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Auqib Nabi, with wrist position like Mohammed Shami and outswinger like Dale Steyn, takes J&K on cusp of Ranji Trophy final | Cricket News

Auqib Nabi, with wrist position like Mohammed Shami and outswinger like Dale Steyn, takes J&K on cusp of Ranji Trophy final | Cricket News

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4 min readFeb 18, 2026 12:02 AM IST His 83-year-old grandmother, a cricket fanatic in Baramulla, had first patted Auqib Nabi on the back, for landing an IPL stint with Delhi Capitals at last year’s auctions. And then promptly proceeded to tell Jammu & Kashmir’s superbly skilled and consistent pacer, that the highest glory would be to play for the Indian national team. On the cusp of taking J&K into a historic Ranji Trophy final — though they are a good 83 runs away from the target of 126 at 43/2 at Kalyani — Auqib has set his sights on an even higher goal — an India Test spot. Not just donning the white-ball Blues and doing well in the IPL, but the ultimate dream, encouraged by his grandmother, nurtured by his classical-cricket loving teacher-parents, and followed through by the man himself. All cricketing targets have at the outset, always seemed impossible, for the pacer, who took 9 wickets in the semis against Bengal including a 5-87 in 26 long overs in the first innings, …

Mohammed Siraj appointed as Hyderabad’s Ranji Trophy captain | Cricket News

Mohammed Siraj appointed as Hyderabad’s Ranji Trophy captain | Cricket News

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Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been named the captain of the Hyderabad Ranji Trophy team for the remainder of the season, while top-order bat G Rahul Singh has been named as his deputy. Hyderabad will face Mumbai and Chhattisgarh in their remaining two fixtures of the season at home starting on January 22 and 29 respectively. Siraj is currently playing in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. He picked up two wickets in the first game at Vadodara and was wicketless in the second game at Rajkot. Hyderabad is placed fourth in Ranji Trophy Group D with 13 points, giving them an unlikely chance of qualification for the quarter-finals. Tilak Varma, who was named the skipper of the side ahead of the series, was part of the Indian squad for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand before getting an abdominal injury. The Indian Express understands that although Siraj has had no captaincy experience at the professional level previously, he was entrusted with the responsibility due to his red-ball experience and achievements for …

Virat Kohli should take a leaf out of Mumbai cricketers and play for Delhi in domestic cricket: DDCA secretary | Cricket News

Virat Kohli should take a leaf out of Mumbai cricketers and play for Delhi in domestic cricket: DDCA secretary | Cricket News

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Kohli and Rishabh Pant’s names are on Delhi’s probable squad for the last two rounds of the Ranji Trophy fixture. “Both Virat and Rishabh’s names are in the probable list. The Ranji Trophy camp is underway,” (DDCA) secretary Ashok Sharma told The Indian Express. “Virat should take inspiration from the Mumbai cricketers and play for Delhi in domestic cricket, whenever he is available. “See in Mumbai, there has always been a culture where their India players turn up for Ranji matches whenever available. It is missing in the North, especially in Delhi. “The BCCI has also mentioned players should participate in domestic cricket. I feel Virat and Rishabh should play at least one game, but I don’t think they will,” he added. India’s Virat Kohli bats during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake) Kohli had a disappointing tour Down Under, after scoring a century in the second innings of the first Test …

Sumit Mathur, Siddhant Sharma put Delhi on brink of win

Sumit Mathur, Siddhant Sharma put Delhi on brink of win

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Sumit Mathur was more relieved than jubilant after scoring his maiden first-class century that revived Delhi from 182 for 6 to reach 454 in their first innings against Assam on Day 3 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. After reaching the milestone, Mathur, playing only his second match, folded his hands, thanked the heavens, and bowed to the Delhi dressing room. It was a subdued celebration from the all-rounder, who was overlooked by the Delhi selectors for the first two games against Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu, despite a nine-wicket haul in Delhi’s last match of the 2023-24 season against Odisha, which they won by seven wickets. “God gives some people chances early and some late, but if you work diligently, He will definitely give you the opportunity. It is with this belief that I play my cricket,” he added. “You have to keep your head down and continue working hard, regardless of whether you get a chance or not,” he said after the match. Mathur forged a crucial 99-run partnership with Harshit Rana, who, after …

Chhattisgarh’s Shubam Agarwal stuns Tamil Nadu with a five-for

Chhattisgarh’s Shubam Agarwal stuns Tamil Nadu with a five-for

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Into his ninth domestic season, putting all three formats together, the legspinner Shubam Agarwal has played only 42 matches for Chhattisgarh. He has even played a lone IPL fixture for Gujarat Lions in 2017 – the first from his state to do so. But for years, he has just been looked at as an old piece of furniture who the team doesn’t want to let go off, but doesn’t give enough attention either. With Ajay Mandal and Jivesh Butte in the mix, Agarwal in many ways depicts the plight of a leg-spinner in India’s domestic circuit. On Monday, the 30-year-old Agarwal had his best moment under the sun, grabbing his maiden five-wicket haul to allow Chhattisgarh dream of a famous away win against Tamil Nadu. Having resumed the day at 23/1 in response to Chhattisgarh’s total of 500, Tamil Nadu were bowled out for 259 in their first innings, with spinners taking nine wickets. With just two points in their kitty and seven points there for the taking, Chhattisgarh made TN to follow-on and they …

Prithvi Shaw dropped from Mumbai squad for poor fitness

Prithvi Shaw dropped from Mumbai squad for poor fitness

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The Mumbai selection committee has dropped opener Prithvi Shaw for the next Ranji Trophy game due to poor fitness. Mumbai is scheduled to travel to Agartala to play Tripura from October 26 to 29. The Indian Express understands that Prithvi Shaw has been asked by selectors to follow two weeks of a fitness programme prepared by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) trainers. Prithvi Shaw’s four innings in the two Ranji Trophy games so far have yielded 7,12, 1 and 39 not out respectively. The team management has informed MCA that Prithvi Shaw’s body contains 35 percent fat and he needs rigorous training before he gets back into the side. “He has been dropped, and needs to go back to training and shed some body weight to be considered for selection,” an MCA official said. Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane will continue to lead the Mumbai side with Shreyas Iyer and Shardul Thakur part of the squad for the Tripura game. Suryakumar Yadav has informed the MCA that he won’t be available for the match for personal reasons, and …

Cooch Behar Trophy Final: Karnataka’s Prakhar Chaturvedi breaks 24-year-old Yuvraj Singh’s record | Cricket News

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In MS Dhoni’s biopic, there’s a famous dialogue from the protagonist, “Bahut mara, dhaaga khol diya ek dum (He smashed us all over the park),” about Yuvraj Singh’s 358 runs in the Cooch Behar Trophy final played between Punjab and Bihar. Twenty-four years later, Karnataka’s Prakhar Chaturvedi walloped Mumbai team in the 2023-24 final with an unbeaten 404. The 358 Yuvraj scored at Keenan Stadium had stayed as a record for the highest individual score in a Cooch Behar Trophy final for more than two decades. Batting first, Mumbai were bowled out for 380 runs and Prakhar’s knock was enough to help Karnataka win on the first-innings lead as they looted 890 for 8. Vijay Zol’s 451 not out for Maharashtra against Assam in the 2011-12 season remains the highest individual score in the tournament. Sanjay Chaturvedi, Prakhar’s father, is a software engineer who now runs his own start-up, while his mother, Rupa Chaturvedi, is a technical officer in Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). Record-breaking knock! 👏👏 Karnataka’s Prakhar Chaturvedi broke records as he …