Features

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'

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

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

Tyagi's test

Great debut season. Heartbreaking injury. Loss of form. But Sudeep Tyagi did enough in his first season of first-class cricket to merit a central contract, and to be retained by Chennai Super Kings

14-Jan-2009

Long way from the elite

What is the BCCI doing to raise the level of umpiring in the country?

13-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera in Hyderabad

Time to pitch it right

A lively pitch for the final was a pleasant sight when you consider that complete batting beauties were served up for the semi-finals

12-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera in Hyderabad

Bright end of a dark street

Suresh Raina looks back at his worst year, 2007, as a blessing in disguise

11-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera in Hyderabad

Knock knock

Indian cricket's next big thing seems to be a 20-year-old from Rajkot determined to break the selectors' door down by producing triple-hundreds on demand

10-Jan-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

Flickering talent discovers the limelight

The story of Shivakant Shukla, who batted for821 minutes to take Uttar Pradesh through to the final of the Ranji Trophy, embodies Uttar Pradesh cricket

07-Jan-2009•Sidharth Monga in Nagpur

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

The smiling assassin is back

One of the more endearing sights in Indian cricket is back. To see L Balaji smiling on a cricket field, after a painful two-year hiatus, is reassuring

29-Dec-2008•Sidharth Monga

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

One last drama, and a dream ended prematurely

Highlights of the seventh round of the Ranji Trophy's Super League and Plate matches

22-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Comeback men, and comeback teams

Highlights of the sixth round of the Ranji Trophy's Super League and Plate matches

16-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

One city, three matches, one day

In winter Delhi often hosts multiple first-class matches at the same time. Can one fan watch them all? Our intrepid correspondent gives it a shot

07-Dec-2008•Sidharth Monga

Shadow of terror, and the communication gap

Highlights of the fifth round of the Ranji Trophy's Super League and Plate matches

05-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

In pursuit of a sporting track

Finally there is some breathing space in the Ranji Trophy season, and finally there is room to look back

04-Dec-2008•Sidharth Monga

Determined Goud keeps the faith

When he quietly - he wouldn't know any other way - walked out to field against Andhra last week, Yere Goud became only the 16th player to have played a 100 Ranji Trophy matches

01-Dec-2008•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

Superstitious debutant, a umpire under fire and other stories

Highlights of the fourht round of the Ranji Trophy's Super League and Plate matches

27-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

The champions' curse, and a bowling free-for-all

Highlights of the third round of the Ranji Trophy's Super League and Plate matches

20-Nov-2008•Sidharth Monga

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