CoverDrive Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 3-4 years back pandey had really great domestic season and was definite contender. now is he is not evn in the Ind A plans. he needs to step up and show some fight
Chandan Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 South zone vs West zone, QF http://goo.gl/fEk1W9 Aparajith, Pandey stage the rescue act ARUN VENUGOPAL REMARKABLE POISE: B. Aparajith, 19, showed precocious maturity as he set about repairing the early damage - he walked in at 22 for two - with a superb-paced knock on his Duleep Trophy debut. Photo: K. Pichumani The Indian First Class season has often had to jostle with the weather. Sure enough, the opening day of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal, between South Zone and West Zone, did face harassment from the elements, but, mercifully, a substantial chunk of quality cricket was possible. After the first session’s play on Thursday was ruled out owing to a wet outfield, action began at ten past noon. In the 54 overs that were bowled, two men showed a clear liking for the centre stage. B. Aparajith (93 batting, 131b, 11x4, 1x5) and Manish Pandey (81 batting, 118b, 7x4, 1x6) played in a manner that suggested freedom from the fear of failure, their unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership yielding 161 runs in 38 overs. Electing to bat, South — after having slipped to 52 for three — was the happier team at 213 for three when bad light stopped play. The most striking aspect of the Aparajith-Pandey partnership — that was marked by gorgeous stroke-play and the youngsters’ remarkable poise — was the running between-the-wickets. For the most part, it was thrillingly bizarre; as quick as they were, a run-out seemed imminent. Aparajith, in his maiden Duleep game, could have been run out thrice, while Pandey barely managed to scrape through after he had backed up too far. But the pressure they subjected the opponent to revealed itself in the mis-fields and overthrows. Pandey constantly jumped out of the crease to counter the left-arm spin duo of Akshay Darekar and Rakesh Dhruv, and Yusuf Pathan’s off-breaks. Aparajith made his day by unfurling the inside-out drives, interspersing them with a lofted hit or a nudge. On a slow surface, Jaydev Unadkat and Murtuja Vahora had begun well. Opener Abhinav Mukund played on to the stumps, while P. Akshath Reddy was done in by Unadkat’s in-dipper. Later, Aparajith said: “The ball was reversing, and we wanted to see off Vahora’s and Unadkat’s spells before tea,†he said. “Tomorrow, we need to bat as long as possible.†The scorecard: South Zone — 1st innings: P. Akshath Reddy lbw b Unadkat 18, Abhinav Mukund b Vahora 4, K.L. Rahul lbw b Yusuf 6, B. Aparajith (batting) 93, M. Pandey (batting) 81, Extras (b-8, lb-1, w-2) 11; Total (for three wkts. in 54 overs) 213. Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-22, 3-52. West Zone bowling: Jaydev Unadkat 10-2-39-1, Murtuja Vahora 9-2-20-1, Yusuf Pathan 12-2-36-1, Rakesh Dhruv 11-1-54-0, Akshay Darekar 11-2-50-0, Ankit Bawne 1-0-5-0.
CoverDrive Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 baba is the next big test layer for india. Zol is the one after him
MCcricket Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 Pankaj Singh has to be injured for sure not to be in any zonal or A teams
rkt.india Posted October 4, 2013 Author Posted October 4, 2013 Aparajith's twin brother Indrajith has been considered even more talented. I do not know how he missed selection for U19 team. He scored huge amount of runs in recent Buchi Babu trophy.
gakgupta Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 Baba (along with Zol) is one of bright prospects for India....i think couple of decent Ranji seasons and one good A tour will keep in contention for india team. He part time off-spin will b really handy and he is a good fielder
Sidhoni Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 Arun Venugopal @scarletrun 1m Two in two! Manpreet Juneja is bowled first ball! FOW: 114/3 in 54.3 overs. And that's Tea. What a turnaround! #Duleep #TheHindu Rare failure for Juneja
rkt.india Posted October 5, 2013 Author Posted October 5, 2013 Rare failure for Juneja that too Abhinav Mukund, two in two balls to him.
Sidhoni Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 that too Abhinav Mukund' date=' two in two balls to him.[/quote'] Yes, they have turned the game around now.
rkt.india Posted October 5, 2013 Author Posted October 5, 2013 Arun Venugopal @scarletrun 41s Meanwhile, amid the chaos, Ankit Bawne gets to a fine 50 with a boundary off Malolan, lofting it over midon #Duleep #SouthvsWest #TheHindu
vvvslaxman Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 I think scoreboard pressure got to West Zone.
vvvslaxman Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 Aushik 40 overs 19 maidens 52 runs !! that is good economy. Just 2 wickets though.
rkt.india Posted October 10, 2013 Author Posted October 10, 2013 Central zone batting first, two done already. Both wickets taken by Mithun.
Sidhoni Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Mithun ripping through CZ's top order. Wait a minute, CZ's captain is Piyush Chawla? :WTF:
msb1991 Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Dinda at 130kph and Mohanty at 120-125kph. Mohanty looks very medium paced.
rkt.india Posted October 10, 2013 Author Posted October 10, 2013 Dinda at 130kph and Mohanty at 120-125kph. Mohanty looks very medium paced. Yeah, he is. At best, he can go 125-130. Promising bowlers like Ajay Yadav and Murasingh not getting chances.
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