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Virat Kohli could score only 190 runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
Players like Indian captain Rohit Sharma, senior batsman Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and opener Shubman Gill can be seen playing Ranji Trophy. All of them can be part of their teams in the second phase of Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma was seen training with Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, while Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Harshit Rana have been included in Delhi’s Ranji probables. There are also reports of Shubman Gill joining the Punjab Ranji team.
The matches of the second phase of the current season of Ranji Trophy are starting from January 23. The final match will be played from 26th February.
Photos of Rohit’s practice…
Rohit Sharma practiced with Mumbai Ranji team captain Ajinkya Rahane.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma coming out of the field after the practice session.
List of Delhi’s Ranji Probables
International : Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Harshit Rana.
Domestic: Ayush Badoni, Sanat Sangwan, Gagan, Yash Dhull, Anuj Rawat, Jonty Sidhu, Siddharth Sharma, Hemant Singh, Navdeep Saini, Pranav Rajvanshi, Sumit Mathur, Moni Grewal, Shivam Sharma, Mayank, Vaibhav, Himanshu Chauhan, Harsh Tyagi, Shivank Vishishtha. , Prince Yadav, Ayush Singh, Akhil Chaudhary, Hrithik Shokin, Lakshya Thareja, Ayush Doseja, Arpit Rana, Vikas Solanki, Samarth Seth, Raunak Vaghela, Anirudh Chaudhary, Rahul Gehlot, Bhagwan Singh, Mayank Rawat, Tejaswi Dahiya, Prateek, Rahul Dagar, Aryan Rana, Salil Malhotra, Jitesh Singh.
Gill available for Punjab team Cricinfo has written that Shubman Gill has declared himself available for Punjab’s Ranji team, although the team has not been released yet. Gill last played Ranji Trophy in 2022. He appeared in the quarter-finals against Madhya Pradesh in Aloor.
3 reasons for Indian players to play Ranji…
1. It became mandatory to play review meeting domestically Two days ago, BCCI reviewed the performance of the Indian team at the BCCI head quarter in Mumbai. During this, the team’s performance in the home series against New Zealand and the tour of Australia was reviewed. During the meeting, the board members laid emphasis on senior players playing domestic cricket. Also it was made mandatory for players to play Ranji.
2. Head coach Gautam Gambhir said- Senior players should play Ranji After losing BGT, Indian team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir had said that the senior players of the Indian team will have to play Ranji and other domestic matches from time to time to improve their batting skills.
3. Poor batting against New Zealand and Australia In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rohit Sharma (31 runs), Virat Kohli (190 runs), Rishabh Pant (255 runs) and Shubman Gill (93 runs) batted poorly in the last few months. Even against New Zealand the players’ bats remained calm.
Mumbai won the last Ranji title The last title of Ranji Trophy was won by Mumbai under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane. In the final match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai defeated Vidarbha by 169 runs. Musheer Khan was named player of the match for his double performance. He had scored 136 runs and also took 2 wickets. At the same time, Tanush Kotian, who scored 502 runs and took 29 wickets, was elected Player of the Series.
After winning the Ranji Trophy, Mumbai players had lifted captain Ajinkya Rahane on their shoulders.
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Rohit joined Ranji practice session
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma reached Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday for practice with Mumbai Ranji team. Due to Rohit’s participation in the practice session, it is being speculated that he can play for Mumbai in the second leg of Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
