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Karnataka sow the seeds for long-term dominance

The team's success over the last few years has been built around a group of youngsters who have stepped up in times of dire need and crisis

16-Mar-2015•Vishal Dikshit

'Nothing to lose mentality' key part of Tamil Nadu turnaround

Tamil Nadu didn't look like making the knockouts for a third year in a row, but then pieces began to fall in place despite adversity

13-Mar-2015•Arun Venugopal

The triple twins and a run machine

ESPNcricinfo picks out the defining moments from Karnataka's Ranji Trophy-winning campaign

13-Mar-2015•Amol Karhadkar

Tight-knit Karnataka on course for greatness

The players enjoy each other's success, back each other, protect each other both on and off the field. All these virtues have been evident in the team's success over the last five years

13-Mar-2015•Amol Karhadkar

When brothers collide

A pair of brothers recalls how it felt to face off in the Ranji Trophy final, the last time Karnataka and Tamil Nadu met in the big match, in 1996

08-Mar-2015•Arun Venugopal

Karthik gets a fresh grip on familiar goals

After a stop-start performance in the early stages of the domestic season, Dinesh Karthik has pitched in with important innings for Tamil Nadu, and despite all the talk of his return to international cricket, his focus for now is the Ranji Trophy

07-Mar-2015•Arun Venugopal

Mhambrey's miracle men

An injection of self-belief, led by coach Paras Mhambrey and three hungry professionals, has launched Vidarbha into the the Ranji Trophy knockouts for only the second time in their history

16-Feb-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Final lap of the qualification marathon

A look at teams' chances to make the Ranji Trophy knockouts ahead of the last round

04-Feb-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi and Amol Karhadkar

Up, up and down for Kedar Jadhav

With 1223 runs in the Ranji season and an India debut, 2014 was the best year of Kedar Jadhav's life. But he also suffered the worst injury of his career so far, and is struggling to make runs amid expectations this time

28-Jan-2015•Amol Karhadkar

Offspin, legspin, tailspin

Spinners in the Ranji Trophy are bowling less and taking far fewer wickets than they used to, and this could have troubling consequences in the long term

13-Jan-2015•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Fit-again Irfan charts season's goals

Last week Irfan Pathan bowled for the first time in a first-class game after two years. Relieved with his comeback, he is now focused on getting through the season and helping Baroda progress to the knock-out stage

12-Jan-2015•Amol Karhadkar

CM Gautam, Karnataka's first-innings firefighter

Four times this Ranji Trophy season, CM Gautam has walked in to bat with Karnataka's first innings floundering and each time, he has walked away after reprising a rescue act

06-Jan-2015•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Hubli

Shardul Thakur profits from off-season gains

Shardul Thakur has been steadily improving across his three Ranji seasons, and much of his new-found success comes down to the effort he has put in in the off seasons

04-Jan-2015•Amol Karhadkar in Mumbai

The ups and downs of Munaf Patel's journey

Off the selectors' radar for the past three years, Munaf Patel seems to have accepted that he may never play for India again. But that doesn't stop him from enjoying the game, although the IPL exclusion still hurts him

27-Dec-2014•Amol Karhadkar

More winners and losers, but few spinners

The number of outright verdicts in the Ranji Trophy has increased but more result-oriented pitches have come at the cost of the reduced role of slow bowlers

20-Dec-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi

Fit-again Sandeep targets more pace

An injury denied medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma the chance to play for India A in Australia earlier this year. Having regained his fitness, he is looking to add to his pace in the domestic season

20-Dec-2014•Amol Karhadkar

Hooda builds on early promise

Temperament and consistency are key qualities for India Under-19 and Baroda allrounder Deepak Hooda as he looks to develop his potential on the first-class circuit

19-Dec-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Topsy-turvy Vidarbha bank on batting

A preview of the prospects of Vidarbha and Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2014-15 Ranji season

13-Dec-2014

Time for Unmukt Chand to deliver

Unmukt Chand has been given a long rope by the selectors, but the runs are not coming and his temperament has also come under scrutiny; he must repay the faith shown in him soon, before his chances finally run out

12-Dec-2014•Amit Shetty

Gambhir not ready to give up yet

On a reasonably good pitch against an average bowling attack, Gautam Gambhir scrapped his way to an unbeaten century on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy, indicating he was not going to give up yet

07-Dec-2014•Amit Shetty

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