Bengal batsman Sudip Chatterjee plays a shot during the 3rd day of Ranji Trophy semi-final match against Karnataka at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata.
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Karnataka bowler Abhimanyu Mithun appeal for LBW of Bengal batsman Anustup Majumdar (L) during the 3rd day of Ranji Trophy semi-final match at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata.
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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly watches from CAB Club house during the 2nd day of Ranji Trophy semifinal match between Bengal and Karnataka in Kolkata.
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Bengal bowler Ishan Porel celebrates after picking up 5 wickets against Karnataka during 2nd day of Ranji Trophy semifinal match at Eden Garden in Kolkata.
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Bengal bowler Ishan Porel celebrates after dismissing Karnataka skipper Karun Nair during 2nd day of Ranji Trophy semifinal match at Eden Garden in Kolkata.
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Bengal bowler Akash Deep celebrates with his teammates after dismissing Karnataka batsman K N Siddharth (not seen) during 2nd day of Ranji Trophy semifinal match at Eden Garden in ...
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Bengal batsman Anustup Majumdar and Akash Deep greet each other during Ranji Trophy semifinal match against Karnataka at Eden Garden in Kolkata
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Bengal batsman Anustup Majumdar(not out 149) returns to the dressing room at the end of their 1st innings during 2nd day of Ranji Trophy semifinal against Karnataka at Eden Garden ...
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Bengal batsman Anustup Majumdar and Ishan Porel greet each other in their last wicket partnership during 2nd day of Ranji Trophy semifinal match against Karnataka at Eden Garden in...
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Bengal batsman Anustup Majumdar celebrates after scoring a century during the Ranji Trophy semi-final match against Karnataka, at Eden Garden in Kolkata
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Madhya Pradesh batsman Mihir Hirwani raises his bat after scoring fifty runs against Mumbai in Ranji Trophy Match at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Players and officials of Maharashtra cricket team pose for a photograph after winning the Ranji Trophy match against Assam at ACA Stadium, Barsapara in Guwahati. Maharashtra won by...
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Maharashtra cricketers celebrate the dismissal of Assam’s batsman Rahul Hazarika (Right) on the first day of their Ranji Trophy cricket match at Barsapara in Guwahati.
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Bengal batsman Arnab Nandi (L) with Shreyan Chakraborty run between the wicket against Vidarbha during the first inning of Ranji Trophy cricket match at VCA Stadium, in Nagpur
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Tamil Nadu bowler R Sai Kishore celebrates after dismissing Mumbai batsman S D Lad during the first day of Ranji Trophy cricket match between Tamil Nadu and Mumbai at MAC Stadium, ...
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Bihar left arm bowler and captain Ashutosh Aman in action against Mizoram on the second day of their Ranji Trophy cricket match at Moinul Haq stadium, in Patna
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Mumbai Captain Suryakumar Yadav during the Ranji Trophy cricket match against Karnataka, in Mumbai
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Bengal's most successful bowler Ishan Porel reacts after dismissing Andhra batsman Prithvi Raj Yarra (unseen) during Ranji Trophy match at Eden Garden in Kolkata
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Delhi batsman Dhruv Shorey bats during the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match against Hyderabad at Arun Jaitley cricket stadium, in New Delhi
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Hyderabad bowler Mohammed Siraj falls down during the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match against Delhi at Arun Jaitley cricket stadium, in New Delhi
India's domestic season, which was delayed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finally took off earlier this month with the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy
Raj Kumar Sharma is a Dronacharya awardee and he has also coach ICC Associate team Malta. Earlier, he guided Delhi to CK Nayudu Trophy (Under-23) title
It is understood that Mushtaq Ali Trophy is being held because the BCCI wants to have a mega players' auction in early February ahead of the next IPL which may have nine or 10 teams
BCCI are reportedly looking to create six bio secure hubs to host domestic cricket tournaments. Each hub will have a minimum of three venues and the games would be broadcast digitally
BCCI has already sent feelers to a few state associations where there are multiple grounds and five-star hotels to create a bio-bubble environment for a minimum of three teams.
Chetendra Pratap Singh Chauhan, who breathed his last at 73 on Sunday after battling COVID-19, was a very secure man and probably someone whose biggest strength was knowing about limitations