BENGALURU: Brownie points rarely sit well on competitive teams and when Karnataka and Haryana shook hands at the stroke of tea, signaling an end to their final league engagement in the Ranji Trophy, it was an affirmation that Karnataka truly deserved to go deeper in this championship.
Forces beyond their control in the first phase of the league had conspired to stymie Karnataka’s progress, and while Haryana moved into the quarterfinals as Group C toppers, it was the end of the season for Mayank Agarwal & Co.