The colours were final(ly) washed away by the Chennai rains. After a non-stop riot of Red, Blue & Greens at the Chepauk, the rain-gods finally intervened and the final of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2006 had to be called off. Sehwag was left stranded at 90, and the Blues were robbed of a very likely victory. When the umpires halted the game, the score-card read 210 for 4, with the Blues cruising at almost seven an over. The entire Red attack was in tatters, with Zaheer Khan the only one averaging below 6. Venugopal Rao should consider himself a doubly lucky man, firstly for being made the captain and secondly for being able to share the trophy with Dravid.
With the curtains coming down on Challenger 2006, it also looks like the end of the road for Saurav. After his twin failures here, Ganguly has failed to find a place in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy. A come-back from here will need a miracle, and a sustained one at that..
With the curtains coming down on Challenger 2006, it also looks like the end of the road for Saurav. After his twin failures here, Ganguly has failed to find a place in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy. A come-back from here will need a miracle, and a sustained one at that..
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