Bengaluru : Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa has condoled the death of former cricketer B. Vijayakrishna. Vijayakrishna had played Ranji Trophy matches for Karnataka. In his fifteen year career as an alrounder, he played 80 first class matches in which he scored over 2000 runs and took 194 wickets. He was responsible for Karnataka winning the Ranji […]

Bangalore: All-rounder Rishi Dhawan and batsman Kedar Jadhav clinched stunning multi-crore deals with Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils respectively as the uncapped cricketers went under the hammer on the second and final day of the IPL players’ auction, here today. Ranji Trophy’s top wicket-taker this season, Dhawan (base price of Rs 20 lakh) was […]

Hyderabad : Favourites Karnataka deservedly won their seventh Ranji Trophy title after beating a spirited Maharashtra side by seven wickets on the fifth and concluding day of the final match here today. Chasing a modest victory target of 157 in little over two sessions, Karnataka batsmen reached the destination with ease as they knocked off […]

Mangalore : We regret to announce the death of Ganapthy Rao (90), a former Ranji Trophy cricket player, who hit a century on his debut. He was admitted to a private nursing home this week but died yesterday. He was a tailor. At 35, he played in a Ranji Trophy match held in Mangalore, on […]