Frustrated at their incapacity to get him out, Karnataka fielders determined to sledge Saurashtra captain Arpit Vasavada. “Six toh maar, kitna six ab tak mara hai, bhai? Record improve kar (Hit a six, how many have you hit till now, brother? Improve your record).”
But not as soon as did Vasavada react. Probably, the Karnataka gamers didn’t know that the left-handed batsman hails from the identical college of batsmanship as Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara’s father Arvind additionally coached Vasavada. Hence, it was no shock that after some time, the fielders gave up, realising there was no level losing vitality on him.
Resuming at 112 on the fourth morning of the Ranji Trophy semifinal, Vasavada went on to attain 202 off 406 balls, by no means exhibiting any want for urgency. “Karnataka players tried to distract me but a time came when they realised that it was of no use. So they stopped. Batting for so long is nothing new. I know how to score runs. I’m never in a hurry. The other day, I took 25 balls to get my first run. In the long format, one has to wait, let the opponent get tired and then score runs,” Vasavada stated after the day’s play.
Saurashtra had been chasing Karnataka’s 407 runs. They began the fourth day on 364/4 after Vasavada and Sheldon Jackson had hogged limelight with centuries on day three. They wanted 44 runs for the very important first-innings lead.
Vasavada and all-rounder Chirag Jani ensured Saurashtra took the higher hand. Jani made 72 as Saurashtra posted 527, a lead of 120 runs. They are with out their star gamers Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja and Jaydev Unadkat, however have a powerful staff spirit.
Vasavada feels that everybody does their job, which is the primary motive the staff has finished effectively. “Many won’t have heard the players’ names, but all of them just perform their roles. We have a lower order that can bat, which is a big help. All the players want to perform on the big stage. After all, many don’t have IPL contracts so the Ranji Trophy is where they can show their talent and get exposure,” he provides. At stumps, Karnataka had been 123 for 4 of their second innings, a lead of three runs. Left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya obtained two wickets – opener R Samarth and Devdutt Padikkal – whereas left-arm spinner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja obtained the essential wicket of Mayank Agarwal. Manish Pandey was trapped in entrance by Parth Bhut.
Saurashtra know the job isn’t finished but. The hosts will set them a goal on the ultimate day as they chase a beneficial end result.
“The match is not over yet. We can’t take things lightly as our work is not done. We know that Karnataka will give us a total to chase, we hope it won’t be a big one,” Vasavada added.
