1,245 runs in one season, starred alongside Dhoni for India A; replaced Tendulkar, lost Test selection battle to Gambhir
The 2003-04 Indian domestic season produced plenty of contenders for the national side, but one left-handed opener separated himself from almost everybody else. Across the Ranji and Duleep trophies, 1,245 runs came from just 15 innings at an extraordinary average of 103.75. There were five centuries, three of them double hundreds, while the next-highest aggregate … Read more