Ranji Trophy 2012-13

[Number]

11.25am - Jiwanjot keeps on burning bright I am sure Ranji bowlers are thinking of a calypso for Jiwanjot Singh right now. Something to match this effort. Jiwanjot Singh has now reached 156 not out, taking his average to 369. Punjab are now 327 for 3, which gives them the first-innings lead over Bengal

[CricLind]

:facepalm: Jiwanjot FC average=400+ (after this innings)

Well, "after this innings" it doesn't even seem to be 200, or maybe 185.5=400+?

[rkt.india]

Murugan Ashwin is a good prospective leg spinner.

[Number]

Kaul got his 100. Punjab will get 3 points for sure. Where is our Nostradamus Saurav01. :giggle:

[Old guy]

Kaul got his 100. Punjab will get 3 points for sure. Where is our Nostradamus Saurav01. :giggle:

pawnedB->

[Sidhoni]

Madhya Pradesh trail by 129 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings Come on! :cheer: get the lead!

[Sachinism]

What a start to the career of Jiwanjot Singh

[kubrickian]

Maharashtra 764/7 declared Vs UP 287/1 :facepalm: They should get the curator to build highways in India. Why are we surprised when bowlers lose confidence when they bowl year after year on these patta wickets and get taken apart by mediocre batsmen ?

[saneindian]

13 100s today...after a promising round one, we are back to the runathons in Ranji Trophy. The biggest disappointment has been the mtch being shown live TN vs Kar, on a pitch that has plenty of turn and bounce, spinners from both the sides have looked clueless..Two top domestic sides having absolutely no spinners good enough to make use of the conditions.

[cameron_black]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/content/current/story/590857.html

"The BCCI's directive regarding the wicket that would be prepared for the Ranji Trophy is pretty clear. It should be a sporting wicket where a standard first-innings score should be in the region of 550-plus and it shouldn't start turning square from the first day itself."

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[TNAmarkFrmIndia]

Maharashtra 764/7 declared Vs UP 287/1 :facepalm: They should get the curator to build highways in India. Why are we surprised when bowlers lose confidence when they bowl year after year on these patta wickets and get taken apart by mediocre batsmen ?

Lol Pune's tracks were slow, turning wickets during the IPL. Now apparently it's a batsman's paradise. The curator prepared the right pitch, but for the wrong tournament. Anyway, very proud of Kedar Jadhav. At his best he's one of the most destructive batsmen in the country. I'm sure a lot of people have taken notice of him after this innings.

[SLICKR392]

Raina slams Maharashtra's defensive tactics

"They have a foreign coach and he needs to teach good things to youngsters," Raina said after UP finished the penultimate day on 287 for 1 in reply to Maharashtra's 764 for 6 declared. "I am not against anyone but at the same time, he is earning [Rs] 30-40 lakh [3-4 million] per season, so he needs to teach youngsters in a good way. Two-and-a-half days. We can also do the same when they come to play against us next time, but we all have to keep on improving our cricket." Had Maharashtra declared just after Kedar Jadhav completed a triple ton on the second evening, their bowlers would have got a shot at the tired UP openers. But they continued to bat till bat 35 minutes into the third morning on a track that just doesn't have any assistance for the bowlers. "I am unhappy with the way they have approached the game," Raina said. "Perhaps they were scared of us. Jadhav played well and the captain [Rohit Motwani] as well but they needed to give us time to chase well. If they really want to achieve their goal of doing well in the Ranji Trophy, there's no point in batting for almost two-and-a-half days and asking us to chase 765. But still we managed to reach almost 300 today. You might see something different from the UP team tomorrow." Howsoever optimistic Raina tried to be, he eventually admitted it was virtually impossible to score nearly 480 runs in a day. "We will see how it goes in the first session. I am slated to bat next and then we have Piyush [Chawla], Parvinder [singh], Arish Alam as well, so we have a long batting line-up. Still you can't look to chase more than 460 on the last day. Somewhere around 340-350 is gettable but 460 is virtually out of question. "I am not happy with these tactics. We won against Delhi and when we came here - this is their first game - I thought they would try and improve on where they had left last season. But they were safe, they were too defensive. Hopefully they will improve over the next couple of games." It wasn't just the tactics. Raina was equally critical of the pitch which was nothing but a batsman's paradise. "No bounce, no pace, no spin. There is literally nothing in it for the bowlers. They work so hard on their game, there has to be something in it for them. There are some who need to pick a lot of wickets in order to come back into the Indian team but they can't do anything about it when you have such wickets."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2012/content/current/story/590869.html

[rkt.india]

10am - Delhi turn the screws Pawan Suyal has given Delhi just the start they needed on the final day. First he removes Odisha captain Natraj Behera, and then gets rid of Basanth Mohanty first ball. He misses the hat-trick, but Delhi can smell an outright win now. Odisha eight down and just 56 ahead 7 in the match aleady for Suyal.

[rkt.india]

0.17am - Partnership in Jamshedpur Saurabh Tiwary and Deepak Chougule have now added 29 for the fourth wicket, and Jharkhand are 101 for 3. Still need 112 to win. Tiwary showing patience: 27 off 125 now. Close match this

[saneindian]

After all that loud talk (even though he raised some valid points), Raina is out for a duck. Someone needs to advise him to speak less and do the talking with the bat.

[saneindian]

Jaddu 4/125 on a flat patta and now 156*, he is a beast of an all rounder in domestic cricket

[rkt.india]

10.35am - First five-for of the round Pawan Suyal, not even part of Delhi XI in their last game, has picked up five at Kotla. Odisha 267 for 9, and are 79 ahead

[rkt.india]

10.30am - Gony time in Punjab Manpreet Gony has claimed three wickets this morning, and Siddarth Kaul has added one to his overnight tally. Bengal are now reeling at 64 for 5. Manoj Tiwary and Wriddhiman Saha in. Laxmi Shukla another hope for them. Still need 189 to make Punjab bat

[rkt.india]

After all that loud talk (even though he raised some valid points)' date=' Raina is out for a duck. Someone needs to advise him to speak less and do the talking with the bat.[/quote'] That can happen to anyone. He scored 50 in the last match on a tough track.

[rkt.india]

8/136 in the match for Pawan Suyal, bowled 43 overs. He needs to stay fit and play as many matches as he can this season and take lot of wickets to come in selectors radar.