: Cracking the champion code: How Saurashtra won the Ranji Trophy for the first time #IndiaNEWS The inspirational leadership of Jaydev Unadkat, a newly-found fearless attitude and the emergence of new

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Cracking the champion code: How Saurashtra won the Ranji Trophy for the first time #IndiaNEWS
The inspirational leadership of Jaydev Unadkat, a newly-found fearless attitude and the emergence of new game-changers resulted in Saurashtra laying their hands on the coveted Ranji Trophy for the first time.In first-class cricket, Saurashtra had become a force to reckon with over the past 10 years. The final that they won on Friday was their fourth in eight seasons, yet they had to wait excruciatingly long for laying their hands on the most coveted trophy in domestic cricket.Unadkat and Co lost the final to Vidarbha last year but the belief remained firmly intact that they were good enough to go all the way.Saurashtra needed the ‘X factor’ to crack the champion code and that was provided by their leader Unadkat, who turned the match on its head on day five of both the semi-final and final, ending the competition with 67 wickets at a remarkable average of 13.23. He had 39 scalps at 17.17 last year.More than the numbers, it was his ability to come up with breakthroughs when his team needed them most, like on Friday when he ended a threatening 98-run stand between Anushtup Majumdar and Arnab Nandi to get the title-winning first innings lead.“I was telling myself that if I could challenge...Read more

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