These days, it is tough to find a Test captain who can finish the mandatory 90 overs in a single day's play. For all the good things he does, MS Dhoni earns a big black mark from me for his horrid management of the over rate, very often intentionally slowing it down to prevent the opposition from getting away.
Contrast that with this scorecard from the final of the Ranji Trophy in 1944/45.
Bombay: 462 in 160.5 overs
Holkar: 360 in 123.5 overs
Bombay: 764 in 256 overs
Holkar: 492 in 154.1 overs
Total: 2,078 runs in 694.5 overs
Look at the analysis of CS Nayudu
First inning: 64.5-10-153-6
Second inning: 88-15-275-5
This past weekend I played a 30 over a side game and woke up feeling sore this morning, a full two days later. I cannot even fathom how folks could have played so many overs back then in under 5 days.
2 comments:
CS Nayudu (If alive now)after reading your blog will be saying "I cannot even fathom how folks could complete Ph.D in Environmental Biology."
CS is common so he may be Happy.
FOOT NOTE: Even Adam Craig G is feeling the same after playing 20 overs cricket (just a day difference)
Av/BRB, one can say the same about getting a PhD in Mechanical Engineering like you did, no? :-)
Either way, we were all tired at the end of it.
Footnote: Whether he's tired or not, based on the headlines in CricInfo yesterday, it appears as if Gilly still has some mojo left. Gives me hope for my upcoming matches this season.
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