Rising star Smaran hits second Ranji double ton in three games
Karnataka batter Ravichandran Smaran struck his second double hundred in three games in their fifth-round Ranji Trophy 2025-26 match against Chandigarh. He scored an unbeaten 227 off 362 balls in Karnataka's 547-8 declared. He now has 1,179 first-class runs at an average of 78.6, including four hundreds (three of which are double tons) and three fifties.