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    We lost the SF in first hour on Day 1: TN coach

    The moment I saw the wicket I exactly knew what we were going to get,” Kulkarni told the media after the match. “When I saw that they had played on a different pitch in the quarterfinal and what wicket they gave

    We lost the SF in first hour on Day 1: TN coach
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    Mumbai’s players celebrate after winning their Ranji Trophy semi-final

    MUMBAI: Skipper R Sai Kishore’s inner voice has played a big role in bringing Tamil Nadu this far but his decision to bat on a seaming wicket against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy semifinal was wrong, said Tamil Nadu coach Sulakshan Kulkarni on Monday.

    In what turned out to be a surprising call which prompted reactions including those from R Ashwin and Saurashtra’s Jaydev Unadkat, Sai Kishore put his side in to bat first on a seaming wicket which had Tamil Nadu reeling at 42/5 inside the first session.

    “The moment I saw the wicket I exactly knew what we were going to get,” Kulkarni told the media after the match. “When I saw that they had played on a different pitch in the quarterfinal and what wicket they gave, (that) moment I realised that this is a seaming-friendly wicket and it was going to be a very tough match, we would have to play really well to win this game.

    “I always speak straightforward — we lost the match at 9’o clock on Day One. Everything was set, we won the toss, as a coach, as a Mumbaikar, I know the conditions well. We should have bowled but the captain had some different instinct.”

    DTNEXT Bureau
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