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Too much play, too little time for Ranji Trophy

Too much play, too little time for Ranji Trophy

One week into the tournament and we are already three fast bowlers short, thanks to the cramped schedule

08-Nov-2012•Sidharth Monga

Test stars not always good for Ranji

Test stars not always good for Ranji

When Ranji lost out to a Test that is still 10 days away

05-Nov-2012•Siddhartha Talya at Wankhede Stadium

With Tendulkar comes attention for Ranji

With Tendulkar comes attention for Ranji

Build-ups to Ranji Trophy matches can be pretty lukewarm, but thanks to a certain presence Wankhede Stadium has a different story to tell

01-Nov-2012•Siddhartha Talya in Mumbai

Staying in the moment

Staying in the moment

Before what can be a terribly confusing season for Ajinkya Rahane, the India and Mumbai batsman wants to play more and think less

01-Nov-2012•Sidharth Monga

Up close and jovial

Sriram Veera watches the Ranji Trophy final come to end, from up close

17-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera

'There were no shortcuts'

'There were no shortcuts'

Praveen Amre never won the Ranji Trophy as a player, but in his three years as Mumbai's coach he has won the Ranji title twice. He shares Mumbai's journey to their 38th Ranji crown

16-Jan-2009•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

Samant in the spotlight

Samant in the spotlight

Wicketkeeper Vinayak Samant, pushed into opening by Amre in the final league game, scored his maiden ton to allow Mumbai have a firm grasp on their 38th title

15-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera in Hyderabad

Using the f-word to succeed

Using the f-word to succeed

Ajinkya Rahane needs 24 runs to reach the 1000-run mark for the season

03-Jan-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

Early bird

Early bird

Used to striking before the batsmen have even warmed up, he became Mumbai's best bowler before his 20th birthday

26-Dec-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Fall-out of knockout

Fall-out of knockout

Sriram Veera reviews an unfulfilled Ranji season for Mumbai and investigates where the defending champions slipped up

01-Jan-2008•Sriram Veera

Heart-stopper in Jhalawar

Heart-stopper in Jhalawar

The fifth round of the 2007-08 Ranji Trophy witnessed a thriller at Jhalawar's Sports Complex, where hosts Rajasthan lost three wickets in a manic final over. Jamie Alter spoke to a few who where there

14-Dec-2007•Interviews by Jamie Alter

The difference was in the batting

The difference was in the batting

Tamil Nadu's relatively inexperienced line-up was out-thought by Mumbai's bowlers and out-batted by their batsmen

17-Nov-2007•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Chennai

Two coaches, different routes, same destination

Two coaches, different routes, same destination

02-Nov-2007•Sriram Veera at the Wankhede Stadium

<i>Chhota Dada</i> adds steel to swagger

<i>Chhota Dada</i> adds steel to swagger

When Manoj Tiwary hits he hits, when he defends he defends. There are no half-measures, no lack of clarity, writes Sidharth Monga

05-Feb-2007•Sidharth Monga in Mumbai

The relentless optimist

The relentless optimist

Ranadeb Bose does not like being compared with Jason Gillespie even though the resemblances are not all trivial.

04-Feb-2007•Sidharth Monga in Mumbai

The wonder that was Bombay

The wonder that was Bombay

Cricket in Bombay was, and still is, a studied art

27-Nov-2005•Jamie Alter

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