February 14th, 2012 by Ashwin | No Comments
The Ranji trophy games from 2012-13 will be played in neutral venues to avoid home advantage. This comes as the first step to improve the domestic cricket in India. The pitches are mostly made to suit their home team. This move will ensure everyone gets to play on fair wickets. This move will increase results. There were [...]
January 23rd, 2012 by Ashwin | No Comments
Rajasthan eased past Tamil Nadu for their consecutive title. The match ended yesterday when Tamil Nadu conceded a massive lead above 300 and only formality was completed today. The highlight was Robin Bist going past 1000 runs in a calendar year. Vineet Saxena had an opportunity but couldn’t capitalize on it. On a pitch that [...]
January 13th, 2012 by Ashwin | No Comments
Tamil Nadu continued their dominance in the other semi final. After bundling out Mumbai for just 157 and getting a lead of 202 runs, Tamil Nadu looked in total control. Murali Vijay hit a sparkling century in the second innings that made their path to the finals very swift. It wasn’t all that easy for [...]
January 13th, 2012 by Ashwin | No Comments
Rajasthan (1st innings): 89 Haryana (1st innings): 97 Rajasthan (2nd innings): 192 Haryana (2nd innings): 120 Rajasthan wasn’t even in the elite group two years back. Now they are in their second consecutive finals. Rituraj Singh shone with the ball claiming twelve wickets in the match. This is season of amazing turnarounds for them. They were bowled out for 82 in [...]
January 12th, 2012 by Ashwin | No Comments
Tamil Nadu lead Mumbai by 282 runs at Lunch on Day 3. Haryana need 90 more runs with 3 wickets in hand. Tamil Nadu’s lower order rescued them from a precarious situation to a dominant one. Tamil Nadu were 139 for 6 when Ramaswamy Prasanna and Yo Mahesh joined at the crease. The duo batted with [...]
January 7th, 2012 by Ashwin | No Comments
Mumbai plays Tamil Nadu and Haryana plays Rajasthan in the semi finals of the Ranji trophy 2011-12. Mumbai are missing some of it’s key players and did well to edge past Madhya Pradesh. Their yougsters are coming to the fore at crucial junctures. Kaustabh Pawar and Ankeet Chawan rescused them from a precarious position in [...]