The premier domestic tournament of India, the Ranji Trophy 2022 has started its proceedings and this is an extremely crucial tournament for all the domestic players of India. We have seen in the past that several cricketers who perform well in the Ranji Trophy, get a call-up to the national team.
Therefore, the Ranji Trophy becomes a very important tournament for all the domestic players who want to knock at the selector’s doors. A total of 32 teams will be taking part in the Ranji Trophy 2022 and we can expect some stellar performances as the players would be wanting to grab onto their opportunities.
In this article, we take a look at 3 Indian cricketers who are playing in this year’s Ranji Trophy 2022:
1. Shahbaz Ahmed (Bengal)
Bowling-allrounder Shahbaz Ahmed is one of the most improved cricketers presently in India. After performing exceedingly well in the domestic arena for Bengal and for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Ahmed received his maiden call-up to the national team.
The left-arm spinner made his debut for India in the ODI series against South Africa and recently played in the ODI series against Bangladesh. So far, Ahmed has played 3 ODIs and has bagged 3 wickets. He is playing for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy 2022.
In Bengal’s first game against Uttar Pradesh which is going on presently, Ahmed picked up 2 wickets in the first innings.
2. Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka)
India’s Test player Mayank Agarwal will be hoping to get back on track with his Ranji Trophy 2022 performances. He was dropped for the 5th Test match between India and England earlier this year and was also omitted from India’s Test squad against Bangladesh which is set to commence tomorrow.
Agarwal will be hoping to earn a national team call-up with some splendid performances in this season’s Ranji Trophy.
3. Ajinkya Rahane (Mumbai)
Out-of-favor batter Ajinkya Rahane has had a hard few months to swallow. He was dropped from the Indian test team after some dismal performances. Rahane was previously India’s vice-captain in the Test format and led India to its historic victory Down Under in 2020-21 during the absence of Virat Kohli.
A good season with Mumbai in the ongoing Ranji Trophy and he could reclaim his lost position in the Indian test side.
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