Ranji Trophy 2023-24: Kerala appears to be like to show the tide towards bogey facet Assam in difficult situations

A frigid day welcomed Kerala cricketers right here on Thursday. The solar remained beneath the gray slabs of clouds that glowered over the ACA stadium until the cricketers completed their apply session late within the afternoon.

The guests have braced themselves to face the difficult situations vastly completely different from the new and sultry Alappuzha the place they performed their final match.

The possible seaming situations on provide may also power a change in Kerala’s group mixture, particularly a beef-up within the medium tempo division. N.P. Basil and Visheshwar Suresh will get a glance in to help the 2 senior medium pacers Basil Thampi and M.D. Nidheesh within the match towards Assam which begins on the ACA stadium on Friday.

Assam has been the bogey facet for Kerala this season, albeit in T20. Kerala, which misplaced to its North East opponent thrice within the recreation’s shortest format, will get an opportunity to show the tide within the longer format.

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However, Kerala should rein in its nemesis Riyan Parag and likewise tame the situations to get higher of the house facet. The absence of Sanju Samson will put further stress on Sachin Baby and Rohan Prem, the 2 of Kerala’s most skilled batters. 

“Sanju will be missed but it is up to the other batters to rise to the occasion. Conditions will be challenging but I have faith in my players and if we play to our potential we can come out good,” stated Kerala coach M. Venkataramana

Assam captain Riyan Parag is within the type of his life and is raring to go after belting the second-fastest hundred within the historical past of the Ranji Trophy towards Chhattisgarh.

The match towards Kerala will likely be a possibility for Riyan and his team-mates to place the stuttering begin to the marketing campaign heading in the right direction. “The fact that we beat them thrice will be in the back of their mind and Kerala will be under more pressure than us. We just have to play to our potential. We made mistakes in our last match. We are looking for an overall improvement and we are capable of doing that,” stated Riyan.