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India Test Stars Struggle as Ranji Trophy Season Opens
India’s Ranji Trophy cricket season began on Sunday.
Several well-known Indian players took part in the matches.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was out without scoring for Mumbai.
KL Rahul scored four runs for Karnataka before being dismissed.
Andhra’s fast bowlers took four early Karnataka wickets.
Other prominent players, including Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar and Washington Sundar, were also playing.
One match between Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland did not happen.
A dispute in Arunachal Pradesh’s cricket association meant the state could not provide a team.
The dispute is awaiting a court decision.
The 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season began Sunday with matches scheduled across 18 venues.
Yashasvi Jaiswal made a 13-ball duck for Mumbai against Chandigarh at Wankhede Stadium.
KL Rahul scored four for Karnataka against Andhra, whose pacers took four early wickets.
Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar and Washington Sundar were also among the prominent players in action.
The Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland Plate match in Ahmedabad was cancelled amid a legal dispute within Arunachal's cricket association.
- Who
- India's Test players and other prominent cricketers, including Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, competed in the opening round.
- What
- The 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season began, with Jaiswal and Rahul dismissed for low scores and the Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland match cancelled.
- Where
- Matches were scheduled at 18 venues across India; the cancelled Plate match was due to be played in Ahmedabad.
- When
- Sunday, the opening day of the 2026-27 season.
- Why
- The Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland match was cancelled because an ongoing legal dispute within Arunachal Pradesh's cricket association had left the side without a team.
Match proceeding
Match cancelled
Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland Plate fixture
Match proceeding
The fixture was scheduled to be played in Ahmedabad as part of the opening round.
Match cancelled
The match was cancelled because an ongoing dispute within Arunachal Pradesh's cricket association left the state without a team.
Key facts
- Competition
- Ranji Trophy 2026-27
- Opening round
- 18 matches were underway across 18 venues
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Dismissed for a 13-ball duck for Mumbai against Chandigarh
- KL Rahul
- Scored four for Karnataka against Andhra
- Early Karnataka wickets
- Andhra pacers Kavuri Saiteja and KV Sasikanth took four early wickets
- Cancelled fixture
- Arunachal Pradesh versus Nagaland, a Plate group match scheduled in Ahmedabad
- Dispute status
- The Arunachal association dispute awaits a judgment from the Itanagar Bench of the Guwahati High Court
Quotes
Siddhesh Lad
Mumbai captain
“He wants to eventually, in future, keep wickets for maybe Mumbai or go on to keep wickets for the Indian team, is what he is aiming for. That is what I feel, but I haven’t got any clarity on that.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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