Rajkot: Veteran Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who is waiting to play a big innings, was on Tuesday named in Saurashtra’s squad for the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament beginning on February 10. Saurashtra Cricket Association has announced a 21-man squad in which Pujara has been included.
They have been placed in the Elite Group D of Saurashtra and the team will play their league match in Ahmedabad. Saurashtra is in Group D along with 41-time Ranji champions Mumbai, Odisha and Goa. As expected, the selectors have included the experienced Pujara in the team. The command of the team has been handed over to experienced left-arm fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat. The team is currently training at the SCA Stadium here.
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IPL fast bowler Chetan Sakariya has also been included in the team. The Ranji Trophy could not be organized last year due to the COVID-19 epidemic. This year also the tournament was to start from January 13 but due to the third wave of corona virus across the country, it had to be postponed.
The tournament will now be organized in two phases. The first phase will start from Thursday at venues across the country and will continue till March 15. The top domestic competition will be given a break during the IPL and the second leg will be played from May 30 to June 26.
The team is as follows:
Jaydev Unadkat (Captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Sheldon Jackson, Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Kamlesh Makwana, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Chetan Sakarya, Prerak Mankad, Vishwarajsinh Jadeja, Harvik Desai, Kevin Jivrajani, Kushang Patel, Jay Chauhan, Samarth Vyas, Parthakumar Bhut , Yuvrajsinh Chudasama, Devang Karamata, Snell Patel, Kishan Parmar and Aditya Jadeja. (agency)