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Head, Green, Inglis set for Shield return after T20 World Cup exit
Connolly, Renshaw, Bartlett, Abbott, Kuhnemann will all return to the Shield after the T20 World Cup exit but Steve Smith is unavailable
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Jammu & Kashmir
Cricket
Ranji Trophy 2025-26 - Irfan Pathan: J&K's win will inspire the entire region
The former India fast bowler talks about a monumental win, Nabi's stellar season and more
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Karnataka
Cricket
Smaran beats the second-season blues to continue steady climb
A duck in the Ranji Trophy final was disappointing, but the 950 runs he had scored prior to that innings has raised R Smaran's stocks in the Indian domestic circuit
Ranji Trophy
Parvez Rasool: 'Auqib Nabi has given J&K a new sporting identity'
Irfan Pathan, Samiullah Beigh and coach Ajay Sharma all hail J&K's first-ever Ranji win
India
Cricket
Abdul Samad: This win will change lives in J&K
J&K's Abdul Samad reacts to their first-ever Ranji Trophy title
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Ranji Trophy
Iqbal and Lotra centuries help J&K bat Karnataka out for historic maiden Ranji Trophy title
J&K had batted out most of day 4 without too many hassles, and the final day was a mere formality
Jammu and Kashmir
Cricket
J&K's fairytale is Ajay Sharma's redemption story
After years in the wilderness following a match-fixing ban, the former India allrounder turned the narrative around as J&K's head coach
Auqib Nabi
Ranji Trophy
Stats - Auqib Nabi rewrites history in dream season for Jammu & Kashmir
The fast bowler picked up 60 Ranji Trophy wickets and eight first-class five-fors in 2025-26
Jammu & Kashmir
Cricket
Jammu and Kashmir's heroes for whom it was perhaps meant to be
Jammu and Kashmir are on the verge of their maiden Ranji title - here's a look at the ones who have made it possible
Ranji Trophy
Nabi five-for, Qamran 94* take J&K close to maiden Ranji title
J&K got a 291-run first-innings lead despite Mayank Agarwal's 160, and ended the day 477 ahead
Ranji Trophy
Jammu & Kashmir eye big lead despite Mayank Agarwal ton
On a surface that hardly showed signs of breaking up just yet, Nabi's accuracy cracked the game open to turn the finale decisively towards J&K
Jammu & Kashmir
Cricket
Nabi: My mindset is to bowl without worrying about the batter
The J&K fast bowler dismissed Rahul, Nair and Smaran on day three of the final to put his side in ascendancy
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
South Africa wary of West Indies' SA20 knowledge
Hope, Rutherford, Chase, Hosein and Motie spent the SA20 season facing South Africa's top players. Does that give West Indies an edge in a high-stakes game?
Ranji Trophy
'Not a big thing': Dogra downplays head-butting incident in Ranji final
The J&K captain head-butted Karnataka substitute fielder KV Aneesh while both players were wearing helmets
Karnataka
Cricket
Jammu & Kashmir pass 500 in push for maiden Ranji Trophy title
They reached 527 for 6 and are one good bowling innings away from a maiden Ranji Trophy title, but the pitch has little in it for the bowlers
Ranji Trophy
Pundir 117*, Hassan 88 put Jammu and Kashmir in commanding position
Abdul Samad also scored an unbeaten half-century to take the side to 284 for 2 at stumps
ICC World Test Championship
Early-season Cape Town Test headlines SA's 2026-27 home season
Eight home Tests this season make up the bulk of their WTC 2025-27 cycle, with South Africa scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in February 2027
Ranji Trophy
J&K eye history, Karnataka chase ninth Ranji title
How J&K's fast bowlers fare against Karnataka's batters could well define the final
Ranji Trophy
J&K in sight of their wonderland - here's how they got here
It has taken them 67 years to get here, and it has been far from easy, but with Ajay Sharma's back-room expertise and star performers led by Auqib Nabi, Jammu & Kashmir are one step away from history
The Ford Trophy
Young and Heaphy upstage Nicholls as Central Districts win Ford Trophy title
Will Young and Curtis Heaphy added 257 runs for the second wicket, a new CD record in the Ford Trophy
Australian Domestic One-Day Competition
Curtis the matchwinner after Kellaway's century stands alone
Victoria's defeat meant they finished bottom of the One-Day Cup table but their young opener again impressed
Australian Domestic One-Day Competition
Patterson, Hadley fire New South Wales into One-Day Cup final
Patterson made 125 not out from 89 balls as the visitors chased 275 in 31 overs
Sheffield Shield
The tactics behind Sam Harper becoming an opener
The wicketkeeper had not opened in first-class cricket before this season but is currently averaging 91.50 in the role
India
Cricket
Hubballi to host Ranji final; Chinnaswamy not yet ready
ESPNcricinfo understands the KSCA had the option of hosting the fixture between Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir either in Bengaluru or Hubballi
