T10 League News
Ranji Trophy needs little introduction. It is one of the biggest and oldest first-class cricket tournament in the world. It is played in India and is organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Ranji Trophy is the first big stage for the Indian players who dream of representing Team India at the highest stage. A good outing in the tournament is often rewarded with a national call-up. Over the years, dozens of legendary players did well in the Ranji Trophy before making it big in international cricket.
The first edition of the Ranji Trophy was played in the 1934-35 season with Madras and Mysore playing the first game on 4 November 1934. The tournament was originally called 'the cricket championship of India'. Later in 1935, it was renamed after Ranjitsinhji, who was the first Indian to play international cricket.
State teams and regional teams participate in the Ranji Trophy. At present, more than 30 teams play in the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai are the most successful side in the history of the tournament. They have won the Ranji Trophy 42 teams.
The Round-robin matches in the Ranji Trophy are of four days in length while knockout matches are played for five days. If a match ends up in draw during the Round-robin stage, the team leading after the first innings gets three points while the other team gets one point. During the knockout stage if there is no outright winner, the team leading after the first innings is the winner.
The tournament is hugely popular among the cricket fans. And if you are also one of those fans who follow Ranji Trophy passionately, make sure to follow Cricket Addictor as well to get all the Ranji Trophy news in detail.
Former England women’s team wicketkeeper-batter Sarah Taylor believes that there are many women coaches capable of coaching in men’s cricket. Taylor was recently appointed as the assistant...
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is yet to join Qalandars for the upcoming edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 league as his residential visa in the UAE has expired. Shahid Afridi has been informed...
With the ongoing success of Lanka Premier League 2020, Sri Lanka could also most likely stage the T10 league in February. The dates have been booked for the 1st to the 12th of February with the Sri La...
Even if the United Arab Emirates (UAE) might not host the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), it will witness the return of cricket quite soon. The new T10 league is all set to commence o...
Of late, the franchise cricket tournaments have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. After Karnataka Premier League was involved in the match-fixing scam, the International Cricket Council...
In what comes as a massive boost to T10 format, star cricketers such as Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Hafeez, Angelo Mathews among few international cricketers are likely to feature in Qatar T10 League. It i...
The 2019 edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League is in full swing. We have witnessed some brutal hitting in the shortest format of the game with Australia’s Chris Lynn hogging the most of the limeli...
One of the beautiful things attached to the franchise-based cricket is that the tournament lay a wonderful platform for the players to mingle with the other cricketers in the world. We already witness...
2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh who called it quits from all forms of cricket on June 10 this year has chipped in with interesting words for the upcoming 100-ball tournament. According to him, the 10...
