TAMIL NADU ROUND-UP

do not flow as freely. Subnationalist cults flower, but only insofar as they do not disturb an overarching national identity. On that rare occasion in 2013 when Virat Kohli was booed at the Wankhede Stadium, he tapped into the same sentiment.

“I don’t know why they get so worked up,” Kohli said. “It feels a bit weird because at the end of the day, you play for India. You come to Bangalore and you see how Indian players are appreciated.”

Baskar (JC Royals, 5/26).

Baskar’s five-for does it for JC Royals

SIVAKASI: Baskar claimed five for 26 as JC Royals defeated Kalasalingam Academy by 36 runs in the Virudhunagar DCA first division league.

The scores:

I div.: JC Royals 173 in 35 overs (M.K. Prabhu 40, Kaddam Abhishek Reddy 3/20, Hruday Vikas 3/42, Suriya 3/44) bt Kalasalingam Academy 137 in 35.4 overs (Gokul 34, Baskar 5/26, Thangamarimuthu 3/21).

Galaxy 144 in 33.2 overs (Muthuraman 38, Sivasubramaniam 3/21, M. Gokul Madhavan 3/52) lost to ANJA College 147/8 in 29.1 overs (V. Ravivarma 44, Sathish 4/31). Friends 176 in 35.2 overs (B. Arun 38, M. Maheshwaran 37, S. Varatharaj 3/22) bt Metro 172/9 in 40 overs (Balaji 54, K. Ganesh 45, Rajarathinam 4/52).

II div.: Tamilthai 126/9 in 25 overs (Manojkumar 32, Esakkipandi 5/26) bt Ramco 94 in 18.3 overs (Singaraj 35 n.o., Selvaraj 5/18).

Mepco Schlenk EC 79 in 14.5 overs (A. Gowtham 40, Rajesh Kanna 6/15) lost to Gladiators

Esakkipandi (Ramco, 5/26).

Rajesh (Gladiators, 6/15).

80/3 in 7.4 overs.

Blue Venom edges Green City

UDHAGAMANDALAM: M. Sujeesh’s 97 came in handy as Blue Venom edged out Green City by seven runs in the NDCA league entry tournament in Kotagiri here on Thursday.

The scores:

Blue Venom 247/9 in 35 overs (M. Sujeesh 97) bt Green City 240 in 33.2 overs (C. Karthic Kumar 61, L. Prakash 56, R. Prabhakaran 40, R. Vignesh 3 for 45).