Overview
- ICC chairman Jay Shah met the Jammu & Kashmir team, with the BCCI sharing photos and noting he offered words of encouragement.
- J&K’s players requested the meeting after winning their first Ranji Trophy, a point the BCCI highlighted in its post on X.
- J&K clinched the 2025–26 title on a 291-run first-innings lead after a drawn final against eight-time champions Karnataka in Hubballi on February 28.
- The champions piled up 584 to Karnataka’s 293, then declared at 342/4 with Qamran Iqbal unbeaten on 160 in a century stand with Sahil Lotra.
- BCCI president Mithun Manhas praised Shah’s earlier tenure as secretary for bolstering J&K cricket, as Shubham Pundir took Player of the Match and Auqib Nabi earned Player of the Series with 55 wickets.