Yere Goud

In a historic move, the BCCI has appointed three former India women cricketers – Nooshin Al Khadeer, Sunetra Paranjpe, and Vellaswamy Ramu Vanitha – as specialist coaches for women's cricket at its Bengaluru Centre of Excellence. This significant development aims to bolster the future of Indian women's cricket by building bench strength and providing expert guidance.

Yere Goud and CK Akshay shared seven wickets between them while Manjesh Reddy and SP Manjuntah slammed half centuries apiece as RWF defeated AGORC Recreation Club.

Veteran Railway batsman Yere Goud, who was known for his dogged approach, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket after representing Railways and Karnataka for 17 years.

The much delayed Ranji Trophy, which gets underway next week in a new truncated format, comes with a clutch of challenges for the teams.

With the Ranji Trophy knockouts beginning on June 6, Karnataka team probables who were not part of IPL have been putting in the hard yards over the past three weeks. Chasing the elusive ninth title, Karnataka will face Uttar Pradesh in the quarterfinals.

KN Bharath smashed an unbeaten 51 to help Bangalore Occasionals defeat Neptune Cricket Club by 59 runs in their KSCA Twenty20 Tournament encounter in Bangalore recently.

Opener K Revanth Reddy missed a century as Andhra made 237 against Saurashtra in the first innings of their pre-quarterfinal match at the Cooch-Behar trophy at the ACA stadium, Mangalagiri on Saturday.Brief scores: Andhra 237 in 74.

The much delayed Ranji Trophy, which gets under way next week in a new truncated format, comes with a clutch of challenges for the teams. They have gone without red-ball cricket for a year. Many players have either battled Covid-19 or are recovering from it.

It was sundown as the Karnataka team exited the KSCA Alur stadium on Wednesday after being humbled by Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals. The interplay between the elements resulted in a silver lining around a dark cloud as the team’s buses wended their way to the city.

In a shocking move, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Friday decided to replace senior state team coaches PV Shashikanth and GK Anil Kumar after one season.

Karnataka skipper Manish Pandey looked heartbroken after his team’s five-wicket loss to Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal here on Wednesday.

Manish Pandey's absence marks a turning point for Karnataka Ranji Trophy as veterans Karun Nair and Sharath Srinivas return. The focus shifts to bolstering the spin attack with new talents, while KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are included in the probables.

Yere Goud has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian Under-19 team for their upcoming tour of Australia, commencing on September 16. Debashish Mohanty will serve as the fast bowling coach, while Ayush Mhatre will captain the team. The tour includes three One-Day games and two multi-day matches against Australia's Under-19 team.

Former Karnataka top-order batsman Fazal R Khaleel has been appointed chairman of the state senior and U-23 selection committees. The 47-year-old, who has featured in 22 first-class matches, replaces Raghuram Bhat at the helm.

Former champions Karnataka will field a star-studded batting-heavy team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament beginning next month. Seasoned batsman Manish Pandey, who missed the previous edition of the competition due to injury, will lead the 20-member squad.

Revenge will be on defending champions Karnataka’s mind as they take on an in-form Punjab in the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday afternoon.

Rahul Dravid has been included in the Karnataka team that takes on Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' encounter in Mumbai from November 3 to 6.

The Karnataka cricket team think-tank has decided to up the fitness standards of players looking to make the cut for the upcoming season.

As players prepare for the first domestic competition of the deferred season opener – Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, which begins on January 10, the Karnataka coaches and support staff are busy preparing the schedule for the players during the isolation period.