Will Baroda plan another escape?

(Copied from my other blog where it was posted on 11-01-2011)

Ranji trophy 2010-11 season final starts from today at Vadodara between Baroda and Rajasthan. Baroda hosted Karnataka on a dust bowl in the semifinals and managed a great escape. But no such dust bowl will be on offer in the finals.

Faced with criticism for the kind of surface that was offered for an important match like semifinals, Baroda Cricket Association has scheduled the final at the Motibaug stadium, same place where even the semifinal was scheduled and was changed at last minute.

This is a lively wicket with equal opportunities for batsmen and bowlers as well. Now lets see how Baroda manages to perform against Rajasthan. Baroda were wary of Karnataka's seam attack and shifted the venue from Motibaug to Reliance ground for the semis. Now at Motibaug, it will be really interesting to see how they stack up against an equally good seam attack of Rajasthan. Will they be able to plan another escape? But they do not deserve to win. Rajasthan does. Lets see.

Comments:

Azad Said: Hi Drifter. Rajasthan did go on to win the Finals in spite of horrendous umpiring which almost did them in. By the way, it is Sanjay Dixit who was the real brain behind this remarkable resurgence. He is the Hony. Secretary of the RCA and runs the Association with impeccable integrity and efficiency. (07-02-2011, 01:04am)

The Drifter Said: Mr.Azad,

Yeah Rajastahn did win the trophy. I had no time to write about it and by the tiem I had some time to write it was already 15 days late. So I opted no to write anything on it. All the things positive about rajasthan was already said and there was nothing more to say. That was also a reason I did not write about the final.

3 cheers to Desert Boys and the administration. (22-02-2011, 02:17pm)