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A 39-year-old cricketer Akshay died of heart attack while playing a division match in Bengaluru. (Express)

Former Ranji cricketer Akshay dies on field due to heart attack

May 24, 2026 9:29 pm

According to the sources, Akshay was playing third division cricket at a ground in KR Puram. Around afternoon, while fielding, he complained of chest pain. He was taken to a nearby hospital and doctors declared he was brought dead.

India's domestic cricket season to begin on August 23, U-23 events turn T20

May 20, 2026 10:50 pm

The Ranji Trophy will once again be played in two phases. The first phase of the league stage will run from October 11 to November 5, before the tournament will pause for white-ball domestic competitions.

KKR fielding coach Dishant Yagnik has helped his team in improving ground fielding. (CREIMAS FOR IPL)

How Dishant Yagnik turned KKR into sharp catchers & Angkrish Raghuvanshi into stumper

May 10, 2026 5:49 pm

Dubbed the Starboy, Anki who plays for KKR, hails from Delhi is completely a Mumbaikar now, following a project to turn him into wicketkeeper by Abhishek Nayar and Ajinkya Rahane

Jammu and Kashmir's Ranji Trophy triumph shows cricket in every nook and corner of India: Rahul Dravid

March 16, 2026 9:25 am

Even as Rahul Dravid congratulated the five ICC title-winning teams - Women's U19 and seniors in ODIs, and T20, Champions Trophy and U19 winning men's teams, he reckoned the Cinderella story of the last year was Jammu & Kashmir winning the Ranji Trophy.

Jammu and Kashmir took a 477-run lead on Day 4 of the match and lifted it up to 633 at the end of the match. (PTI Photo)

'As World Cup moves to business end, most heart-warming story came from elsewhere': Ravi Shastri hails J&K's Ranji Trophy win

March 03, 2026 3:29 pm

Ravi Shastri said that Jammu and Kashmir's Ranji Trophy win was the most heartwarming story of last week even as the T20 World Cup moves into its final stages.

J&K Ranji win has many back stories

March 03, 2026 5:58 am

While the rest of Indian cricket chased the franchise boom, J&K made a bet: That a region starved of recognition would find its redemption in the grind of red-ball cricket, not quick money. On Saturday, that bet paid off

The only complaint the family had with him was that Auqib wouldn’t eat much (PTI Photo)

How Auqib Nabi overcame father's fears to become Ranji Trophy champion

March 02, 2026 9:11 am

From pebble-strewn grounds in Baramulla to dismantling top batters, Auqib Nabi’s rise is a story of persistence, family support and a father who slowly came around.

Jammu and Kashmir pace sensation Auqib Nabi in action during Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka in Hubballi. (PHOTO: PTI)

Across the country, fans rooted for J&K in Ranji finals — that’s a tribute to perseverance of Auqib Nabi and his teammates

March 01, 2026 12:51 pm

Today, almost every cricket fan who watched Nabi bowl two brutish deliveries to scalp K L Rahul and Karun Nair — and many more — wants the J&K pacer in the Indian team. In that clarion call, Nabi has united the country as very few cricketers with their fractured fandoms have

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Prayers, plastic bats and pride: A village’s stake in J&K’s Ranji triumph

March 01, 2026 1:19 am

On Saturday, the J&K team beat eight-time titlist Karnataka to win its maiden Ranji Trophy at the Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium in Rajnagar, Hubballi.

‘Watershed moment’: How J&K’s Ranji win united politicians – and the two regions

March 01, 2026 3:02 pm

Jammu and Kashmir lifted the coveted Ranji Trophy after defeating the star-studded Karnataka on their home turf. This was the first time the Jammu and Kashmir team had made it to the semifinals of the annual domestic cricket event.