Ravindra Jadeja is about to steer Saurashtra towards Tamil Nadu on Tuesday within the absence of standard skipper Jaydev Unadkat, Sportstar has learnt. Arpit Vasavada is anticipated to be his deputy.
Jadeja joined the group on Sunday, asserting his arrival in Chennai — he performs for the Chennai Super Kings within the IPL — with a tweet.
The 2019-20 champion will play the ultimate spherical of the Ranji Trophy beginning January 24 on the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Unadkat and Cheteshwar Pujara have been rested for the upcoming match.
The Elite Group B fixture shall be Jadeja’s return to aggressive cricket after being on the sidelines since August 2022 because of a knee harm. It can also be Jadeja’s first Ranji Trophy match since November 2018.
Jadeja was not too long ago named within the 17-man Test squad for the primary two Tests of the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy and can use the four-day sport as a tune-up for the Test collection. India’s hope of reaching the WTC last hinges on the way it fares towards Australia.
Meanwhile, Saurashtra, high of its group with 26 factors, comes into this match on the again of a 150-run loss towards Andhra at house. It is all however by to the final eight. Tamil Nadu, although out of quarterfinals race, shall be using the boldness wave after beating Assam by an innings and 70 runs.