Saurashtra cricketer Jaydev Unadkat heaped praise on the facilities at the SRN College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore following the team’s Ranji Trophy opener. The pacer-led side took on Tamil Nadu in the season’s opener, a game that saw rain play spoilsport during the contest. Taking to social media platform X, Unadkat lauded the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for ensuring the success of cricket at all levels.
Unadkat can’t keep calm about Tamil Nadu’s facilities amid Ranji Trophy
Jaydev Unadkat recounted an incident from Day 3 of the game against Tamil Nadu. The veteran pacer heaped praise on the groundsman for managing to prepare the ground on Day 4 after incessant rain towards the end of play on Day 3. Unadkat claimed that it took more than just players to build a champion team and urged rest of the associations to take note from the TNCA.
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Jaydev Unadkat-led Sauurashtra lost their opening game against Tamil Nadu by an innings and 70 runs. After being bowled out for 203 in the 1st innings, SAU were put on the backfoot, thanks to a century from Narayan Jagadeesan and even contributions from the top-order that propelled TN to 367 runs. In response, Saurashtra were bundled out for just 94 runs, with Gurjanpreet Singh bagging six wickets to wreak havoc on SAU.
His remarks over the facilities come amid concerns over drainage facilities at various venues which have caused delays to matches and in worse cases, for multiple days of play to be canceled. Apart from a few Ranji Trophy games, the AFG vs NZ one-off Test in Greater Noida bore the brunt of poor facilities with all five days of play being washed out without the toss taking place.
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