BENGALURU: As the Karnataka team exited the KSCA Alur stadium on Thursday evening after being humbled by Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals, dusk was settling in. The interplay between the elements resulted in a literal silver lining settling around a dark cloud as the team’s buses wended their way to the city. Sadly, there wasn’t much for Karnataka to take away from the match, barring the pacers’ performance in the first innings.
Karnataka ended the season without a title – they also made an appearance in the final of the 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and reached the quarterfinal of the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy, beaten both times by Tamil Nadu – thereby suggesting that it is time for introspection. While looking ahead is important, it is essential to look back at what went wrong, too.
