Ranji Trophy 2021 22 News

Sarfaraz Khan, one of the many promising Indian youngsters around, has stepped up for Mumbai, scoring 134 runs off 243 balls, in the ongoing Ranji Trophy final against Madhya Pradesh. After reaching his hundred, he brought out the signature step of Sidhu Moose Wala, who was shot dead on May 29.

Madhya Pradesh have reached the Ranji Trophy final for the first time since the 1998-99 season following a comprehensive 174-run victory against Bengal in the semi-final. They will now face Mumbai, who made the cut on the basis of the first-innings lead against Uttar Pradesh in the other contest.

In a recent development, Indian pacer Ishant Sharma who had made himself unavailable for the Ranji Trophy league stage is set to join Delhi squad. Delhi will play their opening fixture against Tamil Nadu on Thursday but Ishant is likely to miss the game due to five-day mandatory quarantine.

BCCI recently announced the postponement of the Ranji Trophy due to the increasing cases of Covid-19 all over the country. Meanwhile, expressing his disappointment in not being able to play red-ball cricket this season, Jaydev Unadkat posted a tweet urging the red-ball to give him another chance.