Virat Kohli y Rohit jugarán en Sharma solo en un partido contra la copa

It doesn’t make sense, that Indian cricket team stars only play one odd match in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. In the last fixture, it was Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma who appeared, and now it is Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav, to name a few. Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has found a major loophole in this entire setup.

Playing Ranji Trophy A Punishment?

He went on to say, only the star players who didn’t play in the Jan 23 match, are playing the Jan 30 fixture. The only exception to the rule could be Ravindra Jadeja, who appeared in both the encounters for Saurashtra. “Virat Kohli is playing, but many others are not, like Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal or Shreyas Iyer. Ultimately, all the players have played their token Ranji Trophy match, marked their attendance and left,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

Virat Kohli Plays Domestic Cricket after 12 Years

“Virat Kohli hadn’t played that round, so he is playing now. What does it tell you? This (playing Ranji Trophy) was a bit of a punishment posting. But playing first-class cricket shouldn’t be a punishment, it should be a privilege,” said Chopra. Meanwhile, the BCCI, after India’s 0-3 loss vs New Zealand, and then 1-3 loss vs Australia, made it compulsory for available players, to appear in domestic cricket.

On Thursday, Virat Kohli appeared in his first Ranji Trophy encounter after 2012. As many as 15000 fans gathered to watch the star batter play in the Delhi vs Railways clash. But unfortunately, he didn’t get a chance to bat on the very first day of the encounter.