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From Lonavala to the limelight - Vicky Ostwal eyes step up across formats

From Lonavala to the limelight - Vicky Ostwal eyes step up across formats

Three years after winning the Under-19 World Cup, left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal looks ready for the red-ball grind

01-Sep-2025•Deivarayan Muthu

Arshin Kulkarni, the Kallis fanboy who can hit the ball long

Arshin Kulkarni, the Kallis fanboy who can hit the ball long

How the India Under-19 allrounder became the player he is, with a little push from his cricket-loving grandma

05-Feb-2024•Shashank Kishore

Ranji Trophy round-up: Andhra qualify after rare first-innings tie

Ranji Trophy round-up: Andhra qualify after rare first-innings tie

The last round of group matches helped us go from 38 teams to only eight, with the quarter-finalists identified

27-Jan-2023•Shashank Kishore

Ranji Trophy scenarios: Mumbai, Maharashtra in virtual knockout as quarter-finals race heats up

Ranji Trophy scenarios: Mumbai, Maharashtra in virtual knockout as quarter-finals race heats up

Bengal, Saurashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh are already through, leaving 11 teams jostling for the other four spots

22-Jan-2023•Hemant Brar

Ranji Trophy third round: A sweet first for Saurashtra, Pandey's special 200, the Parag show

Ranji Trophy third round: A sweet first for Saurashtra, Pandey's special 200, the Parag show

Highlights from the latest round where 15 out of the 19 matches produced outright results

31-Dec-2022•Shashank Kishore

Parag's blazing 174 helps Assam mow down 351 against J&K

Parag's blazing 174 helps Assam mow down 351 against J&K

Jani's all-round performance knocks TN out and sets up semi-final clash against Karnataka

28-Nov-2022•ESPNcricinfo staff

How 'systematic', 'quiet' Mukesh Choudhary made it from Bhilwara to Chennai Super Kings

How 'systematic', 'quiet' Mukesh Choudhary made it from Bhilwara to Chennai Super Kings

The left-arm seamer first made his name in Pune club cricket before graduating to the big leagues

04-May-2022•Shashank Kishore

MS Dhoni once praised his 'sharp cricket mind', and Ruturaj Gaikwad is using it well

MS Dhoni once praised his 'sharp cricket mind', and Ruturaj Gaikwad is using it well

Comfortable among the stars and in his own skin, the Maharashtra batsman has gained prominence in a short span of time, and is a regular in the India A set-up now

25-Sep-2019•Shashank Kishore

Agarwal's leap towards batting zen

Agarwal's leap towards batting zen

Karnataka's third first-class triple centurion, after KL Rahul and Karun Nair, thanks selectors for backing him despite bagging a pair in the previous game

03-Nov-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

'One of the ends was a green top, the other a dustbowl'

'One of the ends was a green top, the other a dustbowl'

The last time Maharashtra made it to the Ranji Trophy final, 21 years ago, things didn't quite go their way. But for everyone involved, it was an unforgettable match

28-Jan-2014•Amol Karhadkar

Rookies come to the party

Rookies come to the party

Maharashtra started the season as unknowns. Mid-way into the Ranji Trophy and they're the talk of town, writes Sidharth Monga

Spreading the gospel

Spreading the gospel

Sidharth Monga on the small-town venues where Maharashtra have been playing their home games

10-Dec-2007•Sidharth Monga in Nagothane

The foreign cast

The foreign cast

Sidharth Monga on the possible effects overseas players will have on the Indian domestic circuit

04-Oct-2006•Sidharth Monga

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