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Topic: Ranji Trophy

J&K reach their first-ever Ranji Trophy final, Auqib Nabi steals show despite Shami’s 8-wicket haul

‘It's a historic moment for us,’ Majid Dar, in charge of J&K Cricket Association told ThePrint. The team will be up against Karnataka or Uttarakhand in 24 February final.

At 41, ‘marathon man’ Paras Dogra is J&K cricket’s pillar of stability—a skipper who wants no credit

Born in Himachal, Dogra has 20+ years of experience. ‘This bunch of (J&K cricketers) is ready, they've potential to play for India & through them I'll be able to live my dream’.

J&K’s cricketing renaissance—from crisis & courtrooms to coup in Ranji

The team once best known for Parvez Rasool & Umran Malik is now second in Ranji Group D, trailing only heavyweight Mumbai. In their last 13 Ranji matches, J&K have lost just once.

Ranji Trophy: A dream victory for J&K, after 40 defeats at the hands of a seven-time champion

J&K’s commanding all-round performance at Delhi’s home ground secured not only their second win, it also took them closer to a quarterfinals berth.

Mithun Manhas, the next BCCI president captained Kohli, coached IPL teams

He will be the first person from Jammu and Kashmir to head the BCCI. He would also become the first cricketer who never played for the national side to hold the post.

Message to fans at Kotla watching Ranji match: Come for Kohli, stay for the game

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

‘King’ Kohli ‘returns home’, checks in with Delhi squad ahead of Ranji Trophy

The 36-year-old will play against Railways from 30 January, marking his return to the premier domestic event where he last appeared in 2012.

Sharma, Gill & Pant among misfiring big guns in Ranji, headache for selectors ahead of Champions Trophy

Team India captain returned to domestic cricket after a nearly decade-long hiatus against J&K. But, Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 3 & 26 runs in two innings.

‘Will never play for Andhra again’ — cricketer Hanuma Vihari’s allegations set off political storm

Former captain says he was humiliated by Andhra Cricket Association. TDP supports Vihari, brings up his Kapu caste, slams YSRCP for its ‘vindictive politics’ and ‘henchmen’ in cricket body.

Rival factions, funding murk — Bihar cricket’s in a mess & it’s already affected MSD, Ishan Kishan

In January first week, two rival teams arrived at Patna stadium for Ranji match against Mumbai. Episode showcases how cricket body remains divided for years.

On Camera

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.