Tennis Balls to Triumph: J&K's Ranji Glory in Hubballi
Tennis Balls to Triumph: J&K's Ranji Glory in Hubballi From Compound Walls to Historic Cup in Karnataka's Heartland In Hubballi, where the sun baked the Karnataka soil, Jammu & Kashmir scripted history, clinching their maiden Ranji Trophy title against a star-studded Karnataka side boasting five international veterans. Captain Paras Dogra's boys drew the final on first-innings lead, with Auqib Nabi's 5/54 dismantling Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul, Qamran Iqbal's unbeaten 160 sealing the deal before a 5,000-strong crowd. "Our boys play before lakhs in local ties," Dogra grinned, brushing off the pressure. Back in 2016, pacer Samiullah Beigh bowled tennis balls against his house wall amid Burhan Wani unrest's 53-day curfew, a grim routine echoing 2008 riots, 2010 shutdowns, 2014 floods, and 2019's Article 370 fallout. No pre-season nets, scrapped trials—J&K cricketers turned up raw. Bishan Singh Bedi's 2010 coaching ignited fire: n...