The Mumbai-Maharashtra rivalry goes back a long way and on most occasions, Mumbai came out on top - many a time from behind with that khadoos attitude. Having taken a handsome first innings lead of 122 runs, only bad, irresponsible batting could have put Mumbai in trouble and that’s what the hosts did at the Wankhede Stadium.

Balvinder Singh Sandhu

This pitch that was well prepared by Sudhir Naik, has completely exposed the batsmen’s lack of basics, tactics and mental discipline — so very important to take the next step to international cricket. Vijay Zol and Kedar Jadhav did show mental discipline and tactics but their basics need to be tightened if they harbour ambitions of playing at the international level and succeeding.

Surprisingly, in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final, Mumbai were looking at the experience of Zaheer Khan to bail them out. None in the Mumbai young brigade seemed to raise their hand in times of crisis. Even coach Sulakshan Kulkarni pinned his hopes on the India pacer. “You will see the best of Zaheer” is a statement that implied that he has no faith in other Mumbai bowlers. Now, this coming from their coach could be very demotivating.