DTVHINDIRanji Trophy 2024-25: Jalaj Saxena created history, became the first player to take 6000 runs and 400 wickets
Jalaj Saxena of Kerala has become the first player in the history of Ranji Trophy to take 400 wickets and score 6000 runs. Jalaj Saxena (Photo Source: Twitter) Jalaj Saxena of Kerala has become the first player in the history of Ranji Trophy to take 400 wickets and score 6000 runs. He achieved this feat during the match against Uttar Pradesh in the currently being played Ranji Trophy 2024-25. This match is being played at St. Xavier’s College Ground, Thiruvananthapuram. Let us tell you that in the match being played against Uttar Pradesh, the experienced spinner bowled lethally and took 5 wickets for 56 runs in 17 overs. During this match, he did not allow any batsman from Uttar Pradesh to dominate him and took important wickets for his team. In this match, Kerala won the toss and decided to bowl first and due to the lethal performance of Jalaj Saxena, Uttar Pradesh team was all out for 162 runs in its first innings. Jalaj Saxena took the wickets of Madhav Kaushik, Aryan Juyal, Nitish Rana, Siddharth Yadav and Piyush Chawla in the first innings. With this, the experienced player took 5 wicket haul for the 29th time in the history of Ranji Trophy. Jalaj Saxena has become the 13th bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to take 400 or more wickets. Last season, he became the fourth player to achieve 9000 runs and 600 wickets in all formats of domestic cricket combined. Jalaj Saxena has performed well in the Ranji Trophy season. So far this season, Saxena has scored 101 runs in two matches at an average of 50.50, while in bowling he has taken 13 wickets in four innings at an average of 19.09. This veteran player started his Ranji career in 2005 from Madhya Pradesh. For this team, he scored 4041 runs and took 159 wickets. After this, Jalaj Saxena joined the Kerala team in the 2016-17 season. So far, in 143 first class matches, Jalaj Saxena has scored 6795 runs at an average of 33.97, which includes 14 centuries and 33 half-centuries. The off-spinner has taken 452 wickets at an average of 25.68. Experienced players would like to continue their same performance in future also. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
Prithvi Shaw out of Mumbai team, Sunil Gavaskar gave a surprising statement about the best opening batsman
Sunil Gavaskar said that if he has been dropped due to indiscipline then it is understandable. Sunil Gavaskar and Prithvi Shaw. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Recently, the best opener Prithvi Shaw has been dropped from the Mumbai team before the third round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season. Let us tell you that in the third round of this important tournament, Mumbai team has to play a great match against Tripura. However, Prithvi Shaw has been dropped from the Mumbai team due to having more than 35% body fat. Former player Sunil Gavaskar presented his side regarding this. Sunil Gavaskar said that if he has been dropped due to indiscipline then it is understandable. However, the former India opener also said that the reason behind Prithvi Shaw’s exclusion from the team was his weight and size. Sunil Gavaskar wrote on his Mid Day column, ‘If we talk about domestic matches, defending Ranji Trophy winner Mumbai has dropped Prithvi Shaw from its team. Different reports are coming out regarding him. If it is a matter of indiscipline then I have no problem with it but it has nothing to do with his weight. A report is also coming out that Prithvi Shaw’s body fat is more than 35%. You can also see Sarfaraz Khan: Sunil Gavaskar Giving the example of Sarfaraz Khan, Sunil Gavaskar said, ‘Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly and scored 150 runs in the first Test match played in Bengaluru. He also weighs a lot but despite that the young batsman batted the whole day and scored 150 runs. By the way, how many players are there with zero percent or minimum body fat who have scored 379 runs like Prithvi Shaw? I want to ask you this question. I would like to end my talk through fitness. Let us tell you that Prithvi Shaw has always performed well in Indian domestic cricket but he has failed to leave his mark at the international level. The best batsmen may not have been able to perform well in the Indian Premier League 2024, but now they can be seen playing an important role in the 2025 season. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Round 3, all you need to know about Day 3’s play here
Take a brief look at the other matches until the third day’s play ends. Ranji Trophy 2024-25 The third day’s play of Round 3 of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 has ended. At the end of the second day, Tripura had scored 60 runs at the loss of one wicket in the first innings, while today on the third day the team scored a total of 302 runs. After this, by the end of the day, Mumbai had taken two wickets on the score of 7 runs in the second innings. Talking about other matches, the game between Bihar and Karnataka was canceled on the second day, while Karnataka ended the third day’s play with 287 runs at the loss of seven wickets. Take a brief look at the other matches until the third day’s play ends. elite group a Tripura vs Mumbai in Agartala: Mumbai 1st innings – 450, Tripura 1st innings – 302 runs, Mumbai 2nd innings – 7/2 (3) Vadodara vs Odisha: Baroda won by an innings and 98 runs Jammu & Kashmir vs Services: Jammu & Kashmir won by an innings and 25 runs Maharashtra vs Meghalaya: Meghalaya 1st innings- 276, Maharashtra 1st innings- 361, Meghalaya 2nd innings- 157/8 (49) elite group b Andhra vs Himachal Pradesh: Andhra 1st innings – 344, Himachal Pradesh 1st innings – 478/9 (150) Rajasthan vs Gujarat: Gujarat 1st innings – 335, Rajasthan 1st innings – 319, Gujarat 1st innings – 129/4 (47) Hyderabad vs Puducherry: Hyderabad 1st innings – 536/8d, Puducherry 1st innings – 326, 2nd innings 255/6 (67) Uttarakhand vs Vidarbha: Vidarbha 1st innings- 326, Uttarakhand 1st innings- 289, Vidarbha 2nd innings- 255/6 (67 overs) elite group c Bihar vs Karnataka: Bihar 1st innings- 143, Karnataka 1st innings- 287/7 (51) Bengal vs Kerala, Kolkata: Kerala 1st innings – 267/7 (102) Madhya Pradesh vs Haryana: Madhya Pradesh 1st innings – 308, Haryana 1st innings – 435/9 (151) Punjab vs Uttar Pradesh: Punjab 1st innings – 210, Uttar Pradesh 1st innings – 556/9d, Punjab 2nd innings – 49/1 (19) elite group d Jharkhand vs Chandigarh: Jharkhand 1st innings- 202, Chandigarh 1st innings- 290, Jharkhand 2nd innings- 28/3 (14.3) Delhi vs Assam: Assam 1st innings – 330, Delhi 1st innings – 454, Assam 2nd innings – 44/3 (15) Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh: Chhattisgarh 1st innings – 500, Tamil Nadu 1st innings – 259, 71/1 (16) Saurashtra vs Railways: Railways won by 37 runs plate group Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim: Sikkim 1st innings – 424, Arunachal Pradesh 1st innings – 295, Sikkim 2nd innings – 170, Arunachal Pradesh 2nd innings – 59/5 (24) Goa vs Nagaland: Goa 1st innings- 179, Nagaland 1st innings- 147, Goa 2nd innings- 306, Nagaland 2nd innings- 145/1 (57) Mizoram vs Manipur: Mizoram 1st innings – 536, Manipur 1st innings – 270, 2nd innings – 149/5 (40.1)
Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s son Agni Chopra left Don Bradman behind, scored second consecutive double century.
Agni Chopra has scored his second consecutive double century in the Plate League of Ranji Trophy. Agni Chopra (Pic Source-X) Mizoram’s star batsman Agni Chopra has created a sensation with his batting. He has scored his second consecutive double century in the Plate League of Ranji Trophy. Let us tell you that Agni is the son of film producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra and he played an inning of 218 runs in 269 balls in the first innings against Manipur. This season, Agni Chopra is looking in great form and has shown tremendous batting performance so far. He had scored 110 and not out 238 in Mizoram’s last match against Arunachal Pradesh in Ahmedabad earlier in the season. Mizoram won that match by 267 runs. Let us tell you that Chopra has earlier played for Mumbai at Under-19 and Under-23 level. This young player was advised by his coach Khushpreet Singh to play for another team, so that he could get more time on the field, because he was not getting selected in the senior teams of Mumbai. So Agni Chopra went to Mizoram and after that he created a stir in first class cricket. Scored centuries in the first four first class matches Chopra scored 105, 101, 114, 10, 164, 15, 166 and 92 in his first four Ranji matches. In this way he became the first batsman to score a century in his first four first class matches. Which even greats like Don Bradman could not achieve. These scores of his have come against bowlers in the Plate League. Let us tell you that the top 32 teams in the domestic circuit play in four groups of the Elite League, six other teams, five of which are from the North-East region, are included in the Plate League. Earlier, Chopra had told PTI last season, people will say what they have to say, but ultimately, it is your performance and there are many players who are playing in the same division and are not scoring as many runs. The standard is same for everyone. He further said, I think I am trying to stay in the present and my aim is to take Mizoram to the elite division. If we are in the elite division, there is nothing to think about in terms of bowling quality and I will play for Mizoram.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Paras Dogra joins the list of highest run scorers of this fantastic tournament.
Paras Dogra made his debut in 2001 and now he has scored 9210 runs in Ranji Trophy. Paras Dogra (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Jammu and Kashmir captain Paras Dogra has made a spectacular achievement in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Paras Dogra has become the second highest run-scorer in the history of Ranji Trophy. He achieved this feat on 26 October. This match was played between Jammu and Kashmir and Services. Paras Dogra played an innings of 28 runs in 67 balls at the Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar. During this inning, she broke the record of 9203 runs held by the then head coach of the Indian women’s cricket team, Amul Majumdar. Paras Dogra made his debut in 2001 and now he has scored 9210 runs in Ranji Trophy. The first place in this list is veteran player Wasim Jaffer who has scored 12038 runs in the history of Ranji Trophy. Apart from this, the top 5 highest run scorers in the history of Ranji Trophy are Devendra Bundela who has scored 9202 runs while Yashpal Singh has scored 8700 runs. Paras Dogra has previously played for India A team. Not only this, the experienced batsman earlier played for the team of his state Himachal Pradesh, after which he shifted to Puducherry. Has scored runs in 135 first class matches at an average above 49, which includes 31 centuries and 33 half-centuries. While participating in the Ranji Trophy for Himachal Pradesh, he scored 6418 runs with the help of 19 centuries and 24 half-centuries. Not only this, Paras Dogra was the first batsman from Puducherry in the history of Ranji Trophy to score a century. This season, Paras Dogra has scored 72 runs in four innings for Jammu and Kashmir. Among active players, Paras Dogra has scored the most centuries (30) in Ranji Trophy. Wasim Jaffer is at the first place in this list, who has scored 40 centuries, while Ajay Sharma is at the second place with 31 centuries. Jammu and Kashmir registered victory against Services Let us tell you that Service was all out for 71 runs in its first innings, after which Jammu and Kashmir took a lead of 157 runs. Service was all out for 132 runs in the second innings. Yudhveer Singh Charak took 8 wickets for Jammu and Kashmir and was awarded the Player of the Match award. Jammu and Kashmir’s performance has been very good so far this season and they will have to play a strong game in the coming matches also. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in…
Cow dung cake is being used to dry the pitch in Bihar, you will feel dizzy after watching the video
Ranji Trophy 2024-24: Patna Groundsmen burn dung cake to dry pitch on Day 2 of Bihar vs Karnataka. (Photo Source: Sportstar) The match could not start on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match being played between Bihar and Karnataka due to wet outfield. To restart the match, the groundsmen of Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna came up with a new trick where they burnt cow dung cakes to dry the pitch and the video of it went viral on social media. yesRecently, groundsmen in Rawalpindi were seen using table fans to dry the pitch for the third Test between England and Pakistan and soon after, the incident caught the attention of fans. After watching this video on social media, fans are giving different types of reactions. It is noteworthy that on the first day, Karnataka had all out the host team for 143 runs. Opener Sharman Nigrodh scored 60 runs and Bipin Saurabh scored 31 runs while all the other batsmen flopped. Seven players from Bihar scored single digits. The team led by Mayank Agarwal wreaked havoc with the ball. The spin pair of Mohsin Khan and Shreyas Gopal took three and four wickets respectively. Karnataka had scored 16 runs in three overs before the umpires ended the day. Only 59.5 overs were bowled on the first day and the second day was abandoned without a single ball being bowled. Karnataka’s last game against Kerala was also affected by rain and the match ended in a draw. Their first game against Madhya Pradesh was also affected by rain and bad light. They have got only two points in two matches so far. Talking about Bihar, they will face Haryana in the first match of Ranji Trophy 2024. They suffered a defeat by an innings and 43 runs and after which, their game against Bengal in Kalyani was abandoned without a single ball being bowled due to rain. With this, they are currently at the bottom of the table. Patna groundsmen burn dung cake to dry pitch Dungcakes on fire! Not the cake you would want to hear about in this weather. @sportstarweb #RanjiTrophy pic.twitter.com/hUvFCDmTvd — Santadeep Dey (@SantadeepDey) October 27, 2024
Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s son Agni Chopra created history, achieved this great feat in a spectacular match of Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
Agni Chopra was also awarded the Player of the Match award against Arunachal Pradesh for his excellent batting. Agni Chopra (Pic Source-X) Agni Chopra, son of famous filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, has achieved a spectacular feat while playing for Mizoram against Arunachal Pradesh in Round 2 of the Ranji Trophy Plate League 2024-25. Let us tell you that Agni Chopra had scored 110 runs in the first innings of this match. Not only this, in the second innings also, this young player batted strongly and played a match-winning inning of 238* runs with the help of 33 fours and 5 sixes. During this innings, Agni Chopra did not spare any bowler of Arunachal Pradesh and hit hard against all of them. This match was played at Gujarat College Ground in Ahmedabad in which Mizoram won by 267 runs. Not only this, Agni Chopra has become the first batsman to score four centuries in his first four first class matches. In this match, Mizoram had scored 247 runs in its first innings due to Agni Chopra’s 110 runs. In reply, Arunachal Pradesh team was all out for 252 runs. After this Mizoram declared its second innings at 404 runs for two wickets. Arunachal Pradesh failed to bat brilliantly in the second innings and the team was all out for 132 runs. I don’t want to be in a team where I can be picked up on a phone call: Agni Chopra According to NDTVSports, Agni Chopra had said, ‘Maybe I am not that good that is why I have not been selected in the Indian Premier League auction. I should always be selected because of my game. I don’t want my father to call someone and I join the team. All I want is to perform brilliantly and earn my place in the team. If my father has to call me and include me in the team, then I would not want to play like this at all. It feels good that I am continuously performing well and the Mizoram team is also supporting me a lot. There are many excellent players in this team who have performed well in domestic cricket so far. Let us tell you that, Agni Chopra was also awarded the Player of the Match award against Arunachal Pradesh due to his excellent batting. List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will…
Prithvi Shaw dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji team, got this punishment due to poor fitness
28-year-old left arm spinner Akhil Herwadkar has been brought in place of Prithvi Shaw. Prithvi Shaw (Image Credit- Instagram) Mumbai cricket team has played two matches so far in the current Ranji Trophy season, out of which they have won only one and lost one match. Mumbai has to play its next match against Tripura at MBB Stadium in Agartala from 26 to 29 October. The squad has been announced for this match. Mumbai has not kept star opener Prithvi Shaw in that squad. Akhil Herwadkar has been selected in the Ranji Trophy match in place of Prithvi Shaw in the Mumbai team, he has played 41 matches so far in his career. Another change was seen in the team announced on Monday 21st October in the form of Tanush Kotian. Kotian has been released from the team as he has been selected in the India A team to tour Australia. Tanush Kotian has been replaced by 28-year-old left-arm spinner Karsh Kothari. The media release of Mumbai Cricket Association i.e. MCA has not given any information as to why Prithvi Shaw has been dropped from the team, but reports have claimed that there is a fitness problem with him. Prithvi Shaw has said in an Insta story that he is taking a break, but the truth is something else. For this reason Prithvi Shaw was dropped from Mumbai team According to the report of Cricbuzz, the Mumbai team selectors and people associated with the team management believe that Shaw is overweight. It has also been found that he does not take the net practice sessions seriously and attends them irregularly. At the same time, other Indian players in the team like Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur and even captain Ajinkya Rahane are regular in their practice sessions. But Prithvi Shaw has been continuously skipping practice sessions. He leaves two seasons after one season. According to a senior MCA source, the selectors and the team management, including the captain and coach, were unanimous in their decision to keep Shaw out of the team.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Round 2, Day 4: Know the complete situation of the fourth day’s play here-
Know the results of the matches between the teams in all the groups- Ranji Trophy 2024-25 (Photo Source: The second round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 was being played from October 18. Indian veteran player Cheteshwar Pujara scored his 18th double century in first-class cricket while playing for Saurashtra. He has become the fourth batsman in the world to score most double centuries in first-class cricket. Today many teams won, while some matches ended in a draw. Let us tell you the results of the matches between the teams in all the groups- Ranji Trophy 2024-25, Round 2: See all the updates of the fourth day’s play Elite Group-A Meghalaya vs Tripura (Played in Shillong) Tripura- 377/8d; Meghalaya- 222/10 and 138, Tripura won by an innings and 17 runs Baroda vs Services (Played in Delhi) Services- 271 and 275; Baroda- 447/6d and 134/1, Baroda won by 65 runs Odisha vs Jammu & Kashmir (Played in Cuttack) Odisha- 272 and 112/8; Jammu and Kashmir- 270 and 270-7d, match draw Mumbai vs Maharashtra (Played in Mumbai) Mumbai- 441 and 75/1*; Maharashtra- 126 and 388, Mumbai won by 9 wickets Elite Group-B Uttarakhand vs Hyderabad (Played in Dehradun) Hyderabad- 192 and 190; Uttarakhand- 325 and 235, Uttarakhand won by 78 runs Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan (Played in Dharamshala) Himachal Pradesh- 98 and 260; Rajasthan- 334 and 26/2, Rajasthan won by 8 wickets Puducherry vs Vidarbha (Played in Puducherry) Puducherry- 209 and 82; Vidarbha- 283 and 128, Vidarbha won by 120 runs Gujarat vs Andhra Pradesh (Played in Ahmedabad) Andhra Pradesh- 213 and 297; Gujarat 367 and 144/9, Gujarat won by one wicket Elite Group-C Madhya Pradesh vs Punjab (Played at Mullanpur) Madhya Pradesh- 207 and 146/8; Punjab- 277 (95.5) and 329/6, match draw Uttar Pradesh vs Haryana (Played in Lucknow) Haryana- 453 and 72/3; Uttar Pradesh- 364, match draw Bengal vs Bihar (Played in Kalyani)- match canceled Karnataka vs Kerala (Played at Aloor) Kerala- 161/3, match draw Elite Group-D Assam vs Chandigarh (Played in Guwahati) Chandigarh- 374 and 83/1; Assam- 266 and 185, Chandigarh won by 9 wickets Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh (Played in Rajkot) Chhattisgarh- 578/7d; Saurashtra- 478/8, match draw Railways vs Jharkhand (Played in Ahmedabad) Jharkhand- 417 and 38/2; Railway- 414, match draw Delhi vs Tamil Nadu (Played in Delhi) Delhi- 266 and 193/8; Tamil Nadu- 674/6d, match draw plate group Sikkim vs Goa (Played at Rangpo) Goa- 367/4d; Sikkim- 108 and 206, Goa won by an innings and 53 runs Nagaland vs Manipur (Played at Sovima) Nagaland- 237 and 306/5; Manipur- 139 and 257, Nagaland won by 147 runs Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram (Played in Ahmedabad) Arunachal Pradesh- 252 and 132; Mizoram- 247 and 404/2, Mizoram won by 267 runs
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Cheteshwar Pujara hits 18th double century, joins Don Bradman in this special list
Cheteshwar Pujara has become the fourth batsman in the world to score most double centuries in first-class. Cheteshwar Pujara (Photo Source: The teams of Chhattisgarh and Saurashtra are face to face in the second round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to bat first and declared the first innings at 578/7. Saurashtra team also seems to be batting brilliantly at this time. Cheteshwar Pujara has scored a double century while maintaining his excellent form in red-ball cricket. This is his 18th double century in first-class cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a double century against Chhattisgarh Saurashtra got a bad start while batting in the first innings against Chhattisgarh. The team lost the wicket of Harvik Desai (5) in the sixth over. After this, a partnership of 68 runs was made between Cheteshwar Pujara and Chirag Jani (40) for the second wicket. Pujara then made a 100+ partnership with Sheldon Jackson (62) and Arpit Vasavada (73), playing his 100th first-class match. Today, on the fourth day of play, Cheteshwar Pujara completed his 66th century in first-class cricket. He then scored runs rapidly and completed his 18th double century. Pujara is currently out of Team India, but he is continuously scoring runs in red-ball cricket. After a stellar performance in county cricket in England, he is showing amazing form in the Ranji Trophy as well. Pujara became the fourth batsman to score most double centuries in first-class cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara has become the fourth batsman in the world to score most double centuries in first-class. He has left behind Herbert Sutcliffe and Mark Ramprakash. Both these greats have scored 17-17 double centuries. At the same time, Pujara is already on the top in the list of Indian batsmen. Vijay Merchant is second in the list, with 11 double centuries to his name. Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid have 10 centuries each. Most double centuries in first-class cricket- Don Bradman- 37 Wally Hammond- 36 Patsy Hendren- 22 Cheteshwar Pujara- 18 Herbert Sutcliffe- 17 Mark Ramprakash- 17 Most double centuries in first-class cricket (Indian)- 18 – Cheteshwar Pujara 11 – Vijay Merchant 10 – Vijay Hazare 10 – Sunil Gavaskar 10 – Rahul Dravid 9 – Wasim Jaffer 9 – Paras Dogra
