Ranji Trophy 2022 – Hardik Pandya FIT for IPL, but misses Ranji Trophy: Sourav Ganguly recently was quoted as saying – ‘players who want to comeback to Indian team should play in Domestic cricket’. But it seems injured all-rounder Hardik Pandya has decided not to pay any heed to this advice. Hardik who has declared himself fit for IPL 2022, will skip the Ranji Trophy starting on February 10. Follow Ranji Trophy 2022 LIVE & Indian Cricket LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Baroda Ranji Trophy Team: Kedar Devdhar was named skipper of the Baroda team on Monday. Vishnu Solanki was named Devdhar’s deputy as the Baroda Cricket Association announced a 20-member squad ahead of the first phase of the tournament. However, Hardik’s name is missing from the squad list.
Ranji Trophy 2022: Hardik Pandya IGNORE’s Sourav Ganguly’s advice, ‘not part of Baroda’s Ranji squad
Hardik to miss Ranji Trophy: Hardik has remained on the sidelines ever since the T20 World Cup last year, making himself unavailable for national selection due to back injury and further rehabilitation.
Ranji Trophy 2022- Hardik Pandya not part of Baroda’s Ranji squad: The 28-year-old, who received a lot of flak for not bowling during India’s dismal T20 World Cup campaign, hasn’t played red ball cricket since December 2018 and has often admitted that injuries have put a spanner on his prospects in the longest format of the game.
It is expected that Hardik will return to competitive cricket in the Indian Premier League, where he is set to make his maiden appearance as a full-time captain with the CVC-owned Ahmedabad franchise.
Ranji Trophy 2022: Hardik Pandya IGNORE’s Sourav Ganguly’s advice, ‘not part of Baroda’s Ranji squad
In interview to PTI last week, BCCI President Saurav Ganguly had said he expected to see the all-rounder play in the Ranji Trophy.
Ranji Trophy 2022- Hardik Pandya not part of Baroda’s Ranji squad: “Hardik was injured and a break was given to him to completely recover, so that he can continue to serve Indian cricket for a long period of time. I believe I will see him play some Ranji Trophy to start with. I expect him to bowl a lot more overs and his body will get stronger,” Ganguly said.
Hardik’s brother, Krunal Pandya has also been included in the squad.
Ranji Trophy 2022: Hardik Pandya IGNORE’s Sourav Ganguly’s advice, ‘not part of Baroda’s Ranji squad
The tournament, which was not held last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was scheduled to begin on January 13 but was postponed owing to a third wave of infections across the country.
It will now be held in two phases, with the first phase beginning on Thursday till March 15 across various venues in the country.
Ranji Trophy 2022 – Hardik Pandya not part of Baroda’s Ranji squad: The premier domestic event then takes a break during the IPL and resumes from May 30 to June 26.
Baroda’s Ranji squad: Kedar Dhevdhar, Vishnu Solanki, Pratyush Kumar, Shivalik Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Abhimanyusingh Rajput, Dhruv Patel, Mitesh Patel, Lukman Meriwala, Babasafikhan Pathan (wk), Atit Sheth, Bhargav Bhatt, Parth Kohli, Shashwat Rawat, Soyeb Sopariya, Kartik Kakade, Gurjindersingh Mann, Jyotsnil Singh, Ninad Rathwa, Akshay More.
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