Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Indian cricketers smash batting record that stood for 129 years

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Indian cricketers break the 129-year-old first-class record with nine half-centuries. Bengal declared at 773 for 7 in their quarter-final against Jharkhand. The highest was Sudip Gharami’s 186, while the other seven batters all reached fifty. In the domestic Ranji Trophy, an Indian cricket team broke a 129-year-old first-class record by having nine batsmen strike half-centuries. … Read more

Cricket: India’s Ranji Trophy postponed after Covid surge

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NEW DELHI: India’s domestic Ranji Trophy has been postponed after a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, the country’s cricket board said in a statement. The first-class competition — named for Maharaja Ranjitsinhji, an Indian prince who played for England in the 1890s — was scheduled to start this month. But the long-format tournament and February’s Twenty20 women’s league … Read more