Outstanding spells from Yash Thakur and Harsh Dubey gave an upper hand to Vidarbha in the final of the 2023-24 Ranji season against Mumbai at Wankhade Stadium here.
With their Ranji Trophy ambitions having sunk due to loss in the semi-final, Tamil Nadu head coach Sulkashan Kulkarni has expressed his differences with the team captain R Sai Kishore's decision to bat first and said they lost the match at "9 o'clock on day one"
Shardul Thakur's fiery ton and clinical power bowling performance from Shams Mulani powered Mumbai to the final of the ongoing Ranji Trophy following their victory by an innings and 70 runs over Tamil Nadu on Monday at MCA Cricket Ground.
Due to Thakur century and a great fightback by the lower order, Mumbai led by 207 runs at the end of day's play yesterday. The Palghar-born all-rounder, who has made a name for himself with some serious clutch knocks during big matches, celebrated his century by putting his bat and helmet do
Thakur registered his maiden first-class century during Mumbai's Ranji Trophy semifinal against Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Due to his century and a great fightback by the lower order, Mumbai leads by 207 runs.
Shardul Thakur's maiden first-class hundred helped Mumbai to take their lead to 207 and dominate over Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy semi-final at the Bandra Kurla Complex on Sunday.
Mumbai pace duo of Tushar Deshpande and Shardul Thakur ran riots and forced Tamil Nadu to fold on a score of 146 on Day 1 of the semi-final of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season.
Shardul Thakur was dropped from the playing XI for the second Test at Cape Town due to his poor performance in the first Test of the series where he was able to pick only one wicket in his spell of 19 overs where he conceded 101 runs.
Former Indian coach and all-rounder Ravi Shastri, who is currently on commentary for the ongoing red-ball series against South Africa, hit out at skipper Rohit Sharma's bizarre on-field tactics after the resumption of play post lunch at Centurion on Wednesday.
South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada's five-wicket haul has put India on the backfoot on Day 1 of the first Test of the two-match series at the Centurion on Tuesday.
Former star spinner Harbhajan Singh picked Ravichandran Ashwin ahead of all-rounder Shardul Thakur for India's upcoming Boxing Day Test clash against South Africa in Centurion
Ahead of India's two-game Test series against the Proteas, bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur said playing the longest format cricket in South Africa is always difficult.