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9 - 1
Posted by Lagnajit Pradhan
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2:38 AM
That’s the score line I ended the day with. It was a series of tournaments which was totally dominated by my team where we won 9 tournaments of 5 matches each & my opponent team could do that only once.
FLASHBACK – The series was at par with both the team winning 4 tournaments each, but their team was definitely stronger on paper. The 4 tournaments that they had won were with pure class & supremacy. The 4 that we managed to do were not influential at all. We just managed to do that.
D – DAY – It was a pretty boring day as I got up in the afternoon not attending any of my lectures. So I was pretty fresh to start with. I had a delicious WADA PAO as my breakfast & lunch & warmed up for the tough series ahead.
LAUNCH - When I was playing for the state in the 2004-05 season, I had one problem which is still bothering me. For the first 20 odd deliveries of my innings I am exposed to throw my wicket away. Even my coaches tried a lot those days but it was out of their control also. I still remember how many extra jugging rounds I had to do because of this. I had that in mind. But you know what I again got out for a golden duck in the first match. Other players could not do much & we lost the first match.
THE TURN AROUND – The very second match we fought back & we fought back hard. We won it convincingly & went on to win the next two matches also to win the tournament 3-1.
MY SWEARING IN – It was the fifth match of the series of tournaments where they scored the highest score ever. All were jubilant & already in a mood of celebrations. I took charge & went to bat first. I chased down the herculean score single handedly & rest of my team had to applaud sitting in the pavilion only.
TEAM MATES – Sanjay & Naveen also had a great series of tournaments. The main thing was no one really outshined the other. It was a collective team effort that made us the winners.
FINAL SCORE –
1st Tournament – 3 – 1
2nd Tournament – 3 – 0
3rd Tournament – 3 – 1
4th Tournament – 3 – 1
5th Tournament – 3 – 0
6th Tournament – 3 – 0
7th Tournament – 3 – 1
8th Tournament – 3 – 1
9th Tournament – 2 – 3
10th Tournament – 3 – 0
Total Matches - 37
Matches Won - 29
Matches Lost - 08
Winning Percentage - 78.37
