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Anureet Singh in focus

NEW DELHI: Two years ago he came to the Railways’ ‘nets’ with dreams of making it big. Now he carries the ambitions of Railways in a season of hope. Anureet Singh, the lanky fast bowler, would be the man to watch out for at the Karnail Singh Stadium when Railways meets Baroda in the Ranji Trophy super league contest here from Sunday.

The humble background was a driving force for Anureet. From his non-descript address in east Delhi, he worked hard and made a huge impact on his first-class debut this season when he claimed six for 49 in Karnataka’s second innings. Coach Abhay Sharma had seen a spark in the boy and is convinced he has the potential to “go far.”

Line and length is Anureet’s strong point and he likes to hit the deck because he is deceptive off the pitch and has to bowl in the right areas to get the best results.

Railways claimed three points from its last match even as Baroda, which conceded the first innings lead to Uttar Pradesh in its only match, would be hard pressed to deliver in the absence of Munaf Patel and Yusuf Pathan. The teams have played the Ranji Trophy finals in 2001 and 2002.

The teams (from): Railways: Sanjay Bangar (capt.), Amit Pagnis, Karan Sharma, Harshad Rawale, S.S. Sanyal, Yere Goud, Mahesh Rawat, Raja Ali, Murali Kartik, Harvinder Singh, K. Parida and Anureet Singh.

Baroda: Connor Williams (capt.), Satyajit Parab, Azharuddin Bilakhia, K. Panchal, Shatrunjay Gaekwad, Irfan Pathan, Rajesh Pawar, Pinal Shah, Rajesh Solanki, Irfan Pathan (Jr.), Salim Veragi, Rubin Dalwadi, Utkarsh Patel, Maitrik Shah and Shailesh Solanki.

Umpires: Arun Datar and K. Hariharan.

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