Winter freezes scoreboards

Two discarded Test wicket-keepers 8212; Parthiv Patel 87 and Deep Dasgupta 48 8212; were among the runs. But their return to Team India depends more on the happenings at Dhaka. So far Dinesh Kaarthick hasn8217;t blinked.

Flexing pace muscles

Punjab showed their pace depth as they hardly missed the just graduated season8217;s Most Valuable Pacer Gagandeep Singh. Amit Uniyal and Vikram Singh shared six scalps as TN were reduced to 191/7.

Siddiqui the saviour

Remember Iqbal Siddiqui? A few years back he shared the new ball with Sanjay Bangar against England at Mohali. While the national recall is out of the question, he did his bit for Maharashtra. Promoted last year, his team was fighting for survival in the Elite division with fellow strugglers Assam. Siddiqui8217;s 5/68 meant Assam folded up for 201.

DHONI WARNING FOR BANGLADESH

Bad news for Ashraful 038; Co. MS Dhoni, who within days will be in Bangladesh for the ODI series, has sent out warning signals. A run-a-ball unbeaten 113 saw Jharkhand finish at 147/2 against Orissa today making it a Plate Division performance with major international implications.