CM Gautam

A technical breakthrough involving a UPI payment at a toll plaza has shifted a murder investigation to Jharkhand, with police believing the getaway car was procured there. The assassination of Chandranath Rath, an aide to chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, was a meticulously planned operation involving inter-state criminal networks.

Five Karnataka players were among those drafted in to the Rest of India, Board President's XI and India A squads.

Karnataka's prolific run-getters CM Gautam and Robin Uthappa have been drafted into the India A squads for their home series against New Zealand A side.

Mumbai's Abhishek Nayar gave his team another reason to worry on Day 1 of their Ranji semis, suffering a concussive head injury while fielding.

India A cricketer CM Gautam was declared Karnataka's Most Valuable Player for the Ranji Trophy season gone by while a host of best performers of state cricket were also honoured for their excellence at the Karnataka State Cricket Association's gala award ceremony on Wednesday.

Two more domestic cricketers were arrested on Thursday in connection with the KPL fixing scandal, taking the total number of those detained to six. Bellary Tuskers captain CM Gautam, a former Karnataka wicketkeeper-batsman, and his teammate Abrar Kazi were arrested by the city Central Crime Branch. Gautam and Kazi have played in domestic cricket and the IPL also.

Luke Ronchi (125 off 110 balls) helped the Kiwis fight back after Jalaj Saxena (6-106) grabbed the limelight on Day 2 of the three-day match between India 'A' and New Zealand 'A'.

Skipper Karun Nair continued his fine form, slamming a double hundred to put KSCA Secretary's XI on top against Andhra Cricket Association on the second day of the four-day Safi Darashah All India cricket tournament.

Mayank Agarwal is in the form of his life. The 26-year-old continued his impressive season with another astounding ton (173) against Railways in New Delhi on Saturday at the Karnail Singh stadium to become the only Karnataka cricketer to score four straight centuries in a Ranji Trophy season.

Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka flexed their batting muscle to further pile misery on a clueless Rest of India team at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The Karnataka high court on Wednesday granted bail to cricketers CM Gautam and Abrar Kazi nearly five weeks after they were arrested in connection with Karnataka Premier League (KPL) spot-fixing scandal.

Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru city police probing allegations of match-fixing and spot-fixing in Karnataka Premier League (KPL) netted the first big fish on Thursday, with the arrest of former Karnataka Ranji captain and wicketkeeper CM Gautam.

The recent arrests of Karnataka wicketkeeper CM Gautam and Mizoram captain Abrar Kazi by the Central Crime Branch on charges of match-fixing in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) has brought the focus firmly on whether the BCCI is indeed serious at curbing corruption in cricket.

R Samarth continued his terrific form , scoring a second straight century to power KSCA President's XI into a position of dominance against Haryana in the All India Safi Darashah cricket tournament semifinals.

Karnataka put up a collective batting display to take a massive 324-run lead against Delhi, who face an arduous task to save the match with two days to go in their Ranji Trophy Group B match.

Bottom-placed Saurashtra were poised for an upset win over Karnataka after their spinners spun a web around the opposition batsmen on the third and penultimate day of their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match on Thursday.

Two more domestic cricketers were arrested on Thursday in connection with the Karnataka Premier League fixing scandal, taking the total number of those detained to six.

Wicketkeeper-batsman CM Gautam cracked an unbeaten double century (200) as KSCA XI thrashed Tripura Cricket Association by an innings and 205 runs in the Dr Thimmappaiah Memorial All-India Invitational cricket tournament at the RSI ground on Saturday.

The recently reconstituted Karnataka senior selection committee sure missed a trick when they denied themselves the chance to groom a second line of wicketkeepers for the state team.