It reflected in the 167-run margin of defeat. Jammu & Kashmir appeared to run out of steam against Rest of India Towards the closing stages of the Irani Cup.
On the contrary, the host did not have the services of star pacer Auqib Nabi who was part of India’s squad for the ODI series against the West Indies. It should not overly perturb the reigning Ranji Trophy champion going into its title defence on October 11, given that the opposition had as many as six players who have represented India in its ranks.
“It’s a very good sign that we are there. “There were a few too many no-balls. Against such a big team, minor errors can lead to a loss. “We learnt a lot of things from this game. A little about the batting and a little about the bowling. We have the strength, so we can also change a few bowlers if needed,” Dogra added.
“We fought really well against a Rest of India team where there were six-seven India players,” Dogra said after the loss. We will try to minimise those small mistakes,” the middle-order batter said.