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    Venkatapathi Raju — refreshing sight of a fit coach
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    “We did have a good start to the season last time too but faltered mid-way through and we are keen to avoid it this time,” Raju said. "Apparently, medium-pace bowling (Ashwin Yadav, Alfred Absolom and M.P. Arjun) is our strength. Spin is a bit of a worry as we have to bank only on India star and left-armer Pragyan Ojha" he replied on a query regarding the bowling. Full Article at The Hindu
    Apparently, medium-pace bowling (Ashwin Yadav, Alfred Absolom and M.P. Arjun) is our strength. Spin is a bit of a worry as we have to bank only on India star and left-armer Pragyan Ojha
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
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Venkatapathi Raju — refreshing sight of a fit coach
  1. The presence of V.V.S. Laxman at the start of the season (he will not be available for three games later on) should be a big motivating factor for the boys
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
  2. Only performances matter and not reputations; exactly for this reason I have ensured that the fringe players are also training along with the Ranji squad
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
  3. Batting looks solid with the likes of Laxman and Rayudu (coming back this season after the ICL stint). The point is that stroke-making looks okay but one has to pace the innings as the situation demands. For instance, of the nine centuries last season, none of them were match-winning but mostly match-sa...
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
  4. Frankly, the players just cannot complain about the preparations which have been going on well with support from all quarters
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
  5. Not really. Being the selector last season I know these boys well. And more over, I don’t talk big about challenges or huge goals. I wish to take it match by match as I did during my playing days
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
  6. The thing is that we are capable of producing far better performances. For that we have to be really consistent
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
  7. We did have a good start to the season last time too but faltered mid-way through and we are keen to avoid it this time
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
  8. Essentially, I am stressing to them that there is no point in being just there in the Elite Group without actually qualifying for the knockout phase
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
  9. To make it big at the highest level you have to score plenty of runs and take a lot of wickets. One odd century or a five-wicket haul will do no good either to the team or for the player himself
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago

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