Sandwiched between the World Cup warm-up matches and the opener, the Irani Trophy, to be played between Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra and Rest of India from Sunday, might appear a rather meaningless sideshow
By Vijay Mohan Raj Hyderabad: I am pleasantly surprised that the BCCI has made a U-turn by returning to the Duleep and Irani Trophy tournaments. Also welcoming is that Ranji Trophy matches will now be played on home-away basis like the good old days. To add to these is the amendment that the Ranj Trophy […]
By Vijay Mohan Raj Hyderabad: The victorious Hyderabad team was returning from Delhi after having won the finals of the Ranji Trophy against the formidable Delhi team. The Secunderabad Railway station where we arrived was packed with cricket fans who came to celebrate this victory. We were then escorted in a procession in open trucks […]
