Venki's Three Lives and Siddharth's Adieu
Team A: Pankaj, Partha, Siddharth, Chandru, Dharmendra and Abhijeet S Team B: Venki, Pratik G, Vamshi, Abhijeet J, Pratik and Anand Team B batted first. The highlight of Team B’s innings was a proclamation made by Pratik G right in the beginning when he demanded to open. It seems last time he played Venki suggested that he stay in the middle a bit more. Pratik G took that to heart and wanted to prove a point. So the two Pratiks opened the innings. They started cautiously but the combination didn’t last beyond the first over. Trying to get rid of Pankaj’s nagging deliveries Pratik tied to hit one, but it went straight down to Pankaj who took a beautiful low-lying catch. He was modest to suggest that it just stuck in his palms, but you can tell when they are difficult … trying to pick a low lying one on your follow-through at the end of the over is never easy. With setting Team B back by one Pankaj had accomplished his task. On the back-foot, Team B had to tread cautious...





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