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.