Gearing up: TN tweakers Ajith Ram and Lakshay could have quite a lot of bowling to do.
| Photograph Credit score: M. PERIASAMY
A assured Tamil Nadu will look to proceed its nice begin to the Ranji Trophy marketing campaign when it takes on Chhattisgarh within the third-round match (Elite Group D) on the Sri Ramakrishna School Floor on Saturday.
After smashing Saurashtra by an innings within the season-opener right here a fortnight in the past, TN got here inside two wickets off one other innings victory. Solely dangerous gentle and a few comical time-wasting techniques by the Delhi lower-order stopped N. Jagadeesan’s males from taking seven factors.
The southern aspect has made Coimbatore its fortress, successful its final 4 encounters at this venue by an innings, and would hope to increase the profitable run.
Pressured modifications
The house staff, although, could have a couple of compelled modifications following the departure of Washington Sundar (India), B. Sai Sudharsan, and B. Indrajith (each India-A) for nationwide duties.
The administration has to determine a gap associate for skipper Jagadeesan, whereas all-rounder Vijay Shankar and M. Boopathi Vaishna Kumar may slot within the middle-order. With the pitch anticipated to help the spinners, TN is likely to be tempted to relaxation considered one of its pacers and play an additional tweaker.
“We’re extraordinarily happy with the model of cricket we performed. Even within the final match, we bowled almost 190 overs over two days and sustaining the identical power was a job, however everybody did it,” mentioned Jagadeesan.
Depth
Chhattisgarh, in the meantime, will wish to get some factors on board, having managed simply two to date. The Amandeep Khare-led aspect has the depth in its line-up to present the host a run for its cash.
A lot of the batters have runs underneath their belt, and the outfit has a good spin assault led by Ajay Mandal. Within the earlier recreation in opposition to Saurashtra, Khare slammed a superb double-century whereas Sanjeet Desai scored a ton. Nevertheless, the in-form TN bowlers of their yard will pose a sterner check, and the way the customer’s batters deal with them may decide the course of the competition.
Printed – October 25, 2024 06:20 pm IST
