Dhawal Kulkarni loves his battles with Karnataka. It was he who frustrated the southern giants in 2009-10 Ranji final held at Mysore where his 181-ball 87 helped Mumbai beat the hosts by six runs to win the title. At the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (VCA) in Jamtha here yesterday, Kulkarni repeated his heroics and rescued his side with a splendid 75. However, the all-rounder was unhappy with the way his team's top order batsmen negotiated the Karnataka pacers during the first hour of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final.

Dhawal Kulkarni