Thumbs up: Pondicherry’s Gourav and Abin will hope to proceed their good work within the season.
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The ongoing Ranji Trophy has already turned historic for Pondicherry. It beat Delhi in Delhi by 9 wickets for under its second win within the elite group within the event historical past. As if to show the victory didn’t occur by likelihood, it posted a 55-run win over Uttarakhand in Dehradun.
It has suffered two defeats too, one after every win. The staff, however, attracts confidence from its two morale-boosting away wins in excessive climate, mentioned its skilled campaigner Arun Karthick on the eve of its sixth-round Group-D match versus Jammu & Kashmir.
“It’s a historic win – playing against Delhi at its home and beating it with almost everyone (in the opposition) playing IPL, and there were a few of the internationals (India players in the opposition)!
“And we are, like, a young side. To do that, to make that win happen, I think we fought hard! And that’s definitely a historic win for Pondicherry!
“That’ll be a good beginning. It’s not the only time we’ll win (against) a big team. I think the Uttarakhand win proved that the Delhi win was not (out of) luck. Uttarakhand (win) also, at their home! Both were (in) extreme weather,” mentioned the 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batter on Thursday.
Pacer Gaurav Yadav has been Pondicherry’s largest asset. The 32-year-old has essentially the most wickets within the season – 39 wickets, with 5 five-fors, from 9 innings at a median of 11.92.
Pondicherry captain Rohit Damodaran, who has missed all of the matches with a rib fracture sustained in a pre-season follow sport in Kerala, is match and all set to return to guide the facet on Friday, based on Karthick.
He additionally added that spin-bowling all-rounder Fabid Ahmed has sustained an damage and won’t be accessible for Friday’s match.
Asked concerning the pitch for the match on the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) Siechem floor, Karthick mentioned: “Maybe, some help for the spinners. Dry weather might help.”
