Chandrakant Pandit and the 'Khadoos' mindset behind MP's Ranji Trophy resurgence
2 years, 7 months ago

Chandrakant Pandit and the 'Khadoos' mindset behind MP's Ranji Trophy resurgence

The Hindu  

As Madhya Pradesh flattened Punjab at the Alur cricket ground for a 10-wicket win on Thursday, with openers Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri running the final laps of a 26-run target, there were no animated gestures or rousing celebrations from the balcony behind the long-off boundary. Even today, I told them to not take the target easily because anything can happen,” said Pandit from the sidelines after silently guiding his pawns to a well-rounded win. Kartikeya, who dabbled back into red-ball cricket after his stint with Mumbai Indians in the IPL is MP’s leading wicket taker this season with 19 wickets from seven innings. Next three days, we have to think about working on our weaknesses because a better team awaits, and we have to be ready for it,” Pandit said as the lightness of the moment quickly transited back to the khadoos mindset.

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