Sharda Ugra

Sportswriter

Delhi face a daunting last-day challenge

An unheralded bowling attack on a wicket that is made for accuracy and length had Delhi all out for 193 late into the second day in a match they need to win. At stumps, Maharashtra were 3 for no loss

17-Dec-2012•Sharda Ugra in Delhi

Tidy Maharashtra bowling dents Delhi

An unheralded bowling attack on a wicket that is made for accuracy and length had Delhi all out for 193 late into the second day in a match they need to win. At stumps, Maharashtra were 3 for no loss

16-Dec-2012•Sharda Ugra in Delhi

Bowlers prosper on helpful Roshanara pitch

On day one at Roshanara, in the Delhi v Maharashtra game, there were 13 wickets, a ball that swung and seamed, and batsmen who were left searching for answers or at least a passable defensive technique

15-Dec-2012•Sharda Ugra in Delhi

More bouncers please

In the first of our new series on cricket rules and laws that could do with changing, we examine the case for unlimited short-pitched bowling in Tests

09-Dec-2012•Sharda Ugra

Quick Indian-visa process likely for Pakistan fans

Pakistan's whistle stop two-week, five-match tour of India that starts on Christmas Day in Bangalore could be kicked off with the 3000 Pakistani ticket-holders for the series being issued Indian visas in less than ten days

06-Dec-2012•Sharda Ugra

Stop questioning Nehra's absence, says Dahiya

Delhi coach Vijay Dahiya does not take criticism of his most experienced and effective bowler, Ashish Nehra, lightly

27-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra

Arun Karthik ton secures draw, but Delhi take three points

Delhi came out of their Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu with first-innings points that were hard-earned and well-deserved

27-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra at Feroz Shah Kotla

An Australian in the Ranji Trophy

Simon Fry is in India as part of an exchange programme for umpires, and has some interesting observations about the first-class game in the country

27-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra in Delhi

Struggling Tamil Nadu made to follow on

Tamil Nadu went into the final day of their Ranji Trophy match against Delhi in the worst possible situation: following on at the Feroz Shah Kotla, against a bowling attack that already has first-innings points in its pocket

26-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra at Feroz Shah Kotla

Mohit and Rawal lead Delhi to 555

Maiden Ranji Trophy centuries for Delhi rookie Mohit Sharma and debutant Vaibhav Rawal extended Tamil Nadu's woes on day two at Feroz Shah Kotla

25-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra at Feroz Shah Kotla

Chand and Dhawan score centuries

Delhi's openers, Unmukt Chand and Shikhar Dhawan, gave their team the advantage after the toss was lost at Feroz Shah Kotla

24-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra at Feroz Shah Kotla

Eyes on Kotla ahead of crucial tie

Delhi and Tamil Nadu, both on equal points at this stage, take on each other in the Ranji Trophy group match at Kotla

23-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra

Where did the old Duncan Fletcher go?

India's coach seems a far cry from the combative professional who took England to the top

13-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra

Sehwag ton cannot avoid Delhi defeat

Uttar Pradesh wrestled an outright win in a tight tussle with Delhi's ability to kill time, the fading light and a target that oscillated between reach and just out of grasp

05-Nov-2012•The Report by Sharda Ugra in Ghaziabad

Injuries to Sehwag, Zaheer not serious - team managements

A day before India select the squad for the first Test against England, they received two minor injury scares in Ranji Trophy matches

04-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra and Siddhartha Talya

Delhi left reeling after Praveen assault

On Sunday Praveen Kumar became representative of the idea that four-day domestic cricket will always thrive if it contains entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.

04-Nov-2012•The Report by Sharda Ugra in Ghaziabad

Dagar, Kaif leave star-studded Delhi behind

Mukul Dagar handled the Delhi bowling with the precise and heavy tread of a batsman determined to make his mark

03-Nov-2012•The Report by Sharda Ugra in Ghaziabad

UP bowl out star-studded Delhi for 235

On a gloomy, hazy day in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh dismissed heavyweights Delhi for 235 and ended the first day of their Ranji Trophy group match at 40 for 1

02-Nov-2012•The Report by Sharda Ugra in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad ahoy

With hoardings all around the stadium, the refurbished small-town UP venue is ready to welcome India's Test stars for the Ranji season opener

01-Nov-2012•Sharda Ugra in Ghaziabad

BCCI holds firm on broadcaster fees

The BCCI remains firm in its demand of what it calls "realistic costs" of providing space and access for independent TV and radio commentary teams to cover England's tour of India

25-Oct-2012•Sharda Ugra

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