Rishabh Pant made his Ranji Trophy return in the Saurashtra vs Delhi Ranji Trophy 2024-25 contest. He was dismissed for just 1 off 10 balls. Ravindra Jadeja dismissed him in the first innings.
Several reputed Indian cricketers made their Ranji Trophy return with the second leg starting from Thursday, January 23. The return was a wake-up call for several batters who did not get a good start and was dismissed cheaply.
While Pant fell for just one, Rohit Sharma was dismissed for three, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill scored four each while Shreyas Iyer was dismissed for 11. Pant, Rohit, Gill, Jaiswal and Iyer are all part of India's Champions Trophy 2025 squad.
Rohit was dismissed by Jammu & Kashmir pacer Umar Nazir Mir who grabbed the limelight by picking four wickets in the contest and rattling the opposition batters. He has already made an impact early on in the second leg of the Ranji Trophy matches. Going forward, he can be the next find of Indian cricket.
Ahead of the ICC event, the premier batters getting dismissed cheaply is not a good sign for the batting lineup. Rohit and Pant could not score too many runs in the Test series against Australia. The duo has found it hard to regain form in domestic cricket as well.
The BCCI previously made playing domestic cricket mandatory for all Indian players. The call was taken to get them better at red-ball cricket. However, the recent run of scores does not make a good case for the Indian batters.
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Previously, Rohit responded to BCCI's mandate on playing domestic cricket for all Indian players. He said that with India playing international cricket throughout the year, there is not much time for them to play domestic cricket.
However, given how the top Indian batters have performed in Test cricket in the home series against New Zealand and then in the BGT, getting back to domestic cricket was the need of the hour.
Saurashtra vs Delhi Live Streaming Details
The match is currently underway at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Delhi have been bowled out for just 188 with Jadeja taking a fifer and Pant scoring just one being the highlights. The live telecast of this match is available on the Sports 18 network.
Talking about the live streaming of this match, the match is available on the JioCinema app and website for Indian cricket fans.