Former India batter Dilip Vengsarkar feels Sarfaraz Khan can play all three formats for India and that it is a shame he’s not being picked in the team. Sarfaraz has been in rich form in the ongoing domestic season, having plundered runs in both the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He […]
Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan with the SMAT trophy; and MS Dhoni NEW DELHI: Jharkhand won their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title this year under the leadership of dynamic wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan, but it has now emerged that former India captain MS Dhoni’s quiet guidance played a key role in transforming a rebuilding side into […]
For Rinku Singh, the T20 format has resembled a relationship forever stuck between break-ups and make-ups – full of promise, frustration and unfinished business. Just when things seem to fall into place, circumstances intervene, forcing both sides to step back and reassess. Over the last three years, Rinku and T20 cricket have shared a similarly […]
Ashok Sharma celebrates after taking a wicket in the Ranji Trophy (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan head coach Anshu Jain vividly recalls his first impression of Ashok Sharma when he saw him bowling in the nets in Jaipur.“Erratic but fast,” Jain tells TimesofIndia.com. IPL Auction Analysis: Why franchise broke the bank for uncapped Indians The […]
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was admitted to hospital on Tuesday after being diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis, just hours after Mumbai’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League match against Rajasthan in Pune, according to a report in The Indian Express.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The […]
NEW DELHI: As the IPL 2026 Auction unfolds in Abu Dhabi, Venkatesh Iyer ensured his name stayed firmly in focus with a timely and commanding knock in domestic cricket. Released by Kolkata Knight Riders after being bought for a staggering Rs 23.75 crore last season, the Madhya Pradesh all-rounder delivered a strong statement just hours […]
Mumbai scripted history on Sunday, December 14, registering their highest successful run chase in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy history, and Sarfaraz Khan ensured the occasion was marked with a powerful statement. Riding on Sarfaraz’s blistering 25-ball 64 and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s belligerent 101 off 50 deliveries, Mumbai chased down a daunting target of 235 against Haryana […]
Star Indian batter Abhishek Sharma etched his name in the history books, becoming the first-ever Indian player to score 100 sixes in a calendar year. He achieved the feat during Punjab’s fixture against Services in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Sharma continued his blistering form in the ongoing […]
India’s Sanju Samson (AP /PTI) Sanju Samson produced a captain’s knock when Kerala needed him the most, holding a shaky innings together with an unbeaten 73 in a low-scoring Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy fixture against Andhra Pradesh at the A.B. Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow. On a surface where every other Kerala batter failed to reach […]
Abhishek Sharma (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) After enduring a series of low scores on his comeback to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as Punjab’s captain, Abhishek Sharma produced a breathtaking counterattack on Sunday morning, hammering a record-breaking century against a seasoned Bengal bowling attack at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad.A 12-ball fifty with 50 […]
