After brilliant debut Ranji season, Doseja confronts rise in expectations
Whilst assessing young cricketers, it is often said that the second season provides a truer measure of their ability. A breakthrough debut campaign is no mean feat, but it is when they are able to back it up with more success in the following year, against opponents with better plans on negating strengths and amplifying weaknesses, that their class shines through.Delhi’s Ayush Doseja will soon be confronted with this challenge. The 23-year-old left-hand batter’s maiden First Class season was exemplary: he began with a double century on his Ranji Trophy debut against Hyderabad, racked up 949 runs in the competition along the way (second only to Karnataka batter R.
- ▪Whilst assessing young cricketers, it is often said that the second season provides a truer measure of their ability.
- ▪A breakthrough debut campaign is no mean feat, but it is when they are able to back it up with more success in the following year, against opponents with better plans on negating strengths and amplifying weaknesses, that their class shines
- ▪The 23-year-old left-hand batter’s maiden First Class season was exemplary: he began with a double century on his Ranji Trophy debut against Hyderabad, racked up 949 runs in the competition along the way (second only to Karnataka batter R.
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Whilst assessing young cricketers, it is often said that the second season provides a truer measure of their ability. A breakthrough debut campaign is no mean feat, but it is when they are able to back it up with more success in the following year, against opponents with better plans on negating strengths and amplifying weaknesses, that their class shines through.Delhi’s Ayush Doseja will soon be confronted with this challenge. The 23-year-old left-hand batter’s maiden First Class season was exemplary: he began with a double century on his Ranji Trophy debut against Hyderabad, racked up 949 runs in the competition along the way (second only to Karnataka batter R.
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