Ankit Rajpoot

Eight players, including new recruits Ankit Rajpoot and Rahul Tewatia, will sweat it out for the next three days at a new training facility at Talegaon as Rajasthan Royals on Monday began its pre-season camp for Indian cricketers ahead of next year's IPL.

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Vidharbha off-spinner Akshay Wakhare returned with a five-wicket haul to help India Red beat India Green by an innings and 38 runs and clinch the Duleep Trophy title on Saturday. Wakhare (5/13) spun the web around India Green batsmen to bowl them out for 119 in 39.5 overs in the second innings on the fourth day. Earlier, India Red extended their lead to 157 runs.

Faiz Fazal was one of the architects of that famous victory, the Vidarbha skipper batting for seven hours to tire out the Mumbai bowlers and scoring a magnificent 127 in the bargain.

Skipper Ishan Kishan came to the rescue of his side with an unbeaten 40 to enable Board President XI reach 134 for 5 at stumps on the opening day of the warm-up match against England Lions on Sunday.

Lanky fast bowler Ankit Rajpoot, 31, has announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket. Having played for Uttar Pradesh in domestic circuit and several IPL franchises, Rajpoot took 248 first-class wickets and 24 IPL wickets. He last played in the IPL in 2020 and went unsold in the recent auction.

Bengal right-hander Abhimanyu Easwaran staked his claim for a place in the senior side with a 153-run knock as India Red marched towards the title by building a 114-run lead over India Green at stumps on day three of the Duleep Trophy final on Friday.

India A Pacer Ankit Rajpoot grabbed two wickets to reduce South Africa A to 294 for 7 at stumps on a rain-marred day 3 as the second unofficial Test headed towards a draw on Sunday.

UP is on the verge of a win against Assam as they require just 28 runs with six wickets in hand on the last day of Ranji Trophy.

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Skipper Karun Nair anchored a tricky chase with a polished 90 as India A beat South Africa A by six wickets in the second 'unofficial' Test to level the two-match series 1-1.

Uttar Pradesh defeated Tripura by an inninngs and 384 runs in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game on Monday. Uttar Pradesh, who were in command right since the beginning of the four-day game, posted a convincing win with a day to spare.

Uttar Pradesh pace bowler Ankit Rajpoot, who will bowl at the Indian team's nets during the upcoming series against England, has been a domestic workhorse quite like Brisbane Test hero Shardul Thakur, having played 63 first-class games.

Captain A R Bawane’s unbeaten knock of 114 runs placed Maharashtra in a comfortable position as they scored 298 for 4 against Uttar Pradesh on the opening day of their four-day Ranji trophy tie being played at Gurugram Cricket Stadium, Gurugram on Thursday.

Star India fast bowler Umesh Yadav missed the first two Kolkata Knight Riders matches in the IPL due to right hip and lower back soreness after a gruelling home season where he played 12 of the 13 Tests.

Domestic giants Mumbai on Tuesday dished out a clinical performance to trounce Uttar Pradesh by 46 runs in their last Super League Group B game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Tuesday.

Kolkata, May 15 () Kolkata Knight Riders rookie pacer Ankit Rajpoot said it was a deliberate ploy from their captain Gautam Gambhir to employ five close-in fielders for rival skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the IPL match between two teams.

Avesh Khan hogged the limelight with his maiden first class half-century in an incredible rearguard action as India Red and India Green set up the Duleep Trophy title clash against each other after playing out a draw, on Sunday.

Mukesh Kumar's impressive four-wicket performance led Bengal to a 19-run first innings lead against Uttar Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match at Ekana Stadium. Sudip Chatterjee and Abhimanyu Easwaran extended Bengal's advantage, creating a strong opening partnership. UP's efforts to surpass Bengal's total fell short despite Siddhartha Yadav's fighting 73 runs.

Rajasthan Royals' seamer Ankit Rajpoot almost ducked a certain severe blow to his head during a training session on Sunday. The pacer was in the nets bowling to South Africa's David Miller, when the swashbuckling left-hander almost hit Rajput on his follow-through.

Former champions Kolkata Knight Riders faced an injury scare when their West Indies recruit Darren Bravo was hit by a rising delivery at the nets.

Going from a backup bowler of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to leader of the Kings XI Punjab pace attack with Mohammed Shami in the IPL (Indian Premier League) has taken Ankit Rajpoot six years.

Kieron Pollard unleashed a ferocious 83 off just 31 balls, including 10 sixes and three fours, to help Mumbai chase down 198 against Punjab in a cracker of a T20 game at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night.

India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead the Rest of India side against Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha in the Irani Cup match to be played in Nagpur from February 12-16.

Chennai Super Kings' medium pacer Deepak Chahar has become the bowler with the most number of dot balls in an innings in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chahar broke the record of 18 dot balls in an innings jointly held by Sunrisers Hyderabad spinner Rashid Khan and Kings XI Punjab medium pacer Ankit Rajpoot.