Veteran Tamil Nadu batter Dinesh Karthik has slammed coach Sulakshan Kulkarni’s feedback blaming captain Sai Kishore for the Ranji Trophy semifinal defeat to Mumbai on Monday.
Mumbaikar Kulkarni, who took over teaching duties of Tamil Nadu forward of the 2023-24 home season, lamented skipper Sai Kishore’s determination to bat first after successful the toss towards Mumbai on a greenish pitch on the BKC floor.
Tamil Nadu suffered a horrendous collapse on the opening day, ultimately being bundled out by Mumbai for a paltry 146. In reply, Sai Kishore’s five-wicket haul raised some hopes for Tamil Nadu earlier than Mumbai’s lower-order, led by Shardul Thakur’s blistering maiden First-Class century and no. 10 Tanush Kotian’s unbeaten 89, raced to a 233-run first-innings lead. The guests have been then bundled out for 162, with Mumbai registering an innings and 70-run win to achieve their forty eighth Ranji closing.
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Submit the defeat, Kulkarni stated: “The match was misplaced at 9 am (on Day 1).”
Kulkarni stated he’d supplied Sai Kishore with all of the inputs from his years of expertise of enjoying and dealing in Mumbai. “However I can solely lead a horse to water, can’t make it drink,” Kulkarni stated. “I even defined to them Mumbai’s mindset,” the 57-year-old added.
Nonetheless, Karthik slammed Kulkarni for throwing the captain below the bus within the wake of the defeat. “That is so disappointing from the coach ..as a substitute of backing the captain who has introduced the group to the semis after 7 years and considering it’s a begin for good issues to occur, the coach has completely thrown his captain and group below the bus,” Karthik wrote on X.
Former India and Tamil Nadu batter WV Raman additionally got here out in help of Sai Kishore’s aspect. “Nicely tried
@saik_99 and group. Has been a season of trials and tribulations. However importantly, you adopted the proper strategy. Like reality can harm you at instances, doing the proper factor is perhaps disappointing as properly. However cling in there and march on,” Raman wrote on X.
Nicely tried @saik_99 and group. Has been a season of trials and tribulations. However importantly, you adopted the proper strategy. Like reality can harm you at instances, doing the proper factor is perhaps disappointing as properly. However cling in there and march on. @TNCACricket #cricket#TNvMUM
— Woorkeri Raman aka WV (@wvraman) March 5, 2024
The 2023-24 season was Sai Kishore’s first stint as captain of the senior Tamil Nadu group, main the aspect to their first knockout look because the 2016-17 season. The lanky left-arm spinner additionally leads the wicket-taking charts among the many Elite division groups, with 53 wickets in 9 matches.