Vignesh rues batting failure for Tamil Nadu exit

It was an all-round disaster as barring wicket-keeper batsman N Jagadeesan and legspinner M Abhinav, no one else made his presence felt. On what was a batting friendly wicket, TN conceded much ground on the opening day when it made only 229. Of those, Jagadeesan's contribution was a lion's share of 113.

Delhi, then, piled on the misery by racking up a mammoth 479 and took a lead of 250. 

TN pacer K Vignesh bemoaned his side's batting failure for the disappointing loss. "It was a good batting wicket. I think we lost the match the moment we scored only 229. It was a fantastic batting effort from Jagadeesan. He played aggressively regardless of wickets falling at the other end and it's a pity that none of the other batsmen could step up and offer him a helping hand," said the 23-year-old. 

Vignesh pointed out that the Delhi bowling was not as fearsome as TN's failure indicates and that his batsmen could have played a little more responsibly and been more judicious in their shot-making. Another player that came in for high praise from Vignesh was the promising legspinner M Abhinav who took six for 115 in what eventually came in a losing cause.

According to Vignesh, the wicket had nothing in it for a fast bowler of his ilk to get excited about. "It was a slow track and the ball kept low regularly. Despite bending one's back, it was hard to get any purchase from the benign track,” signed off Vignesh.