The Jammu and Kashmir Ranji Trophy crew gamers met the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman, Jay Shah, to acknowledge his position in strengthening cricket within the state throughout his tenure because the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India earlier. In a put up on X, the BCCI stated that after the crew’s memorable and maiden Ranji Trophy title win, Jammu and Kashmir gamers “expressed a heartfelt desire” to fulfill Jay Shah and share the second with him, acknowledging the position his management performed in strengthening cricket in Jammu & Kashmir throughout his tenure as BCCI Secretary earlier than taking over the ICC Chairman place in December, 2024.
In the X put up, the BCCI additionally praised Jammu & Kashmir’s historic Ranji Trophy win and thanked Jay Shah for his encouragement to the J&Ok crew.
“The historic triumph of Jammu & Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy will remain a proud milestone for cricket in the region. After their memorable victory, the players expressed a heartfelt desire to meet Hon. ICC Chair @JayShah and share this special moment with him, acknowledging the role his leadership played in strengthening cricket in Jammu & Kashmir during his tenure as BCCI Secretary. We sincerely thank Mr. Shah for taking the time to meet the team and for sharing his words of encouragement with the players as they celebrate this historic achievement. Congratulations to the entire J&K team and the cricket fraternity for scripting a remarkable chapter in Indian domestic cricket,” stated the BCCI within the X put up.
The historic triumph of Jammu & Kashmir within the Ranji Trophy will stay a proud milestone for cricket within the area.
After their memorable victory, the gamers expressed a heartfelt need to fulfill Hon. ICC Chair @JayShah and share this particular second with him, acknowledging the… pic.twitter.com/iAKLGBGveq
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 5, 2026
Paras Dogra-led Jammu and Kashmir put an finish to their 67-year-long wait to elevate their first-ever Ranji Trophy title as the ultimate of the 2025-26 season was drawn, and so they had been declared winners based mostly on the first-inning lead.
Coming to the match, Jammu and Kashmir had been topped champions by advantage of their huge 291-run first-innings lead over the Devdutt Padikkal-led Karnataka.
The basis of J&K’s win was laid within the first two days when their batters confirmed relentless self-discipline. Led by a masterful 121 from Shubham Pundir and contributions from Yawer Hassan (88 runs), captain Paras Dogra (70 runs), Abdul Samad (61 runs), Kanhaiya Wadhawan (70 runs) and Sahil Lotra (72 runs), J-Ok amassed a large first-innings whole of 584 runs.
Despite J-K’s dominance, pacer Prasidh Krishna claimed figures of 5/98 in 34.1 overs, standing out because the lone bowler who impressed for Karnataka.
Karnataka, regardless of boasting a lineup of worldwide stars together with KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, and Karun Nair, crumbled beneath the stress of the scoreboard. Only Mayank Agarwal put up vital resistance with a valiant 160, but it surely was a lone effort. Karnataka had been bowled out for 293, conceding a large 291-run result in Jammu and Kashmir.
The star of the present with the ball was J-K’s Auqib Nabi, whose scientific 5/54 in 23 overs decimated the Karnataka center order and successfully sealed the destiny of the match by Day 4.
Batting once more, J-Ok had been powered by an unbeaten 160 by Qamran Iqbal, as Paras Dogra declared the innings on 342/4 on Day 5, with J-Ok main by 633 runs, with each captains selecting to shake palms as all the J-Ok squad stormed into the sphere in celebration.
Shubham Pundir gained the Player of the Match award, as Auqib Nabi was awarded the Player of the Series award for his 55 wickets in eight matches within the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season.
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