Rohit Sharma will play Ranji Trophy for the first time in a decade and will be named in Mumbai’s squad alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal.

India captain Rohit Sharma will appear in a Ranji Trophy match for the first time in nearly a decade after he and rising star Yashavi Jaiswal were named in Mumbai’s squad for their clash against Jammu and Kashmir, starting January 23 at the MCA-BKC Stadium in Mumbai. . The team will continue to be led by veteran Ajinkya Rahane, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) said while announcing the team on Monday. Rohit had confirmed his participation in the next round of the Ranji Trophy match on Saturday during a press conference to announce India’s squads for the limited-overs series against England and the Champions Trophy next month.
When asked if he would play in his state team’s next home match, Rohit replied: “I will.”
Recently, there have been questions about Rohit’s form in the longest format after his forgettable outing in his last eight Tests, including against New Zealand at home and against Australia Down Under.
The India skipper attended a Mumbai training session on January 15 as it became clear after the team’s disastrous tour of Australia that BCCI had made it mandatory for players to participate in the domestic circuit.
Soon after, Jaiswal also joined the Mumbai training camp at the BKC ground where he had some batting sessions with his local team.
The BCCI recently made it mandatory for all contracted Indian players to participate in domestic cricket unless there are fitness issues.
Rohit had cited his busy schedule with the national team among the reasons for not playing domestic cricket.
“(In) the last 6-7 years, I can at least know what has happened to me since I started playing Test cricket regularly, as of 2019, you hardly have any time (on hand),” he said. Media.
“And then, when you play a lot of international cricket during the year, you need some time off as well as a cricketer just to freshen up, get your mind right, just to get ready for next season.” “But we’ve dealt with it now and nobody takes it for granted or anything like that. It just depends on looking at how a person goes through the season, how much rest they need.
“Based on all that, we decide what will happen with certain players. Now it has become mandatory that if there is time, you have to play domestic cricket,” he said.
Mumbai squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rohit Sharma, Yashavi Jaiswal, Aayush Mhatre, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Tamur (wk), Akash Anand (wk), Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur . Mohit Awasthi, Sylvester D’Souza, Royston Dias, Karch Kothari.
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