Pitch imperfect? The message from the BCCI may have been on uniformity in pitch
preparation, but doubts over the neutral-venues concept continued to be raised
after the opening round of the Ranji Trophy.
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in Group A, finished in a little over two days, with 34 out of the 38 wickets to
fall taken by the fast bowlers.It was basically a very green pitch, Abhishek
Nayar, who made an unbeaten 45 to help Mumbai scrape home by two wickets, told
ESPNcricinfo after the game. Initially, there was a very thick covering of grass
that made it very tough for stroke-play. What made things more difficult was the
outfield was super slow, so getting boundaries was not easy.It wasnt too
different in Ranchi, where Chhattisgarh beat Tripura by nine wickets. While
Yashpal Singh, Tripuras most experienced batsmen, termed it a rubbish pitch,
Sulakshan Kulkarni, Chhattisgarhs head coach, also wasnt pleased with the
surface despite his side recording a historic win. The wicket was up and down
right from the start, he said. You are supposed to have consistent bounce to
begin with, but here it was scooting low and shooting up right from the start.
There wasnt a blade of grass. Surely better wickets can be prepared. Whats the
use of playing on these kind of surfaces even after adopting neutral
venues?Maharashtras loss to Jharkhand at the Karnail Singh Stadium, which was
banned from hosting first-class cricket for a year in 2012, also threw the
spotlight on the 22 yards. Kedar Jadhav, who scored two half-centuries in a
losing cause for Maharashtra, was fuming after the game. If a match gets over in
close to three days, it is not a good sign for cricket. It has to be a good
quality pitch, where you get four days of competitive cricket, he told the Times
of India. The result does not matter. The match has to last for four days. That
is how the quality of cricket in general will rise.Uthappa, Gautam swap no more
One of the reasons cited for possible discord within the Karnataka set-up during
the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy was that of Robin Uthappa and CM Gautam, two of their
most experienced players, being in the middle of an unwanted restructuring.
Karnataka began to alternate wicketkeeping duties between Uthappa and Gautam at
the behest of KSCA secretary Brijesh Patel in order to facilitate Uthappas
return to international cricket as a wicketkeeper-batsman. The decision, which
gave Karnatakas batting coach J Arun Kumar sleepless nights, resulted in a bit
of friction as Gautam confessed that switching between fielding and
wicketkeeping was a little irritating.In a bid to return to winning ways, the
team management has made it clear to both players about their roles this time
around. Last season was a learning for me; I understood a little more about team
chemistry, Uthappa told the Hindu. The chemistry works with CM keeping, and I
respect that. For me, it was learning, and Ive accepted that learning and grown
with that.Shreyas, Shardul boost for Mumbai Mumbai will be boosted by the
returns of Shardul Thakur and Shreyas Iyer for their second match against Baroda
in Delhi. Shardul was called up to the Indian team as a late replacement for
Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the eve of Mumbais opening game against Tamil Nadu, while
Shreyas, last seasons highest run-scorer, missed the match because of a
quadriceps injury.Vijay and Harbhajan at NCA M Vijay has been asked to report to
the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for a rehabilitation programme, and
therefore will not be available to play for Tamil Nadu in the third round of the
Ranji Trophy, starting October 20. The TNCA had earlier requested the BCCI to
release Vijay, whose next international commitments, fitness permitting, will be
the Test series against England, which starts on November 9 in Rajkot.Meanwhile,
Harbhajan Singh, who was initially not named for just the first fixture, will
not lead Punjab in the second round too. Harbhajan is currently at the NCA for a
fitness assessment.
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Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the
Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session
of Super Bowl week. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- By the time Alex Hornibrooks first
start was over, there wasnt much question about whether he could handle one of
the toughest road tests in the Big Ten.Hornibrook threw for 195 yards and a
touchdown, and 11th-ranked Wisconsin turned its early-season showdown with No. 8
Michigan State into a rout, beating the Spartans 30-6 on Saturday.Youve got to
have respect for a guy whose first start is against a Michigan State defense,
Wisconsin running back Corey Clement said.Hes going to come out the next game
and do even better. I think hes just getting his feet wet.The freshman
quarterback outplayed fifth-year senior Tyler OConnor, his Michigan State
counterpart. The Badgers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) were the better team in the first
half and then outscored the Spartans 17-0 in the third quarter.Michigan State
(2-1, 0-1) was down 13-6 early in the third and had the ball in Wisconsin
territory when LJ Scotts fumble bounced to Wisconsins Leo Musso in the
secondary. OConnor was the only player with a decent shot at him on the return,
and Musso spun past the quarterback and went all the way to the end zone for a
66-yard touchdown.OConnor finished 18 of 38 for 224 yards with three
interceptions.People have been saying a lot of good things about us lately,
Spartans coach Mark Dantonio said. And now well take some shots.Clement ran for
two touchdowns for Wisconsin, which went with Hornibrook at quarterback after
Bart Houston started the first three games. Hornibrook wasnt spectacular, but he
kept his cool.Thats something that I take pride in, just staying the same level,
not going too far up or too far down, he said.TAKEAWAYSWISCONSIN: Some were
skeptical about the Badgers after their season-opening win over LSU, since it
wasnt clear if LSU would be as tough as advertised this season. But Wisconsin
has now gone on the road and pounded the defending Big Ten champions. Even
before the Badgers took total control in the third quarter, they were pressuring
OConnor and preventing Michigan State from doing anythingg significant with its
running game.
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MICHIGAN STATE: A win at Notre Dame last weekend looked like business as usual
for the Spartans, but their outlook changes considerably now. This was their
most lopsided defeat at Spartan Stadium since falling 42-14 to Penn State in
2009.POLL IMPLICATIONSWISCONSIN: There should be no denying the Badgers a spot
in the top 10 after this victory. There were four Big Ten teams in the top 11
before this game.MICHIGAN STATE: The Spartans have been ranked in the AP poll
for a school-record 45 consecutive weeks. Theyre unlikely to fall all the way
out after this lopsided loss, but another performance like this would put that
streak in some jeopardy.KEY NUMBERSDantonio ran down the list of categories in
which his team came up short: Possession time, turnovers, running the football,
sacks, third-down conversions, combined with fourth-down conversions. Its all
right there. Thats why you dont win a football game.Wisconsin had the ball for
32:48, forced four turnovers, outrushed Michigan State 122-75 and went 7 of 16
on third down. The Spartans were sacked four times.This was a rare blowout in
the recent history of this series. The previous seven meetings were decided by
an average of 4.9 points.INJURY REPORTWISCONSIN: K Rafael Gaglianone missed the
game because of a back problem. Andrew Endicott missed an extra point but made
his first career field goal, from 41 yards in the third.MICHIGAN STATE: LB Riley
Bullough missed the game with an unspecified injury.UP NEXTWisconsin: This was
the start of a brutal five-game stretch for the Badgers. Next up is a trip to
play Michigan in Ann Arbor next weekend, followed by games against Ohio State,
Iowa and Nebraska.Michigan State: The Spartans will have to change gears when
they play on the road against an Indiana team that likes to move fast on
offense.---Follow Noah Trister at
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