India, Sept. 8 -- Tushar Deshpande has his tail up. He is gunning for his fourth wicket in the middle of a threatening post-lunch spell for West Zone in the first match of the new domestic season in the Duleep Trophy.

Soon enough, he cranks it up and a bouncer forces North Zone skipper Kanhayia Wadhawan to duck. The ball is rapid enough for wicket-keeper Harvik Desai to fumble in collection. The speed gun shows 153.9 kph-

express pace category. Deshpande's other deliveries in the spell are not anywhere as quick, leaving people to wonder if it was a system error.

"Why is it not believable? I have bowled in the high 140s in IPL," the 31-year-old argues. "I later went and checked with the producer. He told me I was bowling really quick."...