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Return to Elite tier shines harsh light on Bihar's disrepair

Return to Elite tier shines harsh light on Bihar's disrepair

The state has made news for all the wrong reasons since its return to the top tier of the Ranji Trophy

17-Jan-2024•Syed Hussain

Ranji Trophy round-up: Andhra qualify after rare first-innings tie

Ranji Trophy round-up: Andhra qualify after rare first-innings tie

The last round of group matches helped us go from 38 teams to only eight, with the quarter-finalists identified

27-Jan-2023•Shashank Kishore

Ranji Trophy third round: A sweet first for Saurashtra, Pandey's special 200, the Parag show

Ranji Trophy third round: A sweet first for Saurashtra, Pandey's special 200, the Parag show

Highlights from the latest round where 15 out of the 19 matches produced outright results

31-Dec-2022•Shashank Kishore

'If we give Dhoni the bat, he'll break it!' - Tales of Dhoni, the domestic cricketer

'If we give Dhoni the bat, he'll break it!' - Tales of Dhoni, the domestic cricketer

Off the international stage, what was Dhoni like? His state team-mates on the man away from the spotlight

17-Aug-2020•Saurabh Somani and Shashank Kishore

'Kirket' before the cricket: Bihar, Jharkhand and the ghost of Dhoni

'Kirket' before the cricket: Bihar, Jharkhand and the ghost of Dhoni

On the eve of the Ranchi Test, our correspondent went to a movie theatre to watch a former World Cup winner take the silverscreen

18-Oct-2019•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Ranchi

'Tough, a learning experience' - newbies look back on Ranji Trophy debut

'Tough, a learning experience' - newbies look back on Ranji Trophy debut

Coaches, professionals and stars of the Plate Group teams reflect on the season gone by

18-Feb-2019•Hemant Brar

Ashutosh Aman flights his way from the Air Force to the Ranji Trophy record books

Ashutosh Aman flights his way from the Air Force to the Ranji Trophy record books

With 68 wickets at the ridiculous average of 8.53, the Bihar left-arm spinner has gone past Bishan Singh Bedi's 44-year-old mark of 64 wickets in a season

09-Jan-2019•Sreshth Shah

Go pro - the template to success in Ranji Trophy's Plate Group

Go pro - the template to success in Ranji Trophy's Plate Group

How much have the professional players impacted fortunes for the nine new teams in the competition?

06-Dec-2018•Saurabh Somani

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India can come and collect Asia Cup trophy if they want it, says ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi

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India's selection headache: Two slots, multiple contenders

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PCB suspends player NOCs for overseas T20 leagues

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With patience and old-school grit, Tagenarine Chanderpaul readies for India Test grind

With patience and old-school grit, Tagenarine Chanderpaul readies for India Test grind

01-Oct-2025•Deivarayan Muthu

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