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The selectors of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) can give the command of the Ranji team to Kuldeep this time as he is the strongest contender. Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who played for UP in Vijay Hazare’s final matches, will miss the first two-three matches of the Ranji Trophy.
Indian chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav will make a comeback in the Ranji Trophy playing for Uttar Pradesh. He was injured in the second season of IPL in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year and missed a single match for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He underwent knee surgery in September, after which he rehabbed at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Now he is completely match fit.
The selectors of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) can give him the command of the Ranji team this time as he is the strongest contender. Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who played for UP in Vijay Hazare’s final matches, will miss the first two-three matches of the Ranji Trophy. Karan Sharma, who captained the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy, will no longer be the captain in Ranji.
Kuldeep has not had a good time since the 2019 World Cup. He was kept in Team India for a long time but was not fed and his performance could not improve when fed. This also affected his franchise. KKR also did not give him many chances in the last two seasons. Kuldeep has played 45 IPL matches and has taken 40 wickets at an economy of 8.27. He was last bought by KKR for Rs 5.8 crore. IPL mega auction is to be held next year. In this, the new team of Uttar Pradesh and KKR can again bid on them.
Kuldeep, who played seven Tests, 65 ODIs and 23 T20Is, played his last match for India against Sri Lanka in Colombo on 29 July. At that time the main team was in England under the leadership of Virat and the other team under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan went to Sri Lanka. Kuldeep was named by former head coach Ravi Shastri as India’s best spinner abroad after taking five wickets in the innings during the 2018-19 tour of Australia, but after that, he was not given opportunities, due to which the player’s morale was bound to fall. Starting January 13th.
Ranji Session: The Ranji season is starting from 13th January. UP’s first match will be with Odisha. Apart from Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, the Elite Group-E consists of Vadodara, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. Each team has to play five group matches.
