Indian team captain Rohit Sharma arrived at the Wankhede Stadium for practice with the Mumbai Ranji team on Tuesday. Rohit's participation in practice sessions has led to speculation that he could play for Mumbai in the second phase of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy.
However, Rohit has not confirmed with Mumbai team management about his playing in Ranji. Rohit last played Ranji Trophy in 2015. While Shubman Gill can be seen playing for Punjab.
Rohit Sharma reached the Wankhede Stadium in a blue car Rohit Sharma practiced at the Wankhede Stadium. Meanwhile, he was seen batting on the center wicket. Meanwhile, former teammate of Team India Ajinkya Rahane was also batting with him. Rohit reached Wankhede in his blue car. Rohit White arrived in the wardrobe with his bag and kitbag.
Rohit last played Ranji in 2015 The second leg of Ranji will start from January 23. Mumbai are scheduled to play their next league round match of the current Ranji season against Jammu and Kashmir from January 23.
Gautam Gambhir and Sunil Gavaskar advised senior players to play Ranji After losing first against New Zealand and then in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Team India coach Gautam Gambhir insisted on playing domestic cricket for the senior Indian players.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar and former coach Ravi Shastri also told the players about domestic cricket. Gavaskar and former cricketer Harbhajan Singh said that the players should play in Ranji before selecting the squad for the England tour and the selection committee should ensure that they play in the county.
Has scored 12 centuries in Test cricket Before the Test series against Australia, Rohit Sharma also flopped badly against New Zealand and Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma scored 3, 9, 10, 3 and 6 at an average of 10.93 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). After this, the Indian captain decided to keep himself out of the last Test in Sydney.
Rohit made his Test debut for the Indian team in 2013. After this he has scored a total of 4301 runs in 67 Test matches including 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries.
Shubman Gill played 3 matches in BGT Shubman Gill played only three matches in BGT. Scored 93 runs at an average of 18.60.
Gill can play for Punjab Shubman Gill has confirmed his availability for Punjab for the sixth round Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from January 23. The team has not been announced yet. Gill last played in Ranji Trophy 2022 in the quarter final against Madhya Pradesh.
All India's matches will be played in the Champions Trophy in Dubai The Champions Trophy 2025 is being held in a hybrid model. The tournament will start from 19th February and will continue till 9th March. India will play all its matches in Dubai, with Bangladesh and New Zealand also in the team's group. The semi-final will also be played in Dubai itself. If India reaches the final, this match will also be held in Dubai. While the remaining 10 matches of the tournament will be held in Pakistan.
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