Ajinkya Rahane would be the focus when Mumbai play Goa of their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy match in Ahmedabad. The former India vice-captain did rating 100 (129) in opposition to Saurashtra, but it surely couldn’t save his place within the Test squad for the upcoming two-match sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Sarfaraz eager to proceed purple patch
Sarfaraz Khan, who scored 275 in opposition to defending champions Saurashtra, will even be wanting to lengthen his purple patch in red-ball cricket. The Mumbai middle-order batsman had an important 2019-20 season within the Ranji Trophy. He scored 928 runs in six matches with a median of 154.66. His previous couple of Ranji Trophy innings included a 177, a 226 not out, an unbeaten 301, and 275.
Mumbai’s Ajinkya Rahane in motion throughout Ranji trophy match between Saurashtra and Mumbai at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. (Express photograph by Nirmal Harindran)
Pujara’s likelihood of redemption
A day after chief selector Chetan Sharma stated the door was not closed on him, and his performances in Ranji Trophy will probably be watched, Cheteshwar Pujara scored an 83-balls 91 with 16 fours and a six in opposition to Mumbai in Ahmedabad. The veteran of 95 Tests will probably be trying to construct upon that begin when Saurashtra tackle Odisha.
Cheteshwar Pujara.
Ishant enhance for Delhi
Veteran India pacer Ishant Sharma, who has made himself obtainable for the Ranji Trophy after lacking the primary sport, is about to begin in opposition to Jharkhand on Thursday. Ishant, 33, has performed 105 Tests however has gone down within the pecking order for the nationwide workforce following the emergence of Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj, and was dropped for the two-match Test sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka. The skilled pacer even went unsold within the IPL public sale.
Ishant Sharma.
No stopping Dhul
After main India to its fifth Under-19 World Cup earlier this month, Yash Dhull started his senior profession with a century in every innings on his Ranji Trophy debut in opposition to Tamil Nadu. He is simply the third Indian — after Nari Contractor for Gujarat in 1952/53 and Virag Awate for Maharashtra in 2012/13 — to attain 100 in every innings on Ranji debut. After an important begin, the teen can be longing for extra.
Yash Dhul.
Blistering Shahrukh
Tamil Nadu’s Shahrukh Khan most likely performed the most effective knock within the first spherical of matches. The 26-year-old middle-order batsman smashed a 148-ball 194 that ensured the first-innings lead for Tamil Nadu in opposition to Delhi. Considered a white-ball finisher with a profitable IPL contract, he confirmed his prowess within the red-ball format with this knock. Tamil Nadu will probably be up in opposition to Chhattisgarh.
Shahrukh Khan.
Sensational Edhen
First-ball wickets in each innings, six wickets total (4/41 & 2/30) and player-of-the-match award on debut, Kerala’s 16-year-old Edhen Tom Apple started his first-class profession in spectacular style in opposition to Meghalaya. Kerala will lock horns with Gujarat subsequent.
Edhen Tom Apple.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
