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Samit Dravid Executes Father Rahul Dravid-Like Square Cut In Tour Match vs Lancashire. Watch | Cricket News

Samit Dravid, son of India head coach Rahul Dravid, played some impressive strokes on Day 1 of Karnataka's tour match against Lancashire at the KSCA Stadium in Alur. Samit scored 25 off 45 balls to help Karnataka post 356 on the opening day of the practice match. Samit, however, caught the attention of cricket fans with a perfectly executed square cut which had shades of his father Rahul. On the first ball of the 26th over, Lancashire spinner Joshua Boyden bowled a short delivery to Samit, who transferred his weight to the backfoot and slashed a boundary past point.Trademark Dravid cut!Courtesy: Samit Dravid..#FanCode pic.twitter.com/HC97Hpou44— FanCode (@FanCode) March 19, 2024Samit was eventually dismissed by Jack Morley following a sharp catch by Luke Wells at first slip.Morley's del...
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Jofra Archer ‘Plays’ For Karnataka, Breaks Sussex Batter’s Stump. Watch | Cricket News

Jofra Archer played as a substitute bowler for the Karnataka team against Sussex.© X (Twitter)England pacer Jofra Archer turned up for a Karnataka team during a two-day practice match against County side Sussex at the KSCA Ground in Alur, near Bengaluru. Archer, who plays County cricket for Sussex, played as a substitute for the Karnataka team filled with U-19, U-23 and senior players. For the unversed, Sussex are in Bengaluru, India for a 10-day pre-season camp. They are expected to play a couple of practice games in Bengaluru games before returning to the South Coast.With Sussex opting to bowl in the practice game, Archer didn't bowl on the opening day of the match. However, he turned up as a substitute player for Karnataka, taking two wickets.Archer, who hasn't played competitive cri...
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Umpire Gives Out In Domestic Match Despite Keeper Dropping Catch. Old Video Viral | Cricket News

The fan urged the BCCI to investigate the incident and penalise the umpire.© X (Twitter)A huge controversy erupted during the Under-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy final between Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. An umpiring decision has caught the attention of the fans after Karnataka opener Prakhar Chaturvedi was given out caught-behind by the on-field umpire, despite wicketkeeper Aaradhya Yadav clearly grassing the ball. The incident took place during the morning session of Day 1 when Chaturvedi tried to swat Shubham Mishra's delivery for a boundary.However, the ball was sliding down the leg side and Prakhar only managed to get the slightest of edges.The UP players made a strong appeal for caught behind and the umpire raised his finger, while Aaradhya was busy gathering the ball from the ground.Ta...
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Mumbai Increase Lead To 415 On Day 4 Of Ranji Trophy Quarterfinal vs Baroda | Cricket News

Hardik Tamore delivered the goods with a fine 114 as Mumbai took control of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Baroda, taking an overall lead of 415 at stumps on the fourth day on Monday. Having obtained a slender lead of 36 runs in the first innings which might eventually send Mumbai into the semifinals provided this contest ends in a draw, the hosts drove home the advantage to get to a commanding position. Baroda veteran Bhargav Bhatt followed his first-innings seven-wicket haul with a similar performance, returning 7/142 in the second essay but Mumbai held the upper hand.A lot o...
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Vidarbha, Tamil Nadu And Karnataka Book Ranji Trophy Quarterfinals Berth | Cricket News

Spin bowling all-rounder Aditya Sarwate produced another impressive show as Vidarbha registered a comfortable 115-run win over Haryana on the fourth and final day to qualify for the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals from group A on Monday. Vidarbha (33) grabbed six points from what was their fifth win in the tournament to finish on top of Group A and were followed by Saurashtra (29). Sarwate, who had scored 99 in the first innings, made a valuable 42 in the second essay to help Vidarbha add 92 runs to their overnight total of 113/4. They set the visitors a victory target of 296 after being dis...
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Ranji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena Grabs 9/68 As Bengal Stare At Second Successive Defeat | Cricket News

Domestic cricket stalwart Jalaj Saxena destroyed Bengal with career-best figures of 9/68 as the visitors found themselves on the brink of a second successive defeat in the Ranji Trophy Group D in Kerala on Sunday. Resuming on 172/8, Bengal managed to add just eight runs to their overnight total with the veteran all-rounder adding two more wickets to his name. The 37-year-old now has 439 wickets and has 6600-plus runs from 138 matches in first-class cricket. Despite a substantial lead, Kerala skipper Sanju Samson chose not to enforce follow-on and declared their second essay at 265/6 to s...
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“Matter Of Pride”: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Hails Prakhar Chaturvedi For 404 Run-Knock | Cricket News

After Prakhar Chaturvedi became the first player to score 400 runs in the final of the Cooch Behar Trophy, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday praised him and said that it is a "matter of pride" for the state. Siddaramaiah took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account and congratulated Karnataka Under-19 Cricket Team for winning the Cooch Bihar Trophy for the first time in 79 years. The CM also hoped that young players would achieve such landmarks in international cricket. "Congratulations to the Karnataka Under-19 Cricket Team for winning the Cooch Bihar Trophy for the...
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Who Is Prakhar Chaturvedi? Son Of DRDO Advisor And Software Firm Owner, Teenager Breaks Yuvraj Singh’s Record | Cricket News

Prakhar Chaturvedi sounded bushed, understandable if an 18-year-old bats 638 balls to score a record-setting 404, but elation was unmistakable too as he trained eyes on Karnataka U23 and Ranji Trophy debuts. On Monday, Chaturvedi became the first quadruple centurion in the Cooch Behar Trophy final as his knock earned Karnataka their maiden title in the U19 tournament. During his unbeaten knock, Chaturvedi also broke former India batter Yuvraj Singh's 24-year-old record of 358, the previous highest score in a Cooch Behar title clash. Riding on Chaturvedi's innings, Karnataka made 890 for...
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Needing 110, Karnataka Fall Short Of Target vs Gujarat. Get Bowled Out For… | Cricket News

Gujarat scripted a stunning turnaround by bundling out Karnataka for a mere 103 on the final day to secure a dramatic six-run win in their Ranji Trophy Group C clash on Monday. Set a modest 110-run target, the star-studded Karnataka were cruising comfortably at 50 for no loss before the Gujarat bowlers, headlined by left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai's stellar 7/42 orchestrated a sensational collapse. He was well-supported by off-spinner Rinkesh Vaghela (3/38) as Karnataka lost all their wickets for 53 runs inside 17 overs. This was Gujarat's second successive win as they climbed to the t...