Jammu and Kashmir captain Paras Dogra will be fined 50 per cent of his match fees after a rare on-field flare-up with Karnataka substitute fielder KV Aneesh during the second day of the Ranji Trophy final in Hubli. The incident added an unexpected edge to what was otherwise a rivalry characterized by patience and long hours at the crease.
Dogra, who returned to bat after being injured in the 9th over on 1st, was settling in when things flared up briefly after some close chatter from the Karnataka camp. After appearing to be on the end of a sledging run from Aneesh, the J&K skipper stepped up and attacked the substitute fielder, will cause immediate tension between the two sides.
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While official word from match referee Narayanan Kutty is still awaited, Dogra is expected to face a financial penalty, with the moment largely seen as a reaction in the fight rather than anything malicious.
This episode did little to derail Jammu and Kashmir’s progress in the larger scheme of things. By Day 3, a determined effort from the lower order, led by Sahil Lotra’s 138-ball 72, took them to an impressive total of 584.
WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN DOGRA AND ANEESH?
The controversial moment came in the 101st over of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final.
Prasidh Krishna smacked one that climbed awkwardly on Dogra, took an edge and raced away for four. As Dogra regrouped, there was close range chatter, with Aneesh in the stupid spot in the middle.
The Jammu and Kashmir captain did not take kindly to this. He went up and nudged Aneesh with the back of his head on his helmet right in front of the cameras.
There was immediate tension.
Mayank Agarwal was quick to step in to separate them, words flew and Karnataka captain Devdutt Padikkal moved alongside the umpires as things threatened to spill over. Officials intervened in time to defuse the situation before it went any further.
Dogra later dismissed the incident as a matter of course and refocused on the job she had just done, going on to put together a composed 70 before Shreyas Gopal ended his stay.
“I’m not angry (alluding to the butt on my head incident), it happens sometimes. I felt angry for a second, but then I was fine. I always try to give 100 percent. I feel the surface can be a little low and there can be some turns, we also have good spinners, so we’ll see what happens,” Dogra said at the start of day three.
The change seemed to encourage Karnataka’s close catchers. But as Lotra dug into the game and pushed J&K past the 580-run mark, it was the visitors who ensured the contest remained very much alive in Hubli.
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Issued by:
Debodinna Chakraborty
Published on:
February 26, 2026
