Nainital: Fortune for Uttarakhand cricket team doesn’t change in the third game too. The team is on the verge of the third defeat in the tournament. Let’s recap the match from the start. Orrisa won the toss and elected to bowl first. Another collapse in the batting order of Uttarakhand and they were bowled out at 117 runs. Dikshanshu Negi 36 runs and the fifth time he was highest run-getter in an inning for the Uttarakhand Team.
In reply, Orrisa bowled out at 253 and thanks to Shantanu Mishra knock, otherwise there picture would be the same as Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand bowlers tried their best and they are doing this regularly. Pradeep and Sunny with three wickets.While Danraj 2, Akash 1 and Rahil Shah sent 1 player to the pavilion. Orrisa gets the lead of 136 runs.
In the second innings, the picture remains the same for the Uttarakhand. At the third day stump, they are 53 for 4. Tanmay Srivastav 2, Unmukt Chand 13, Avnesh Sudha 0 and Saurabh Rawat 15 runs. Dikshanshu Negi is standing between the defeat. He is playing in 23 runs and all eyes will be on him on the fourth day of play. After the third day of play, senior Sports Journalist Gaurav Agarwal gave a big statement about Dikshanshu Negi and the Uttarakhand Team. This team has lost confidence, they need a leader who can set an example.
Team management should take a strong call if they want to improve marks in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. If we talk about batting order all players had played Ranji Trophy before this season except Dikshanshu Negi. He had an image of limited over player before the start of the season but he has proved everyone what he is capable of. Debutant is the highest run-getter for the team in every inning and season. He has two-fifties in the two matches and I would like to see him crossing third figure mark. I would like to see management promoting Dikshanshu at the top and giving captaincy to him.
You would find this statement funny but if you are seeing the future go for the big steps. Unmukt performance is under the scanner and he has joined the Uttarakhand team as a professional cricketer. There is no security that he would be there in next season for Uttarakhand. Dikshanshu’s performance is only positive for Uttarakhand in this season and let’s use it. This can motivate the whole team but this is not easy as it sounds like. I have seen the international team taking big steps.
Remember how Graeme Smith became the captain of South Africa? Before his appointment most of the time he used to sit out of the playing 11. Later on, he went became the most successful captain in the Test. Dhoni appointed as Captain and later what he did is now history. Uttarakhand team has appointed Saurabh Rawat vice-captain after he smashed 45 runs in 20 balls against Assam in the plate group of Vijay Hazare. Uttarakhand cricket needs big and shocking decisions for the shake of the future.
