The excitement in Mysore
Watching Karnataka's Abhimanyu Mithun and Vinay Kumar skittle Mumbai on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy final in Mysore brought back memories of the raw duo of Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad the last time they won the tournament in 1988-89
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
Watching Karnataka's Abhimanyu Mithun and Vinay Kumar skittle Mumbai on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy final in Mysore brought back memories of the raw duo of Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad the last time they won the tournament in 1988-89. Vijay Mruthyunjaya of the Gulf Daily News explains why the first day was such an enthralling experience.
Kumar and Mithun are not as tall as Srinath and Prasad, they are rather more proportionately built. Where Srinath and Prasad looked in desperate need of some extra flesh on their bones early in their careers, Kumar and Mithun look well fed and as if they have just stepped out the gym.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo