Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, July 19: It will be the battle of equals as star-studded Kishan Chand Cricket Club (KCCC) will take on the combined stars of New Challengers Cricket Club in the final of the Chevrolet Cup T20 Cricket Tournament at KC Public School grounds, adjacent KC Sports Academy, here tomorrow.
Though, one gets a feeling that Manik-led KCCC may enjoy a slight edge over their rivals, yet cricket being the game of glorious uncertainties, especially the shortest format and New Challengers Club being the amalgam of good players from various clubs, a tough contest is on cards between the two formidable sides.
While KCCC possesses a strong batting line-up in Vimarsh Kaw, Dhruv Mahajan, Bandeep Singh, Shashi Kumar and Pardeep Bali, the batting trio of New Challengers Club in Parveen Singh, Hardeep Singh and Manjeet Singh is a hard nut to crack.
As far as the all-rounders is concerned, KCCC has a battery of them in skipper Manik Gupta, Shashi Kumar, Raman Dutta, wicketkeeper Raman Thaploo and Sameer Khajuria, not to talk of Dhruv, Kaw, Bali or Jain, while on the other hand, New Challengers have the all-rounders in dependable Ramdayal, Deepak Singh Manhas and not to talk of Manjeet, Hardeep or Parveen.
The New Challengers Club has a strong medium fast bowling duo in experienced Ramdayal Punia and youngster Rohit Sharma, while speedy Sahil Sharma and Soumay Jain of KCCC are also having the talent to counter.
In the spin Department, KCCC can boast of having hugely experienced Sameer Khajuria, Raman Dutta ad Pardeep Bali, besides Gutsy Dhruv and gritty Kaw, while the New Challengers will be fielding only one specialist spinner in Deepak Singh Manhas to be supported by part-timers Manjeet, Hardeep or Parveen.
Having said this, it will be a keen contest and the team which holds its nerves better in the crunch situations will be the winner.
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