Reports | Yashwant Barde to replace C Shamshuddin in Ranji Trophy final

After winning the toss ahead of the final, Saurashtra opted to bat first at their home venue and remained on 206/5 at Stumps Day 1. Cheteshwar Pujara who was retired hurt then came back on Day 2 for a long haul. However, umpire C Shamshuddin didn’t join the field on Tuesday and was replaced by a stand-in local umpire local, Piyush Khakar, who officiated only at square leg. Meanwhile, KN Ananthapadmanabhan took up umpiring duties for a long time, from both ends. Eventually, Shamshuddin was ruled out as the on-field umpire for the remainder of the Ranji Trophy final. 

"Shamshuddin felt more pain in the night and went to the hospital in the morning for a check-up. He has been advised a week's rest," a Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) spokesperson told PTI.

According to a report, the pain due to the hit on the lower abdomen area aggravated overnight and he went for a check-up in a local hospital on Tuesday morning. It was then known that Shamshuddin's replacement, Yashwant Barde, will join Padmanabhan on day three after flying in on Tuesday night. 

Meanwhile, S Ravi joined in with Anantha Padmanabhan during the middle in the first session. Meanwhile, Shamshuddin took the role of the TV umpire.