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Ranji Trophy: Why Delhi should be wary of J&K threat | Cricket News

Ranji Trophy: Why Delhi should be wary of J&K threat | Cricket News

As the Jammu and Kashmir team arrived in the national capital to take on Delhi in their group stage Ranji Trophy fixture this week, the mostly unheralded side from up north came here with the conviction that they come with more than enough firepower to upset the more established and historically successful teams of the premier domestic cricket competition. They beat Mumbai last year in a group-stage fixture and ran them very close, narrowly losing by 35 runs, when the two sides met again a few weeks ago. They arrive for the away game against Delhi, one point ahead of them, and every bit fancy their chances of leaving with a win and six more points against the beleaguered-looking hosts, who have failed to win any of their opening three games. Last year, they reached the knockout stages for only the third time in their history, and this year, skipper Paras Dogra believes they should be aiming to win the Ranji Trophy altogether. It is a hefty claim, and while it may be the job …