LUCKNOW, Oct. 15 -- The pressure of performance would be on both skipper Karan Sharma and coach Arvind Kapoor when former champions Uttar Pradesh take on Andhra Pradesh in their opening Ranji Trophy match of the new domestic season, beginning Wednesday, at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.

Despite his dull show last season, Delhi-boy Sharma has superseded in-form Aryan Juyal, who had scored 700 plus runs, and same is the case with Kapoor, who has got himself fitted in the post even though Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association has many people with proven track record for the post like Ashish Winston Zaidi, Gyanendra Pandey and Rizwan Shamshad.

"All eyes will be on these two as much is expected from them this time. We hope that the two come o...