Vidarbha’s Jitesh Sharma gets his maiden Team India call-up
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Vidarbha cricketer Jitesh Sharma has been called up for the national team to replace Sanju Samson in the T20 series against Sri Lanka
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In June 2014, I received a video clip on WhatsApp from a friend who was passionate about domestic cricket. The clip, though intended to expose the sub-standard umpiring in domestic cricket, was not startling in itself.It was an era before domestic cricket games were streamed on OTT platforms. It was cut through the BCCI’s own six-camera setup, primarily created to monitor umpires’ performance.After fact-checking it with the bowler involved, it was confirmed that it was from a Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha, played at the K.L. Saini Ground in Jaipur in March 2014.The bowler — U.P....