 5/61 in his spell of 21 overs against Baroda in their Ranji Trophy match.
Along with Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has also been included in the Delhi Ranji Trophy probable squad.
The investigation from the Malad Police revealed that the six cricketers were given fake selection letters allegedly from cricket associations of Bihar, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Manipur.
The salary restructure aims to ensure that the domestic players not playing in the IPL don’t feel deprived.
MCA will be needing to spend around ₹2.5 to 3 crore annually to fulfil their commitment of paying match fees to their Ranji players.
The BCCI currently pays somewhere between ₹40,000 to ₹60,000 per day to the Ranji players as match fees, depending on the number of matches they have played across seasons.
Mumbai reduced Vidarbha to 31/3 before the close of play on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final after getting bowled out for 224 runs.
Shardul Thakur registered his first hundred in Ranji Trophy to rescue Mumbai in the semi-final against Tamil Nadu.
Hanuma Vihari claimed that he was removed from captaincy of Andhra in the early stages of the Ranji Trophy season by the ACA due to a politician’s influence.
Recently, Faiz Fazal announced his retirement from professional cricket after playing just one game for India.
The Quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy to take place from February 23-27.
It is to be noted that three players, including Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar were specifically told to feature in their state teams in First-Class cricket.
There has been a consensus among the board about implementing a stricter policy to break players’ habit of only playing in the IPL.
The BCCI are not too happy with certain players preparing for the upcoming season of the IPL instead of playing in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.
Mumbai, who have achieved four outright wins in five matches in the Elite Group B of the Ranji Trophy, are very close to securing their spot in the knockout stage of the tournament.
Kerala are trailing Uttar Pradesh by 278 runs, with nine second innings wickets yet to be picked, going into the final day of their Ranji Trophy contest.
Cheteshwar Pujara’s double hundred has arrived just days before the Indian selection committee picks the squad for the first two home Tests against England.
The match eventually started at 11:00 am and Bihar elected to bowl first.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi played his first Ranji Trophy match for Bihar against Mumbai in the city of Patna.
Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped from the Indian cricket team after the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 against Australia at The Oval in London in June.
Ranji Trophy, the premier men’s red ball domestic tournament will be played from January 5 to February 22, 2024.
While the cricket fan was respectful in his first two calls, he went over the board when he said ‘Ab Saurabh, kab jayega batting karne?’
In this season, the tournament is split into two categories: Elite and Plate, which means there will be separate winners for each category.
The 25-year-old took to Twitter to share an update on his health and revealed that he will be missing the Ranji Trophy 2022-23.
The 34-year-old Tare has played 80 first-class and 73 List A matches for Mumbai and was the last Ranji Trophy-winning captain for the 41-time champions.
Aaron is set join Baroda from this season onwards.
Reports claim that the BCCI considered multiple options for the 2022-23 season with Board President Sourav Ganguly announcing that a full domestic season will take place in 2022-23.
Saha departs from his home state after a 15-year run.
The 2022 Ranji Trophy is officiated by the country’s top umpires like KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Virender Sharma.
Dubey smashed a magnificent century in the Ranji Trophy final.
Coming to bat at No.5, the 24-year-old scored 134 runs in 243 balls and held one end intact.
The talented left-hand batter Yashasvi Jaiswal was under the limelight by leading the batting charts in the 2020 edition with…
Manoj Tiwary scored 102 (211) in the first innings of the 2021/22 Ranji Trophy 1st Semifinal against Madhya Pradesh.
Karnataka captain Manish Pandey was seen handling the wicket-keeping duties in place of injured wicket-keeper Srinivas Sharath.
Suved Parkar became the 12th Indian batter to start his First-Class career with a double hundred against Uttarakhand at Alur Cricket Ground.
Notably, Sarfaraz Khan currently has over 2100 runs in 33 innings and averages over 77.
The knockout stage of 2021/22 Ranji Trophy is all set to start on 6 June. All the knockout games along…
Mumbai will miss the services of Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane.
The quarterfinals will start on 6 June while the title clash of the tournament to start on 22 June.
The quarterfinals will be played from June 4 to 8, while the semi-finals will be conducted from June 12 to 16.
It is only the seventh instance of a team breaching the 800-run mark in the first-class cricket tournament.
The “Kerala Express” believes he deserved a farewell game in Ranji Trophy 2021-22.