The Ranji Trophy last between Jammu & Kashmir and Karnataka took an unsightly flip when J&Okay captain Paras Dogra misplaced his cool and headbutted the opposition fielder early on Day 2 on the Hubli Cricket Floor on Wednesday. The incident occurred within the a hundred and first over of J&Okay’s innings, when Dogra and Kanhaiya Wadhawan have been in the midst of a promising partnership, conserving J&Okay’s progress regular. After Dogra edged a supply from Prasidh Krishna for 4, a number of phrases have been exchanged between the J&Okay captain and substitute fielder KV Aneesh at ahead brief leg. Dogra straightaway charged at Aneesh, headbutted him together with his helmet, earlier than Mayank Agarwal intervened. It’s believed that Aneesh’s fixed sledging triggered Dogra.
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Issues escalated, and the umpires needed to intervene. Instantly after the over, Dogra apologised, however Aneesh was having none of it and outrightly rejected it. Agarwal and KL Rahul, who have been fielding close by, then unleashed a barrage of verbal volleys at Dogra, chirping away at him incessantly. Earlier, on Day 1, a rising bouncer from Vyshak Vijaykumar struck Dogra on the glove, forcing him to retire harm on 9 off 48 balls on the opening day.
Watch the incident beneath:
One other heated run-in
This wasn’t all. One other incident passed off quickly after, this time between pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak and Wadhawan. Because the batter took off for a single, his left elbow brushed previous the pacer en path to a single. The 2 gamers got here nose to nose earlier than Vyshak was pushed away by the umpire and one among his teammates. Dogra, in the meantime, on the different finish, handed on a wry smile.
“That is one Wadhawan as a result of Vyshak didn’t transfer from his place. No, the rule is that Vyshak, in his follow-through, will stay in his place and that the batter wants to alter his route,” mentioned the commentator.
J&Okay proceed to bat themselves to a place of authority, reaching 350 with six wickets left. Earlier on Day 1, Shubham Pundir set the tempo with an distinctive innings of 121. Half-centuries from Yawer Hassan (88) and Abdul Samad (61) propelled J&Okay additional of their maiden Ranji Trophy last.
Dogra scales Mount 10K
Not too way back, Dogra, 41, grew to become solely the second participant within the historical past of the Ranji Trophy to finish 10000 runs. He achieved this milestone within the semi-final towards Bengal, to present Wasim Jaffer some elite firm. Dogra is a home veteran and a behemoth, now taking part in his twenty seventh Ranji Trophy season. After spending 17 years with Himachal Pradesh, Dogra made a change to Puducherry forward of the 2018-19 season earlier than switching base to J&Okay final 12 months, and as captain, has led from the entrance, scoring 551 runs from 9 matches.
“This 12 months, I believe Paras Dogra’s inclusion made an enormous distinction. His expertise and management helped the group immensely. A aspect all the time wants a robust, skilled chief, and Paras Bhai dealt with the group very properly. His presence introduced stability and perception in essential moments. Trying forward, this can be a very optimistic signal for J&Okay cricket. The youthful gamers at the moment are studying what it takes to compete at this degree,” former J&Okay captain Parvez Rasool tells The Hindustan Instances Digital.
