Ranji Trophy 2010-11: Super League

[Clarke]

Come on Baroda, its been a decade :yay:

[HowardRoark]

When will this stupid BCCI implement 5 days for knock out matches or for all Ranji matches? :whack:

[Sir john]

End of all roads for both southie teams :muhaha:

[kabira]

Rajasthan looked like hungry team..They batted well under bowling conditions on first morning..Aakash Chopra set up the game for them...and they fielded like tigers...

[vvvslaxman]

Terrific Ranji season for Badrinath. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2010/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=5961;type=tournament

[vvvslaxman]

KKD completed his most pathetic Ranji season. 9 matches 200 runs at an average of 25.

[Sir john]

KKD completed his most pathetic Ranji season. 9 matches 200 runs at an average of 25.

yaah

[Chandan]

SEMIFINAL, FOURTH DAY Rajasthan vs Tamil Nadu Rajasthan in final JAIPUR: S. Badrinath was left high and dry by his Tamil Nadu teammates even as Rajasthan's collective show of strength helped it snatch a spot in the Ranji Trophy final. The Sawai Man Singh Stadium witnessed some amazing scenes that rekindled the glorious days of Rajasthan cricket when it figured among the elite in the country. Badrinath was brave and unflinching, but his unbeaten 175 was not enough to stop Rajasthan from winning the contest by virtue of first innings lead Rajasthan previous appearance in the Ranji final was in 1974. Badrinath fails to halt Rajasthan S. Badrinath's exasperation and his absence from the presentation showed his hurt. His teammates' impatience had handed Rajasthan a place in the final, and denied him a possibility of signing off a good season on a high note. Besides pride and runs Badrinath has a lot more at stake. A place in the Indian middle-order might be his when the legends call it quits. Till then, he has been proving in every Ranji match this season. On Thursday, he carried the bat remaining unconquered on 175, but his mates failed him at crucial junctures. Tamil Nadu needed 273 in 90 overs to make the final on run rate. Deepak Chahar, a newcomer who has made waves this season with large deviations off the air and seam, was running in like a man possessed. Not even a slight niggle in the toe could stop him. "Today, I would have played even with a broken arm." The gritty Badri off all dangers. There were no distractions, not even constant chatter in the slips with Aakash Chopra leading the gang, could deter him. He judged the length well. For 10 hours and five minutes, Badrinath resisted everything hurled at him: outswingers, inswingers, bouncers, leg breaks, sliders, sledges, official warning from the umpire for repeatedly pulling out of strike, his team-mates' self-destructive ways, and his opponent's determined resolve. They couldn't out him at all but Rajasthan found a way around him to achieve their dream. Fantastic effort They couldn't dislodge Tamil Nadu's wall, S Badrinath, but dismantled the rest brick by brick to enter their first Ranji final since the 1973-74 season. The seamers, Pankaj Singh, Deepak Chahar and Sumit Mathur, sparkled on a docile track to apply the squeeze, and the legspinner Vivek Yadav ran through the lower order to shove Tamil Nadu out of the competition. Tamil Nadu, if they didn't get bowled out, had to score 272 runs in 90 overs on the final day to go through based on net run-rate but they were shot out in the last session. There was nothing in the pitch but the seamers created venom in the air to do the job. The 18-year old Chahar, playing his debut season, swung the ball both ways, Pankaj mixed his outswingers with the nip-backers, the balding Mathur punctuated his probing line around off stump with bouncers and Yadav flung in his quickish legbreaks and sliders to hustle Tamil Nadu. It was a fascinating day's play. You could feel the pressure Tamil Nadu were under, and you could sense the intense desire and ambition of their opponents. Badrinath v Rajasthan was a riveting battle. Like yesterday, the bowlers complained to the umpires that Badrinath was not ready when they were ready to bowl. Like yesterday, the umpires chastened Badrinath. "The moment the bowler turns around, you have to be ready," Hariharan told Badrinath. "This is the last friendly warning." A visibly agitated Pankaj had a few words to say. Badrinath moved away again a short while later, as Mathur released the ball, and was handed his official warning. The heat was truly on. If it affected him, Badrinath didn't show it and knuckled down further but he was let down by his team-mates. R Sathish, who had come in after the overnight batsman K Vasudevadas had inside-edged an outswinger on to his stumps, did all the hard work before throwing his wicket away. Chahar had him in a tangle- the big inswingers repeatedly rapped him on the pad and the outswingers kept teasing the outside edge- but Sathish fought on grittily. Every time he was beaten, he looked at Badrinath and flashed a smile. The pair saw through the first session but the self-destruction set in the second. Sathish went for a flamboyant on-the-up drive off Mathur but hit it straight to short extra cover to leave Tamil Nadu wobbling at 283 for 5. It was in these kind of big moments that Tamil Nadu have choked in the past and more brain freeze was in store today. C Ganapathy, promoted ahead of Suresh Kumar, was peppered by bouncers from Mathur and threw his wicket away by pulling one straight to deep square-leg. Suresh Kumar hung around for a while and the pressure started to tell on everyone. When the score was 312, Badrinath charged down the track to Yadav and failed to connect but Rohit Jhalani fluffed a simple stumping. Yadav, though, kept chugging along and soon trapped Suresh Kumar lbw with a slider on the off stump line. Enter L Balaji. He stuck adhesively to the crease for 76 minutes and was dropped on 14 by Jhalani but failed to connect with a sweep and fell lbw to Yadav. The No.10, R Suthesh, combusted spontaneously on arrival: He tried to slog Yadav and miscued it to mid-on and S Sam got into a mix-up with Badrinath and was run out by a direct hit by Robin Bist from deep midwicket to trigger celebrations in the Rajasthan camp. Badrinath trudged back in disappointment. Rajasthan rubbed the salt into wounds by making Tamil Nadu follow-on and an over later it was all over. History was calling and the desert boys were all ears. Rajasthan now face Baroda in a final that not many would have predicted. It's been that kind of a season. “It was a superb team effort. Each player had a role and played it to perfection,' said a delighted Rajasthan skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who would be playing in his maiden Ranji final. So would the rest of the team, barring ‘man of the match' Aakash Chopra.

[fineleg]

Terrific Ranji season for Badrinath. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2010/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=5961;type=tournament

Fantastic! He's been the Wall in the domestic season. I hope Badri gets a look-in from selectors for a spot in the Test squad for WI or Eng. He did fairly alright against SA, though he was not great - but no one batted well in that match. So, he does deserve a look-in from the selection panel. Instead of taking Raina to WI, they should take Badri and Pujara in the Test squad.

[Sir john]

Fantastic! He's been the Wall in the domestic season. I hope Badri gets a look-in from selectors for a spot in the Test squad for WI or Eng. He did fairly alright against SA, though he was not great - but no one batted well in that match. So, he does deserve a look-in from the selection panel. Instead of taking Raina to WI, they should take Badri and Pujara in the Test squad.

don't forget to call uncle ksk.

[fineleg]

don't forget to call uncle ksk.

u want Sir Jadeja in Test squad:giggle:

[Sir john]

u want Sir Jadeja in Test squad:giggle:

he will not listen to me but he will listen to you after all he is Ur neighbor uncle but you can call ur uncle ksk for badri.:haha:

[fineleg]

he will not listen to me but he will listen to you after all he is Ur neighbor uncle but you can call ur uncle ksk for badri.:haha:

Yes, and I will also put in a good word for Jadoo :--D

[Sir john]

Yes' date=' and I will also put in a good word for Jadoo :--D[/quote'] thats like a good girl/boy :two_thumbs_up: p.s. i :dontknow you are a girl or boy

[jibranpatel15]

Airtel Ranji Trophy Super League FINALE : Baroda V Rajasthan at Vadodara from 11-14 JAN 2011 Hurrey !!!!!! Finally BARODA making it to the final and they will be playing at home which is extra advantage to them i hope they wil it even though they are withought MUNAF & YUSUF. They should bat 1st because Rajasthan have eliminated both BOMBAY & TN for 1st inn scores. :two_thumbs_up: BARODA :two_thumbs_up:

[ludhianvi]

At what pace he was bowling?

The keyword being relative to the other TN bowlers like Satish/Ganapathy :giggle: Nothing express at all or international level- barely touched around 128km/h (if one trusts the bowling speeds) at times but beat the batsmen a few times.. Infact, most of the domestic bowlers bowl on average in the mid 120's relying more on line,length and swing and skill. Very few touch 130km/h and above on a regular basis. The TN pace attack was infact much slower than that of Rajasthan's. Pankaj Singh was probably the fastest hitting around 130-135km/h. Chahar is also a medium pacer, bowling on average in the mid 120's and maxing out around 128-129 - relies more on swing and was swinging the new ball both ways. Not bad for an 18 year old kid. I'll see if I can find a video soon :two_thumbs_up:

[rkt.india]

The keyword being relative to the other TN bowlers like Satish/Ganapathy :giggle: Nothing express at all or international level- barely touched around 128km/h (if one trusts the bowling speeds) at times but beat the batsmen a few times.. Infact, most of the domestic bowlers bowl on average in the mid 120's relying more on line,length and swing and skill. Very few touch 130km/h and above on a regular basis. The TN pace attack was infact much slower than that of Rajasthan's. Pankaj Singh was probably the fastest hitting around 130-135km/h. Chahar is also a medium pacer, bowling on average in the mid 120's and maxing out around 128-129 - relies more on swing and was swinging the new ball both ways. Not bad for an 18 year old kid. I'll see if I can find a video soon :two_thumbs_up:

thanx for the info:two_thumbs_up:

[Sir john]

The keyword being relative to the other TN bowlers like Satish/Ganapathy :giggle: Nothing express at all or international level- barely touched around 128km/h (if one trusts the bowling speeds) at times but beat the batsmen a few times.. Infact, most of the domestic bowlers bowl on average in the mid 120's relying more on line,length and swing and skill. Very few touch 130km/h and above on a regular basis. The TN pace attack was infact much slower than that of Rajasthan's. Pankaj Singh was probably the fastest hitting around 130-135km/h. Chahar is also a medium pacer, bowling on average in the mid 120's and maxing out around 128-129 - relies more on swing and was swinging the new ball both ways. Not bad for an 18 year old kid. I'll see if I can find a video soon :two_thumbs_up:

i HAVE seen both of them in ICL nothing exceptional :bigboss:

[Chandan]

Debacle at Vadodara : A pitch full of problems The Vadodara debacle has underlined the need to play knockout matches at neutral venues Sport has this reputation of being a great leveller, a provider of equal opportunity to all contestants involved. But the under-prepared pitch on offer during the Ranji Trophy semifinal between Karnataka and Baroda at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara was a paradox to that theory, holding a mirror to the true image of the nature of 22-yard strips in Indian domestic cricket. Preparing pitches to suit the strengths of the home team is not an unknown practice in Ranji Trophy, but the track at the Reliance Stadium was in no way suited for a match of the magnitude of a semifinal of the national championship. Players were surprised to see a crumbling pitch on the first day itself. “I feel we are playing on the fourth day track,” Karnataka skipper R Vinay Kumar had remarked at the end of the first day’s play that witnessed the fall of 18 wickets. Robin Uthappa too was equally sharp in his reaction. “From the very first day, the ball was leaving pockmarks on the pitch. Some balls even created considerable dents on the pitch. It was certainly not a wicket suited for a Ranji Trophy semifinal,” he had said after Karnataka had slipped to a seven-wicket defeat in less than five sessions. The Baroda Cricket Association’s decision to shift the match from Moti Bagh Stadium to Reliance Stadium and the delay in informing Karnataka about the venue change also d****d the entire episode in a cloak of connivance. The Vadodara farce has driven home the necessity, once again, to have sporting pitches for domestic competitions. The match also, perhaps, can be considered as a reminder to bring back the neutral venue system. In the 2007-08 season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India had decided to conduct knockout matches at neutral venues when the cries of ‘doctored’ pitches grew loud. But the technical commitee of BCCI terminated the concept two seasons later after many players expressed their aversion, citing lack of home support, thus going back to the original home and away formula. But that sounded a rather flimsy excuse then as crowds have long back stopped coming to stadiums to watch Ranji Trophy matches, largely because of the starless, stale affairs they have become. Only matches conducted in mofussil areas like Mysore, Meerut, Mandya and Ananthpur have attracted throngs of spectators. It’s time for the BCCI and respective state associations to think about holding more matches in such places, also focusing more on developing cricketing infrastructure in satellite centres. It was not tough to see why Vinay supported the idea of playing knockout matches again at neutral venues. “It’s better to play in neutral venues than playing in pitches where almost 20 wickets fall in a day,” he said. The poor quality pitch at the Reliance Stadium also poses lots of questions to the BCCI’s Pitches and Grounds Committee, entrusted with the task of ensuring sporting pitches in the country. The existence of the committee has, however, not resulted in any significant change in the nature of pitches. A committee member said it was impossible to keep a regular watch on pitch preparations in each association. “It’s not possible to keep track of what each association is doing while preparing pitches. We give them advice, the rest is up to the state associations. If they prepare a pitch to suit their team, it’s impossible to stop them from doing so. We can only give them tips on how to prepare pitches,” he said. It’s also of paramount importance to ensure sporting tracks for domestic competitions at all levels because budding cricketers need to get exposed to various playing conditions. You can’t expect to have only square turners in the syllabus during the players’ formative years and then play on pitches that offer true bounce when they go abroad. “Look, we also have seen the tendency of giving cricket stadiums to public functions in our country. We need to stop this urgently as it can lead to serious damage to the ground and pitch. It’s even more astonishing to see stadiums hosting matches shortly after some functions. I am not saying this is the only reason for having some under-cooked pitches. At the end of the day, BCCI cannot prepare pitches, that task is up to the State associations. We are firm in our vision that we don’t want dust bowls in future. Honestly, we don’t want to conduct matches at venues that don’t have dedicated cricket venues,” the committee member added. Under-prepared pitches also throw up the danger of robbing matches of their competitive element. Having a spiteful track on which batsmen have no better chance to survive than finding water in Sahara desert is equally detrimental to cricket as preparing an absolute shirtfront, a graveyard of bowlers. It is in the equal battle between bat and ball that the beauty of cricket lies. The sight of a batsman rising on his toes to negate bounce, and going forward to smother the spin, interspersed with strokes of genuine magnificence in the span of four or five days is a compelling one. It becomes imperative for the mandarins to step forward and ensure that there is no repeat of the Vadodara shocker because the essence and survival of cricket, and sports in general, lies in the chance to contest on an equal footing. BCCI send curator to check Vadodara pitch ahead of Ranji final Jan 8, 2011, VADODARA: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday send its pitch curator Sudhir Nayak to Vadodara to inspect the pitch at Motibag ground where the Ranji Trophy final would be played between hosts Baroda and Rajasthan from January 11 to 14. Nayak's visit followed following Karnataka coach, Saranth Kumar's complain to the BCCI after his side lost the semi-final against Baroda in less than two days. The semi-final match between Karnataka and Baroda was over in less than two days with an astonishing 33 wickets falling in five sessions. After inspecting the Motibag pitch, Nayak said, "This pitch is good. It is the right choice for the final and will assist both the pacers as well as spinners." "I landed in the city today after the BCCI directed me to come here." He opined that the reliance pitch is not suitable for becoming venue for two days or three days match. Expressing his opinion on the pitch, Baroda captain Pinal Shah said that there was nothing wrong with the wicket and the batsmen required passion and determination to spend time on it. ------------------------------------- Such contrasting views. Are we getting the the Ranji final at this very venue?

[ludhianvi]

Baroda win toss and elect to bowl first. Here are the teams, Baroda: CC Williams, PR Shah, AT Rayudu, JA Kolsawala, KH Devdhar, MY Vahora, SD Vohra, BA Bhatt, Swapnil Singh, AS Karambelkar, AA Waghmode. Rajasthan: HH Kanitkar, A Chopra, RR Parida, VA Saxena, R Bist, AL Menaria, Pankaj Singh, Vivek Yadav, DL Chahar, M Khatri, RB Jhalani. http://www.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2010/engine/match/465465.html