He scored 118 runs off 125 balls at a strike rate of 94.40 to help the South Zone team into the lead against a strong West Zone side in the final of the Duleep Cup. Rahane-led West Zone were bowled out for 270 in their first innings thanks to Sai Kishore’s brilliant bowling.
Continued Hanuma Vihari led South Zone despite no player scoring a half century, Baba Indrajith scored 118 runs off 125 balls with 14 fours to take the lead. In the 2021-22 Ranji season, he scored 396 runs in 4 innings, including 3 centuries and one half-century. His strike rate is astonishing as he averages 99 runs in red ball cricket. 76.74. 117 off 149 balls, 127 off 141 balls and 100 off 132 balls are examples of his century rate.
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Meanwhile, India A is playing a 3-Test, 3-ODI series against New Zealand A, in which Baba Indrajith has been sidelined. When he expressed his anguish in this regard, he said, “To be honest, I thought that I will be selected in the India A team. But surprisingly I didn’t get selected and left these things out of our hands. So every time I get a chance I keep that in mind and play for the team.
I dance according to my instincts. Don’t swing thinking that you have to keep this strike rate. What comes easy is that I hit the ball I want to hit when I have a good outfield on a good pitch. I run fast from stump to stump. I try to take every run,” he said. 325 runs in 8 innings in Vijay Hazare Trophy led Tamil Nadu to the final.
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“Dinesh Karthik is my biggest inspiration. He has been in the Indian team many times. Another come-back for him at this age, playing in the World Cup”. A testament to Indrajith’s talent is what Dinesh Karthik Baba had to say about Indrajith: “Another top class century from this amazing player. That too in a tightly contested Tulip Cup final. What a record he has in first-class cricket so far, amazing. The day when he will be called in the Indian team is not far,” said Dinesh Karthik. Will the selectors fall on deaf ears? Let’s wait and see
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