India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be a part of the Saurashtra workforce in Chennai on Sunday for its ultimate league match of the Ranji Trophy.
“His training and workload will be as per the National Cricket Academy (NCA) protocols,” Saurashtra coach Niraj Odedra advised Sportstar after touchdown within the metropolis.
The 2019-20 Ranji Trophy champion will face Tamil Nadu on the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium from Tuesday, January 24. Jadeja final featured in a Ranji Trophy recreation in November 2018. Saurashtra, on prime of Elite Group B with 26 factors, misplaced its final match towards Andhra in Rajkot by 150 runs.
“In fact, I had sent Jaddu a WhatsApp text saying that the boys are really excited to have him back. He immediately wrote back saying he is looking forward to catching up with the team. It’s been a while since he played Ranji Trophy for Saurashtra. A player of that calibre joining the team is a huge morale boost as well,” Odedra added.
Jadeja, who has been out of motion since August 2022 because of a knee harm, was named within the 17-man squad for the primary two Tests of the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first Test will likely be performed in Nagpur from February 9, adopted by the second in Delhi and the ultimate two in Dharamshala and Ahmedabad.
Absence of Rishabh Pant, who’s recovering from a automobile accident, additional amplifies left-hander Jadeja’s significance for the upcoming collection. In the final three years, Jadeja has 31 Test wickets at a median of 25.16, together with one five-for. He has been equally spectacular with the bat, scoring 679 runs at a median of a shade underneath 40, together with two tons of and three fifties.