Ranji Trophy 2010-11: Super League

[rkt.india]

rkt, thats the point. If these bowlers can't last even for one season, what can we hope from them for the national team where the schedule is unbelievaly hectic? These bowlers made of glass won't last even one test match forget about the series along with all the travellings, nets, practices, trainings etc. Pacy or not, they have to be physically strong to last for the entire year.

This FC season is also very hectic in itself, starts from September with T-20 trophy and some club level tournaments. There is not much break for recovering here too...6-7 Ranji match continuously only after 3 days break..that's not easy even for fittest bowler...There is not much time in FC schedule too...Fitness is a global problem now..that is why we need to have at least 6-7 fast good standard bowling options for national team....

[Chandan]

This FC season is also very hectic in itself' date=' starts from September with T-20 trophy and some club level tournaments. There is not much break for recovering here too...6-7 Ranji match continuously only after 3 days break..that's not easy even for fittest bowler...There is not much time in FC schedule too...Fitness is a global problem now..that is why we need to have at least 6-7 fast good standard bowling options for national team....[/quote'] And thats what we're not having as none of these injury prone, glass bodied bowlers can qualify for a national birth.

[rkt.india]

And thats what we're not having as none of these injury prone' date=' glass bodied bowlers can qualify for a national birth.[/quote'] Every body is glass bodied than from Zak, Ishant, Sreeshanth, Munna..every one missing matches due to injuries...Than they should not play too...you cannot pick players like this...it needs to be rotated if some one is injured...u can see how ZAK missed SL sereis, New Zealand tests, ODIs. They all are getting injured..just need to pick players who are fit at that time and can do good for team...and you will always have one or two bowler injured...

[Chandan]

Come on rkt, you have to be reasonable. Zaheer, when playing domestic cricket, how many times did he fail to complete the the number of the of matches? Same for Ishant before being chosen for India? Same for Irfan too? They were much better and fitter than these Tyagis and Suyals.If they are not, and if fitter bowlers don't come up along with already thin number of bowlers too getting injured, India is doomed. That is the worrying part, if you have not understood why I was worried at the bowlers' this year.

[rkt.india]

Come on rkt, you have to be reasonable. Zaheer, when playing domestic cricket, how many times did he fail to complete the the number of the of matches? Same for Ishant before being chosen for India? Same for Irfan too? They were much better and fitter than these Tyagis and Suyals.If they are not, and if fitter bowlers don't come up along with already thin number of bowlers too getting injured, India is doomed. That is the worrying part, if you have not understood why I was worried at the bowlers' this year.

ZAK hasnt played FC for a while now and when he used to play FC there was no IPL so they had enough rest of around 6-7 days between Ranji matches...How many FC ranji matches has Ishant played? not much and has missed too and Irfan has not played FC for a while now coz of injury and has been struggling with injuries without playing matches in recent years...Balaji never was injury free...could not play 3 consecutive years because of that...we will have to live with it in modern cricket....u forgot how bad ZAK was fitness wise before 2006... Sudeep Tyagi in his debut season had bowled around 300 overs in FC cricket..not everyone can do that...it was phenomenal achievement to do that for a medium pacer bowling those amount of overs only in 6 months time continuously without much of a rest...taking most wickets... but its not just a bowlers' fault..BCCI needs to deal with this by having some good fitness programs during off season...BCCI is so unprofessional...you cannot hope for a good fit fast bowling until we have good system...you can get one bowler in a decade who will have natural talent to counter these things...like Pakistan gets those pacers...but We cannot be world's best until the richest board put their own effort in it.....

[Chandan]

Who ever'r fault, right now India's bench strength for tests is nil and going by the performance this season, this is not going to change. And by the way, I am not talking about Zaheer Khan of now but Zaheer Khan of a decade back when he was aspiring to make a debut for India like Suyal or Narwal are doing now. Same for Irfan 7 years back or Ishant 5 years back. You can check their records. Yes, Tyagi had a phenomenal first season, much like Mithun. But at least Mithun is number 18 in the second season. Tyagi couldn't even play in the sscond season--thats how uselessly injury prone he is.

[rkt.india]

Who ever'r fault, right now India's bench strength for tests is nil and going by the performance this season, this is not going to change. And by the way, I am not talking about Zaheer Khan of now but Zaheer Khan of a decade back when he was aspiring to make a debut for India like Suyal or Narwal are doing now. Same for Irfan 7 years back or Ishant 5 years back. You can check their records. Yes, Tyagi had a phenomenal first season, much like Mithun. But at least Mithun is number 18 in the second season. Tyagi couldn't even play in the season season--thats how uselessly injury prone he is.

give me one answer have Zaheer, Irfan, Ishant bowled 300 overs ever within 5-6 months....he bowled that amount of overs and had stress fracture in back after first season..Ishant has even not played more FC domestic matches than him if u leave aside internationals..Ishant too has only played one ranji season of 7 matches.... If a bowler can bowl those amount of overs at a sustained pace..he certainly has something to talk about...tell me one fast bowler in world cricket today who has played without injuries all matches in 2010..if u think someone can be good, but injury prone and u do not pick that one..then everyone gets injuries....

[Chandan]

I don't know why am I arguing with you! Getting injured for a match or two in one hectic year and getting fit for only 50% matches in a domestic season are two completely different things. Previous one shows that bowlers do get injured but come back just like Styne, Morkel, Johnson, Anderson, Zaheer etc do. In that bowlers like Zaheer (ageing bowler), Broad and Bollinger did get injured at crucial periods. But bowlers like Tyagi hardly get fit even for one entire season, showing that they are injury prone and their body can't take the stress of a hectic FC season forget about back to back test series having back to back tests with all the travelling. Whoever's fault, the situation is quite gloomy for India's future! Wonder what you want to prove by defending Tyagi. Are you suggesting that he is a good candidate for our test bowler? If that is so, then I don't have to argue any further!

[rkt.india]

I don't know why am I arguing with you! Getting injured for a match or two in one hectic year and getting fit for only 50% matches in a domestic season are two completely different things. Previous one shows that bowlers do get injured but come back just like Styne, Morkel, Johnson, Anderson, Zaheer etc do. In that bowlers like Zaheer (ageing bowler), Broad and Bollinger did get injured at crucial periods. But bowlers like Tyagi hardly get fit even for one entire season, showing that they are injury prone and their body can't take the stress of a hectic FC season forget about back to back test series having back to back tests with all the travelling. Whoever's fault, the situation is quite gloomy for India's future! Wonder what you want to prove by defending Tyagi. Are you suggesting that he is a good candidate for our test bowler? If that is so, then I don't have to argue any further!

I am trying to say its not that we do not have options..its the job of authorities to look into it and start some programs and work with those who are potentially capable of representing India... I am not defending anyone...other than future of Indian test team looks gloomy in every department whether its batting, spin, bowling, or fast bowling... We are hoping we have god batsmen, but its only a hope until they prove themselves...spinners?..do not know if we have any real test quality spinner now as bhajji is struggling

[Sir john]

Haryana, quietly ambitious Joginder Sharma Joginder Sharma has led the seam attack with 29 wickets, the joint-third highest wicket-taker this Ranji season © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Enlarge Related Links Players/Officials: Joginder Sharma | Amit Mishra Series/Tournaments: Ranji Trophy Plate League | India Domestic Season Teams: India Haryana might never have been a strong team, but they gave us one of the most enduring Ranji Trophy images of all time. In 1991, their year of glory under Kapil Dev, Mumbai's Dilip Vengsarkar left the field in tears in an intensely fought final. It captured the fierce desire of Mumbai for Ranji success, and also reflected a wonderful moment of rare success for an unfancied team. Haryana have never entered another final again. For years now, they have been wallowing in the middle rung in the domestic circuit. The 2000s decade twice dragged them down to the Plate League, but they re-entered the Super League last year, and have reached the quarter-finals this year. Hope floats. Ashwini Kumar, the coach, is understandably cautious, and modestly ambitious. "We need to stay in the Super League for 3-4 years continuously, gain experience, mature as players and go from strength to strength. Bigger goals can wait. If you keep improving yourself each season, the results will take care of themselves." Ashwini looks back at the early part of the decade as a rebuilding phase. "Chetan Sharma, Ajay Jadeja, Amarjeet Kaypee all had quit, the experience was thin and a new team was being built." Haryana were Under-19 champions around 2000. Camps were held across districts, talent hunts were done and the feeder system was beginning to slowly churn out the players. Meanwhile, at the Ranji level, the team was slipping. Amit Mishra, their current captain, sees it as an absence of confidence due of a lack of talent and big players. "It was bound to show on field but we started to turn around things in the last three years. The talent came in, and it was a great feeling last year to get out of the Plate League." The motivation to remain in the Super League is obvious enough; your performances here are noted. As Mishra says, "Plate mei performance ka jyaada weightage nahi dete hain (There is not much weightage given to Plate performances). The boys know the importance of staying and doing well in Super". This season, as witnessed in matches held in North India, the seamers, led by Joginder Sharma, have propelled Haryana. Joginder, fated to be remembered forever for a solitary ball of fame that won India the Twenty20 World Cup, has been on a comeback trail since his shoulder surgery in 2007-08 put him out of action in the next season. "I was struggling for the last two years but I felt fully fit at the start of this season. When I came to the pre-season camp, I was inspired by the hard work put in by the young team-mates and told myself that I have to lead from the front this year." With 29 wickets, Joginder is the joint-third highest wicket-taker this Ranji season across all teams. The seniors have done well in the past as well: Haryana have three bowlers who have taken hat-tricks - Joginder Sharma, Amit Mishra, and Dhruv Singh - and possess one triple centurion in Sunny Singh. At 27, Joginder finds himself, along with Hemang Badani and Mishra, one of the seniors in this young team. "I am desperate to do well and bring back the name of Haryana. It's not about winning the Ranji Trophy but being a part of growth. We seniors told the boys that Super League is not something to be fearful about. The skills are the same here. Don't worry about the reputation of the opposition player; just do your thing. The results are there as you can see." It's a sentiment that seems to be prevalent in the think-tank. The coach, the captain and the seniors share that thought and the younger players have responded. Badani came in as a professional this year and has led from the front with 374 runs, just 11 runs short of the top-scorer Nitin Saini. He top-scored on difficult tracks against Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka and proved his worth. " I came in with an open mind. It was a chance to come back to first-class cricket after playing in ICL. It was a nice opportunity to play with a side with young guys and try to qualify for knockouts; it's very heartening that we have done that. Coming from Chennai, it was a different experience playing in these seaming tracks here, We have a great bunch of guys who are keen to do well; it has been a very refreshing experience." According to Joginder, the young batsmen have learnt a lot from Badani. The first challenge came against Himachal Pradesh when they were asked to bat on a pitch that had something for the seamers. Haryana responded by scoring 316, led by Badani's 65, before bowling out Himachal for a handsome lead. Ashwini sees it as a sign of his batsmen getting better against seamers because of the practice against their own bowlers on such pitches. They turned up the heat against the stronger teams like Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh as well. UP chose to bat but folded for 167 and Haryana gained a 105-run lead before Joginder grabbed a six-for to steamroll UP for 174 in the second. Mishra looks at that win as a great confidence booster. "That game made everyone feel that they not only belong here at this level but that they can excel." A semi-final spot beckons if they can go past Tamil Nadu, and even if they don't, their future in the Super League looks secure. Ashwini, as ever, likes to keep it simple. "It will all depend on how hard the boys continue to work." It might seem a cliché but in the end, everything does depend on that. Haryana don't want to look at the stars; they just want to walk on the ground. It seems a sensible move. Perhaps, one day not in the distant future, they might provide us with another memorable Ranji moment.

[sarcastic]

Nohit :omg:

For some one who is a fan of VVS Laxman, not admiring Rohit Sharma looks quite paradoxical. They are very similar in a lot of ways including their style and the pleasure they gives to the audience!!!!!!! (Not to forget that both of them are from the same community as well)

[jibranpatel15]

lets make it competitive games

[Sir john]

I guess kar vs mp game live on neo cricket.

[Sir john]

karnatka captain vinay won toss and chooses bowl first

[Sir john]

karnatka team looks very much strong. good news is that for MP is Amit Sharma back in action

[Sir john]

vinay opens bowling for karnatka jalaz and ojha opens batting for MP

[Sir john]

TIM ROBINSON from england and amir shaeba are umpires for match

[Sir john]

mithun bowling well. bowling good inswingers. big appeal by mithun but not given

[Chandan]

RANJI QUARTER FINAL PREVIEW: Rajasthan takes on Mumbai at Jaipur Rajasthan loves the ‘underdog' tag as it hosts mighty Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here from Friday. “We are not under pressure. Rather, the pressure is on them (Mumbai) because the expectation is more from them,” said Rajasthan skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar, one of the three senior players in the side which had performed creditably to get promoted from the Plate division to Super League. The trio — Kanitkar (469 runs), Aakash Chopra (539) and R.R. Parida (390) — have immensely boosted a low-profile team like Rajasthan with their batting as well as their presence. “We help the youngsters with our experience and knowledge of the game which we have gathered by playing all these years. We have jelled well with the other players and it has been a good year so far,” said Kanitkar. Not overawed Kanitkar said his players were not overawed and had the ability to put up a good fight against Mumbai, the topper from Group ‘A'. The pitch had some grass on it and both sides believe it will turn out to be a sporting track. The home team will heavily depend on its pace duo of Pankaj Singh (33 wickets) and Chahar (30), who emerged as the top two bowlers in the Plate group. Besides, leg-spinner Vivek Yadav will play a significant role. Also the host's batting has benefited by decent performers like Robin Bisht and Vinit Saxena. For this match, the home team has brought in Ashok Menaria — India captain in the last under-19 World Cup — in place of middle-order batsman Vaibhav Deshpande. Mumbai is not leaving anything to chance and is likely to field a full-strength team except for medium-pacer Dhawal Kulkarni, who is nursing a shin injury. Mumbai captain Wasim Jaffer sought to look beyond his team's forgettable showing in the Irani Trophy against Rest of India at the same venue earlier this year. “Rajasthan has done well this season and the seniors have done well. The Irani Trophy is behind us and we are looking forward to playing positive cricket,” said Jaffer. Jaffer (728), Rohit Sharma (643), Ajinkya Rahane (447) and Iqbal Abdullah (376) have amassed plenty of runs to intimidate any rival bowler. However, Jaffer was not overconfident despite the record of his batsmen. “It would be a challenge to face Pankaj and Deepak,” he said. Iqbal, who has captured 25 wickets so far, will also be a key bowler for the visitor, apart from the star-studded attack of Ajit Agarkar, Avishkar Salvi and Ramesh Powar. Rayudu, the man to watch at Vadodara against Railways Ambati Rayudu has found his bearings and a most welcome direction to his first-class career. Playing as a professional, the former India-19 star has proved to be a major force for Baroda in the Ranji Trophy. Out of the mainstream for two years, because he shifted allegiance to the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League, Rayudu has made a successful comeback after availing the amnesty offered by the establishment. With 499 runs in nine innings this season, Rayudu (3,687 runs in 60 matches) now looks forward to stretching the good run in the knockout stage beginning with the quarterfinal against Railways at the Moti Bagh Palace ground here on Friday. So far he has held Baroda's hopes, cracking an unbeaten double century and three half-centuries with 63 fours and nine sixes. Singled out by former India coach Greg Chappell, as a batsman with immense potential, Rayudu, 25, looked a confident man on the sidelines of the practice facility here on Thursday. Lavishing praise on Baroda newcomers Jaikishan Kolsawala (262 in nine innings) and Kedar Devdhar (294 in five innings) for their efficient work in the top order for Baroda, and expressing awe and admiration for Yusuf Pathan's calculated knock of 195 (138b, 19x4, 10x6) against Haryana, Rayudu is keen to make every run count from the quarterfinal. Led by Pinal Shah, Baroda has been well served by left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt (29 wickets) and Pathan (22 wickets). The seamers Murtuja Vahora (17 wickets) and Munaf Patel (16 wickets in three matches) have done their bit. It's this bowling combination, the seam attack in particular, which the Railways batsmen have to counter on a surface that enables sideways movement from start to finish. The flip side is that even the Railways seam attack — Anureet Singh Kathuria, Jai Prakash Yadav and Sanjay Bangar with 61 wickets among them — is capable of causing considerable damage to the home team, just as Uttar Pradesh's Sudeep Tyagi and Bhuvanesh Kumar did, sharing 16 wickets here in November in their team's 32-run win. Fazal to miss, Kartik fit Railways will be without opener Faiz Fazal because of his sister's wedding and the Railways selectors have recalled Yere Goud who did not play against Delhi and Bengal. Left-arm spinner Murali Kartik hurt his leg at practice, but said it was not serious enough to make him sit out. With many seasoned campaigners in its ranks, Railways beat Delhi and Bengal and has sent out a message that it means business, with three full practice sessions since Tuesday. An intriguing battle in the offing at Rohtak between Haryana and TN TESTING TIME: S. Badrinath and other senior Tamil Nadu batsmen will have to do well to deal with the seaming conditions in Rohtak. The prospect of an intriguing battle between talented Tamil Nadu and a humble Haryana looms large over the next four days when their battle for a place in the Ranji Trophy semifinals begins here on Friday. Tamil Nadu begins as an obvious favourite. It has the players with experience to carry the team through to the next stage. It is one side that has quite consistently reached the knockout phase of the National championship in the past decade. However, this is also the stage where it has faltered more often than not. This time, it is up against a team which got promoted to the Super league and straightaway made the knockout. Tamil Nadu will have to deal with the cold, windy conditions at the Choudhary Bansi Lal Stadium here in Lahli. The stadium has hosted five of Haryana's home matches this season. That's one of the reasons why three of Haryana's seamers Joginder Sharma (29 wickets), Sachin Rana and Sanjay Budhwar (16 each) have been among the more successful bowlers in the competition this season. Mixed feelings It is no secret that Tamil Nadu players dislike like such conditions. Hemang Badani knows this for a fact. The stylish left-hander, now in his first season as a professional for Haryana, was part of the Tamil Nadu team for several seasons until the lure of ICL took him away four seasons ago. “Playing against Tamil Nadu gives me with mixed feelings. I've always played for Tamil Nadu with pride. But I am professional enough to understand that it is only a game and not much needs to be attached to it. “The seaming conditions in this part of the country make it difficult for the batsmen especially in the morning session. I have got used to these conditions because I've been here for a couple of months now. I am sure, the Tamil Nadu boys will struggle with the chilly conditions here,” said Badani. Adequate resources Tamil Nadu can take some confidence from the fact that Baroda won here by an innings and Punjab gained the first innings lead against the host this season. Tamil Nadu, too, has the resources to turn the tables on Haryana. Under wicketkeeper-captain Dinesh Karthik, the line-up involving the likes of S. Badrinath, Abhinav Mukund, Arun Karthik, R. Sathish, among others, Tamil Nadu's batting has the muscle to counter Haryana's medium-pacers. The bowling looks adequate with the experienced L. Balaji, C. Ganapathy, R. Ashwin and Suresh Kumar in its line-up. Haryana is silently optimistic since it considers the conditions here, in the last week of the year, are hugely in its favour. Since Tamil Nadu has so far played on flat tracks, its players are likely to take time to settle down. As Haryana Coach Ashwini Kumar put it, “no one expects us to win. Even if we lose, we'll have the satisfaction of being in the Super league for another season.” An exciting contest on the cards between MP and Karnataka at Indore Devendra Bundela symbolises the spirit of Madhya Pradesh cricket. Never short of motivation, he brings a certain degree of tenacity and enthusiasm that is infectious. “We play as a unit,” he insisted on Thursday, ahead of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal clash with Karnataka at the Holkar Stadium here. With an experience of 15 seasons and 100 first-class matches behind him, Bundela has been leading by example, guiding Madhya Pradesh to the Super League. His aggregate of 500 with three centuries complements the efforts of Naman Ojha (545) and Mohnish Mishra (543), the key batsmen in the team. Rich history Bundela's counterpart, R. Vinay Kumar, has had a specific role to play too. Captaincy brought extra responsibility on his 26-year-old shoulders and he has managed to string the team together. “I am enjoying my job. Actually, it is a privilege to lead a team that had players like Anil (Kumble) and Rahul (Dravid) as captains. Karnataka cricket has a rich history and this team is aiming to enrich it further,” said Vinay. The teams have made confident strides to set up this contest. Karnataka, with three wins and three draws, topped its group with 23 points while Madhya Pradesh cruised through, also without losing any match. “Last season we suffered from some matches being washed out. But this year it has been a wonderful journey for us,” said Bundela. Batting has remained Madhya Pradesh's strength but the bowlers have played their part with distinction too. Seamers T.P. Sudhindra (23), Anand Rajan (19) and Amit Sharma (17) have performed under pressure. “We all realised early in the season that we need to perform collectively. For the team to gain recognition, it is important to perform. We have learnt this aspect well. We want Madhya Pradesh to do well. The State has backed us all the way and we owe our supporters a decent show. We belong to the Elite group and would love to prove it against Karnataka,” Bundela affirmed. Karnataka's journey to QF Karnataka has a reputation to live up to. For some years, it has emerged the most compact domestic combination with a constant supply of quality players making their impression. Manish Pandey (556), Amit Verma (497) and Robin Uthappa (407) have shown excellent form with support from C.M. Gautam, Stuart Binny and Ganesh Satish. “We have an excellent bunch,” noted Vinay. Notwithstanding some brilliant individual performances, there is little doubt that the first-innings batting has been Karnataka’s biggest concern this Ranji Trophy season. Given the format, where a first-innings show with the bat often determines the course of the match, Karnataka’s totals while batting first have been far from encouraging. Thrice this season they have been shot out for a sub-260 score, and that they have managed to come out unscathed in two of those matches is largely because of their bowlers. Karnataka, having ensured their berth in the quarters, tried to address this issue in their last two matches against Baroda and Uttar Pradesh by allowing an extended run for their batsmen in the middle, but we will have to wait and see as to how much the move is going to bear fruit against Madhya Pradesh in their last-eight match beginning here at the Holkar Stadium on Friday. The ‘luxury’ of finishing second in the last season for Karnataka is that they have drawn a team from Plate division in their quarterfinal match. Given their resources, the former multiple Ranji champions will be expected to put it past Madhya Pradesh who have made grade to the Super League after a gap of six years. The task, however, isn’t as simple as it appears. Madhya Pradesh has been one of the form teams in Plate. With three outright wins this year in a tougher group, they will be hoping to pull off an upset in familiar conditions. Fast track? Much like Karnataka, the hosts too have relied on their pacemen to get the job done for them. TP Sudhindra, Anand Rajan and Amit Sharma may not match the aura of R Vinay Kumar, A Mithun and S Arvind but the MP trio – with 59 scalps between it -- has handsomely complemented the batsmen’s efforts. On a pitch that is expected to keep the fast bowlers interested at least in the beginning, Karnataka batsmen have to bring in all their talent to the table if they get to bat first. Robin Uthappa, back at the top of the tree, had a good outing against UP in the last match as did his partner KB Pawan while bringing up the team’s best opening stand of the season. Manish Pandey has been once again their best batsman with 556 runs, while left-handed Amit Verma, promoted to number three in the last league match, would look to add something substantial to his close-to 500 runs. Wicketkeeper-batsman CM Gautam too has been in fine fettle while Stuart Binny has made a big impact with two centuries. Quite contrary to the bouncing track they will be playing on during the match, the visiting batsmen got slow and low pitches at practice on Thursday. Whether that was by design or not, we will never know, Karnataka will do well to quickly banish those thoughts and concentrate on the job. Karnataka’s bowling will be further bolstered by the return of a fully-fit Mithun in place of off-spinner Udit Patel. The feared three-pronged pace attack and left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi will have some tough batsmen to knock over. In Mohnish Mishra (543), skipper Devendra Bundela (500) and Naman Ojha (545), MP have three batsmen in the 500-club. Admittedly most of those runs have come against weaker sides like Jharkhand, Tripura and Goa but Karnataka can ill afford to take them lightly. For, to borrow a quote from England off-spinner Graeme Swann, ‘he who looks at the clouds takes his eye off the plough.’ Teams (Likely XIs): Karnataka: R Vinay Kumar (capt), KB Pawan, Robin Uthappa, Ganesh Satish, Manish Pandey, Amit Verma, CM Gautam (wk), Stuart Binny, Sunil Joshi, A Mithun, S Arvind. Madhya Pradesh: Devendra Bundela (capt), Mohnish Mishra, Naman Ojha, Abbas Ali, Jalaj Saxena, Murtaza Ali, Harpreet Singh, TP Sudhindra, Anand Rajan, Amit Sharma, Ankit Sharma. Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Gujarat), Tim Robinson (England); Match referee: Sanjay Patil (Mumbai).

[saneindian]

Mithun getting hit. He is definitely trying to bowl quicker, unable to hot the 135 markso far, around 131-132 on an average, still has that big swinger, but doesn't seem to have got the away going delivery yet. Vinay Kumar bowling around 127-128 kmph but bowling with a lot more control. MP 64/1 in 15 overs.