India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara has been named in the Saurashtra’s squad for the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2019-20 on Wednesday, December 4.
In a press release on Wednesday, the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) announced the 16-member Saurashtra squad for the first two matches of the upcoming Ranji season.
The senior selection committee of SCA also named the left-arm speedster Jaydev Unadkat as their Ranji Trophy captain while former India pacer Karsan Ghavri will be reportedly their head coach.
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Meanwhile, the upcoming Ranji matches will be good practice for Pujara, as he will be next seen in action during India’s tour New Zealand in February-March for a two-Test series.
Saurashtra, who finished as the runners-up in the last Ranji Trophy season, are placed in the Elite Group B and will kick start their 2019-20 campaign with a game against Himachal Pradesh in Dharamshala on 9 December.
Here’s Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy Squad:
Jaydev Unadkat (captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Sheldon Jackson, Arpit Vasavada, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Kamlesh Makwana, Snell Patel, Chirag Jani, Harvik Desai, Prerak Mankad, Avi Barot, Vishvaraj Jadeja, Kushang Patel, Chetan Sakariya, Divyaraj Chauhan and Jay Chauhan
Check out here Saurashtra’s Ranji fixtures:
December 9-12: vs Himachal Pradesh, Round 1, Elite Group B
December 17-20: vs Railways, Round 2, Elite Group B
December 25-28: vs Uttar Pradesh, Round 3, Elite Group B
January 11-14: vs Karnataka, Round 5, Elite Group B
January 19-22: vs Madhya Pradesh, Round 6, Elite Group B
January 27-30: vs Baroda, Round 7, Elite Group B
February 4-7: vs Mumbai, Round 8, Elite Group B
February 12-15: vs Tamil Nadu, Round 9, Elite Group B
(With PTI Inputs)
