Age Has Nothing To Do With Sport: Sheldon Jackson
Ranji Trophy 2022-23, BEN vs SAUR, Day 2: Saurashtra put one hand on silverware
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Unadkat's back, Bengal are ready: All you need to know about Ranji Trophy Final 2022-23
Skipper Vasavada takes Saurashtra to Ranji final
Skipper Vasavada takes Saurashtra to final to face Bengal at Eden Gardens
Ranji Trophy Semi-finals, Day 3: Akash Deep cooks Madhya Pradesh's goose.
Akash Deep ran riot with the ball and picked up a 5-wicket haul.
Jackson's 133* overshadow Gaikwad's milestone ton as Saurashtra clinch 2nd VHT title
Saurashtra have won the title for the second time in the history of the tournament and it was the Sheldon Jackson Show that has made it possible for them.
Irani Trophy 2022: Kuldeep Sen, Sarfaraz Khan power Rest of India to a thumping victory
Rest of India secured an eight-wicket victory over Saurashtra in Irani Trophy 2022 on Tuesday
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Experienced Sheldon Jackson, Arpit Vasavada, all-rounder Prerak Mankad and Chirag Jani will form the Saurashtra middle order.
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Since 2015-16, Jackson has amassed 3,846 runs, including 12 centuries and 21 half-centuries for Saurashtra.
Sheldon Jackson speaks on India snub
The veteran has played 79 first-class games for Saurashtra, scoring a massive 5947 runs, which came at a fantastic average of 50.39 with 19 centuries to his name. But despite having a considerable amount of runs, the wicketkeeper-batter has not received a single call-up to the Indian Test squad.
IPL 2022 | Brendon McCullum rates Sheldon Jackson highly, compares him with MS Dhoni
The entire cricketing space is witnessing the top-class wicketkeeping abilities that Sheldon Jackson is putting on display in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Brendon McCullum, the head coach of the Kolkata K Knight Riders, is equally impressed with the 35-year-old and has showered praises on him. McCullum is so impressed with Jackson's abilities that he has compared them with those of the India legend MS Dhoni. "Sheldon continues to get better and better. He is 35, but you wouldn't know. His growth in the last two years has been significant. He has a good ball-striking ability. And very few players hit the ball as far as he does. He is not too far behind Andre Russell when he is striking the ball, if not the same. I am sure with more opportunities, we will see a performance from Sheldon," McCullum told Sportstar. Jackson hasn't had many opportunities in the middle on the batting front. In the game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he was unbeaten on three. Next, Jackson registered a duck against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Later, the Saurashtra cricketer was left out in KKR's encounter with Punjab Kings (PBKS). KKR featured in three games in the tournament so far. Out of which, they have managed to register a victory in two while they went down against the Faf du Plessis-led RCB. They take on Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians (MI) next on Wednesday, April 6, in Pune. The MI team is coming off two losses in as many games. As for the points table, Rajasthan Royals (RR) sit at the top with two wins from as many games, while Sunrisers Hyderabad is placed at the bottom. Defending champions, CSK, have lost all three games they have played so far.
'There is always tension when MS Dhoni is batting' - Shreyas Iyer
MS Dhoni, had some other plans. He smashed Andre Russell for three boundaries in the 18th over, struck a four and a six in the penultimate over and two crucial boundaries in the final over guided the team to a decent total of 131 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
Ranji Trophy 2021-22 | Day 1 | Round-up: Devdutt Padikkal makes headlines with unbeaten ton
Karnataka’s Devdutt Padikkal made headlines on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match against Puducherry after he struck a fine century and remained unbeaten at 161 to help the side put 293/3 before stumps in Chennai. The side lost a couple of early wickets and were reduced to 39/2 before Padikkal and Krishnamurthy Siddharth got into the act. The two batters rescued the side with a 223-run stand for the third wicket. Siddharth eventually departed for 85. Padikkal was then joined by Manish Pandey and the left-right batting duo made sure that there were no further fall of wickets in the day. Pandey was not out at 21 on Day 1. Punjab vs Tripura On a low scoring Day 1 during the clash between Punjab and Tripura in Delhi, the Punjab side was pushed on to the back foot after being reduced to 79/7. In reply to Tripura’s 127 in the first innings, Punjab were off to a dismal start after losing two wickets for just 10 runs. Anmolpreet Singh and Sandeep Singh tried to steady the ship and chipped in with a partnership of 44 runs for the third wicket. But Mandeep’s departure for 18 broke the shackles as Punjab lost wickets in quick succession and were left tottering at 79/7 before stumps were called. Manisankar Murasingh scalped a fifer for his side. Earlier, Punjab bowlers produced an exceptional performance and bowled out Tripura early during the course. Baltej Singh had a five-for to his name while Kaul and Vinay Choudhary picked up a couple of wickets each. Saurashtra vs Goa Riding on some fine piece of batting from Chirag Jani and Sheldon Jackson on Day 1 of the match against Goa, Saurashtra posted 343/7 in Ahmedabad. Batting first, Saurashtra lost Snell Patel with no score on the board but Harvik Desai and Jani came in for the team’s rescue. The two stitched a partnership of 75 runs with Jani doing the bulk scoring. Desai was later sent back in the hut for 14. Jani was then joined by Cheteshwar Pujara and they put up a stand of 53 runs for the third wicket before Pujara who looked steady, was trapped in front of the stumps by Prabhudessai for 28. But the real dominance with the bat for Saurashtra began now as Jani along with Jackson pushed the Goa team on the back foot. Both the batters together scored 102 runs for the fourth wicket with Jani scoring a massive 140 and Jackson eventually remaining unbeaten at 96. Tamil Nadu vs Jharkhand It was Baba Indrajith and R Sai Kishore who rescued Tamil Nadu from a tricky situation and provided them resistance against Jharkhand on Day 1 in Guwahati. Batting first, Tamil Nadu were reduced to 32/4 when Indrajith was joined by Sai Kishore in the middle. The two batters then began the rebuilding process for the side and stitched a stand of 171 runs with Indrajith notching up a ton and Sai Kishore chipping in with 81. Tamil Nadu ended the day’s proceedings at 256/7. Rahul Shukla picked up three wickets for his side. Railways vs J&K Railways’ Karan Sharma rattled the Jammu and Kashmir batting unit after he returned with six wickets on the first day of the match in Chennai. The J&K side were off to a decent start with openers Suryansh Raina and Qamran Iqbal putting up 88 runs for the first wicket. But Raina’s dismissal for 28 saw wickets going down for J&K at regular intervals and they were reduced to 238/8 to eventually get bowled out for 259. Iqbal top-scored with 83. Day 1 Scores: Nagaland 276/5 vs Mizoram Chhatisgarh 290/4 vs Delhi Baroda 92/2 vs Hyderabad 197 Bengal 329/6 vs Chandigarh Haryana 269/4 vs Himachal Pradesh Madhya Pradesh 218/2 vs Kerala Railways 0/0 vs Jammu and Kashmir 259 Bihar 76/6 vs Arunachal Pradesh 196 Services 101/1 vs Rajasthan 92 Sikkim 337/7 vs Manipur Tamil Nadu 256/7 vs Jharkhand Punjab 79/7 vs Tripura 127 Andhra Pradesh 42/1 vs Uttarakhand 194 Karnataka 293/3 vs Pondicherry Gujarat 303/3 vs Meghalaya Odisha 250/6 vs Mumbai Maharashtra 296/4 vs Uttar Pradesh Assam 289/6 vs Vidarbha Saurashtra 343/7 vs Goa
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22 | Semi-final: Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh set to lock horns in final
Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh will lock horns in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021. While Tamil Nadu defeated Saurashtra in the semi-final, Himachal Pradesh thumped Services to march ahead. Tamil Nadu vs Saurashtra In a high-scoring clash in Jaipur, Tamil Nadu chased down a target of 311 runs in the final over by 2 wickets on Friday. The Vijay Shankar-led side lost a couple of early wickets but Baba Aparajith and Baba Inderjith first came in for the rescue and stitched a stand of 97 runs for the third wicket. Indrajith was eventually dismissed for 50 off 58. Aparajith who eventually went on to notch up 122 in 124 deliveries, was then joined by Dinesh Karthik in the middle. Karthik too chipped in with a brisk 26-ball 31 but it was Washington Sundar and Aparajith’s fifth wicket partnership of 76 runs that got the side back on track before Aparajith was sent back by Chudasama. But Sundar continued with his form and scored a fifty but was dismissed in the penultimate over for 70. Tamil Nadu lost another wicket at the end of the 49th over bringing the equation down to 7 needed off the final over with two wickets in hand. Sai Kishore kept his cool in the final over and he along with Silambarasan guided the team over the line by 2 wickets. Sakariya returned with a fifer for his side. Earlier, in the day, Saurashtra rode on Sheldon Jackson’s ton and half-centuries from Vishvaraj Jadeja and Arpit Vasavada to put 310/8 in 50 overs on the board. Silambarasan picked up three wickets for 54 runs in 10 overs while Vijay Shankar had four scalps to his name but at the cost of 72 runs in 10 overs. Himachal Pradesh vs Services Himachal Pradesh dominated the Services’ batting unit thoroughly and didn’t let them take an upper hand during the course of the innings. The Services side lost wickets at regular intervals to get reduced to 174/6 before getting bundled out for 204 while chasing 282. Captain Rajat Paliwal scored a fifty for his side. Himachal Pradesh skipper Rishi Dhawan had a brilliant day at the office as he picked up four wickets for 27 runs in 8.1 overs. Earlier, Himachal Pradesh’s batsmen and especially Chopra, Dhakan and Vashisht struck valuable runs to help the side put 281/6 in 50 overs. Dhawan led from the front and scored 84 off 77 while Chopra notched up 78 off 109. Vashisht too made a valuable contribution with an unbeaten 29-ball 45. Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh will play the title clash in Jaipur on Sunday.