Jagadeesan notched up his maiden Ranji Trophy double ton and carried his bat (245 n.o., 402b, 25x4, 4x6) as Tamil Nadu got to 489 on day two of the third-round Group-C match versus Railways at the SNR College cricket ground here on Saturday.
It seemed as if he felt liberated having been asked to open the innings and clutched at the chance as if it’s a lifeline.
The first three balls he played in the morning were suggestive of his intent. He offered the textbook front-foot defence for the first two balls off left-arm spinner Akash Pandey – long stride out, still head, bat smothering the ball, and all that. Then, as suddenly as a gas stove would ignite, he whacked a four to the long-on boundary – it seemed impulsive.
