Kerala’s all-rounder Jalaj Saxena turned the primary participant to realize the exceptional double of 6000 runs and 400 wickets within the Ranji Trophy, which began in 1934, throughout Elite Group C fourth spherical match towards Uttar Pradesh at St Xavier’s School Floor. Saxena, who crossed the 6000-run mark in Kerala’s earlier match in Kolkata, reached the milestone after he claimed his fourth dismissal of the sport, taking the wicket of left-hander Nitish Rana with a pointy off-spin supply that noticed Rana stumped.
The 37-year-old is the thirteenth bowler within the Ranji Trophy historical past to have reached the 400-wicket mark. His four-hundredth wicket additionally marked his twenty ninth five-wicket haul in Ranji Trophy.
Saxena started his First-Class profession in 2005 with Madhya Pradesh, taking 159 wickets and scoring 4041 runs in his 11-year stint with the state.
Within the 2016-17 season, he shifted to Kerala andhas turn out to be the second-highest wicket-taker in First-Class cricket for the group, trailing solely KN Ananthapadmanabhan.
Final season, Saxena joined the ranks of legends when he turned solely the fourth participant in Indian home cricket historical past to realize 9000 runs and 600 wickets throughout all codecs, becoming a member of the unique firm of Vinoo Mankad, Madan Lal, and Parvez Rasool.
Within the Ranji Trophy alone, his document is unparalleled amongst energetic all-rounders and stands in a league with Indian greats like Vijay Hazare, Madan Lal, and Sunil Joshi.
Anustup Leads Bengal Restoration
Veteran skipper Anustup Majumdar led from the entrance with a gritty century, steering Bengal out of early bother earlier than Karnataka staged a late comeback to depart Bengal at a uncomfortable 249/5 on the opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy match right here on Wednesday.
Karnataka’s new-ball bowler Vasuki Koushik struck early, eradicating Bengal opener Shuvam Dey for a three-ball duck, after which dismissed Sudip Gharami after a painstaking 45-ball-5, decreasing Bengal to 21 for two after opting to bat first.
40–year-old captain Anustup then steadied the innings, coming in at No. 4 and forming a vital partnership with No. 3 Sudip Chatterjee, who scored a composed 50 off 120 balls.
Harking back to his century within the 2019-20 semifinal towards Karnataka, Anustup showcased distinctive management, hitting 16 fours on his method to a century off 157 balls — his first of the season.
The pair added 100 runs for the third wicket earlier than Koushik struck once more, dismissing Chatterjee en path to his spectacular figures of three/29.
Anustup remained unruffled, anchoring the innings with authority whereas Shahbaz Ahmed offered stable help.
Nevertheless, Anustup’s nice innings got here to an finish simply after his century, trapped lbw by Shreyas Gopal.
With PTI inputs
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