Duleep Trophy 2009-10

[Ram]

Couldnt help but notice Irfan's lone ranger performance. Leave aside the test place for now, FFS, at least get him into the ODI squad. He's too good to be languishing in FC cricket.

[Feed]

Karthik leads South Zone charge Skipper Dinesh Karthik hit an unbeaten 161 to lift South Zone to 356/6 against West Zone on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy final. More... Tuesday 2nd February 2010 Karthik leads South Zone charge Skipper Dinesh Karthik hit an unbeaten 161 to lift South Zone to 356/6 against West Zone on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy final. Karthik, who plundered 23 fours in his 277-ball innings, forged three crucial partnerships with middle-order batsmen to shape South's first innings after a poor start. Irfan Pathan dismissed South openers Srikkanth Anirudha (19) and KB Pawan (0) and Dhawal Kulkarni accounted for Arun Karthik (22) to reduce the rivals to 76 for three. From here on, Karthik got into the act and batted with determination to take his team to a fighting total. He shared a 44-run stand for the fourth wicket Ganesh Satish (53) to steady the innings before Pathan (3/68) struck yet again and scalped the latter. Karthik found another solid partner in Muralidharen Gautam (49) with whom he put on 121 for the fifth wicket. Guatam missed out on his half-century but he did a great job before becoming the victim of Ravindra Jadeja (2/58). Except for the players and officials, no one was there at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium to witness the resurrection of South's innings as the Hyderabad Cricket Association kept the spectators away from game, fearing crowd trouble due to Telangana dispute. However, the absence of crowd did not diminish Karthik's enthusiasm as he added another 89 runs with Rohan Prem (24) for the seventh wicket. Karthik and Chandrasekar Ganapathy (8) were at the crease when stumps were drawn for the day. More... It’s Dinesh Karthik’s day out V.V. Subrahmanyam CAPTAIN’S KNOCK: Dinesh Karthik led from the front with an unbeaten century to help South Zone recover from the loss of early wickets. HYDERABAD: Dinesh Karthik did his team two huge favours. First, he won the toss on a beautiful wicket and second he rose to the occasion like a true leader, notching up a classy unbeaten century to help South Zone finish the day at 356 for six on the first day of the five-day Duleep Trophy final against defending champion West Zone at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Tuesday. For someone who was criticised for his inconsistent display behind the stumps on the recent Bangladesh tour, Karthik (161 batting, 188b, 23x4) served another reminder of his growing stature as a batsman with a delightful display. Dismal start South was off to a dismal start with left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan bowling an impressive morning spell when he sent back the openers S. Anirudha (19) and K.B. Pawan (0) cheaply. It was a huge challenge for Karthik who walked into the middle. He took it up, combining grit and flamboyance to compile a superbly-paced innings. That Karthik meant business was evident right from the word go when he smashed fast bowler Avishkar Salvi for two sweetly-timed cover-drives. At the other end, Irfan continued to test the patience and class of G. Satish with teasing out-swingers around the off-stump. But, with Karthik growing in confidence at the other end, it rubbed off on Ganesh as he too joined the party to execute some superb strokes. Clearly, the star of the day was Karthik, whose only spot of bother was when Irfan tested him with short-pitched stuff in the post-lunch session. Authoritative shots But, once he saw that off he made the bowling look ordinary with some authoritative strokes. Importantly, he did not allow the burly off-spinner Ramesh Powar to settle down picking him for special attention with a combination of delicate cuts and pull shots. Three consecutive fours in an over off left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja was just a sample of his complete domination. With the second new ball, Irfan was unfortunate to see makeshift wicketkeeper Chirag Pathak (Pinal Shah, the regular, had to leave the field with an injury to his left finger in the 12th over of the day), fail to react in time to grab a leg-glance from Karthik (on 155 then). Except for this piece of luck, it was a flawless effort which put to shade the West bowling attack. Earlier, West was in with a chance to dominate after reducing South to 120 for four but the 121-run stand for the fifth wicket between Karthik and Satish (53, 108b, 8x4) pushed it on to the back-foot. It was obvious that the day belonged to the South Zone skipper.

[thevortex]

Couldnt help but notice Irfan's lone ranger performance. Leave aside the test place for now, FFS, at least get him into the ODI squad. He's too good to be languishing in FC cricket.

Lone ranger? Excuse me. Irfan was decidedly sub par. He was struggling to get to 125 kmph. And this was a perfectly assisting pitch. Seam, swing and bounce - everything was there. Anirudha and Pawan did not have a clue about playing swing bowling. They did not have a chance in hell. Jaffer did not turn to Irfan Pathan even once when the ball got old. That spoke volumes. However, all this apart I agree he is good for ODI cricket. He is India's best available all rounder.

[Lord]

Lone ranger? Excuse me. Irfan was decidedly sub par. He was struggling to get to 125 kmph. And this was a perfectly assisting pitch. Seam, swing and bounce - everything was there. Anirudha and Pawan did not have a clue about playing swing bowling. They did not have a chance in hell. Jaffer did not turn to Irfan Pathan even once when the ball got old. That spoke volumes. However, all this apart I agree he is good for ODI cricket. He is India's best available all rounder.

well the wicket was same for Kulkarni too,but he wasnt getting nearly as much assistance as Irfan.yes the pace was slow,yes he did bowl bad bowls,but atleast he was swinging the ball n thats a heartening thing to see. yes he is India's best available allrounder n hence should be part of ODI squad

[vvvslaxman]

In the domestic matches we shouldn't read too much into pace. They are not going to bowl at full tilt. This is the same case in Australia domestic cricket as well. They bowl slightly slower in their domestic matches. Irfan's biggest advantage was not his pace. Most important X factor he had was accuracy. He had this accuracy that he could hit the same spot 90 out of 100 times. If only Dhoni can stand up to Irfan he can do a lot more damage.

[Sir john]

At last hope for his 200.

[yoda]

:hahaha: Dinesh Karthik has this habit of scoring a big 100, every time he's dropped. He does it almost every single time. Maybe he should be picked in the Indian team and dropped every second game. That way, every time he plays a game, he'll score a 100. :woot:

or how about drop him in a FC and pick him for the next international :--D

[cricketman]

Cmon KKD :D. Don't give bullcrap about Irfan not bowling full tilt in a domestic game. He must get the attention of the selectors, of course he must be bowling at his best. Pace has been an issue with Irfan since 07, he needs to work on getting back up to at least 130.

[vvvslaxman]

Cmon KKD :D. Don't give bullcrap about Irfan not bowling full tilt in a domestic game. He must get the attention of the selectors, of course he must be bowling at his best. Pace has been an issue with Irfan since 07, he needs to work on getting back up to at least 130.

Also i am not going trust these speed guns. Do you think bowlers are selected from first class based on speed? No. We had VRV singh who was clocking 140k. But he was shyte.

[h4te]

any live streams boize? there was one yesterday, but it is dead now :((

[Mr. Wicket]

nope, sorry. i was hoping you could provide :((

[thevortex]

well the wicket was same for Kulkarni too,but he wasnt getting nearly as much assistance as Irfan.yes the pace was slow,yes he did bowl bad bowls,but atleast he was swinging the ball n thats a heartening thing to see. yes he is India's best available allrounder n hence should be part of ODI squad

Actually both Kulkarni and Salvi bowled a few absolute jaffers. In fact any one of the first two balls that Karthik faced off Kulkarni could have resulted in his dismissal. He tried to play them but the balls were too good for him. Dream deliveries actually. The openers really were in no position to tackle a left arm swing bowler. That in my opinion is why Irfan got wickets. For a Test match, Irfan may not be considered. For the same reason as somebody like Praveen Kumar not being considered.

[saneindian]

5/100 for Irfan. Even with slower speeds he is taking wickets so at least confidence wise he will be happy with his performance. Given how our pacers have been bowling off late, he might get a look in for SA ODIs .

[vvvslaxman]

Apart from Sreesanth other bowlers average only around 130k. We do not have express pace bowler. Instead of creating one out of medium pacer we just have to move on. Look at Rubel Hossein. He was averaging 138k or something. His bowling average is over 100. Same happened Aamer, Gul. But Asif the trundler averages better. Unless we find someone who can clock at 150k we should not be too obsessed with pace .

[vvvslaxman]

Ganapathy picks up his second wicket. Hope he is not sidelined because he clocks 5 miles slower than our premiere bowlers.

[vvvslaxman]

Here comes cowlasher. Let us see if it is his day.

[teacup]

WZ 24-2. Ganapathy bagging both the wickets.

[teacup]

Ganapathy picks up his second wicket. Hope he is not sidelined because he clocks 5 miles slower than our premiere bowlers.

CG is bowling at around 124kph, faster than Irfan and at about the same pace as D. Kulkarni. In my opinion CG is a better prospect than Irfan for ODIs.

[saneindian]

^ What speed is Absolem bowling at? used to easily touch 135-138 in ICL matches IIRC.

[rkt.india]

^ What speed is Absolem bowling at? used to easily touch 135-138 in ICL matches IIRC.

no, u r wrong, he usually bowls 120ish