The day of 28 February 2026 will be remembered for a long time in the history of Indian cricket. After many years of efforts, Indian domestic cricket finally got a new champion. Jammu and Kashmir team won the Ranji Trophy title for the first time. (Photo: PTI)
J&K completely dominated the 5-day final against Karnataka and won the title. On the last day of the match, when J&K had scored 342 runs in the second innings, the match ended in a draw and the team became the champion on the basis of a lead of 291 runs in the first innings. (Photo: PTI)
Union Territory Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was also present to witness this historic victory of Jammu and Kashmir, who had reached Hubli in Karnataka a day earlier and was present in the stadium on the last day. (Photo: PTI)
After this memorable victory of the team, Chief Minister Abdullah also announced the reward on behalf of the government. Abdullah gave another chance for happiness to the players by announcing a reward of Rs 2 crore to the entire team of captain Paras Dogra. (Photo: PTI)
Let us tell you that this reward is different from the prize money received from BCCI. BCCI will give Rs 5 crore to the champion Jammu and Kashmir team. Karnataka, which was the runner-up, will also get a prize of Rs 3 crore. (Photo: PTI)