Ravindra Jadeja Likely To Play In Saurashtra's Upcoming Ranji Trophy Match Against MP: Report

Ranji Trophy News: With the Indian team management under Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar stressing on players to play domestic Cricket to prove their fitness, Indian star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is likely to appear for his home side Saurashtra for their upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh scheduled to take place on October 25 (Saturday) at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.

The 36-year-old, who made his last appearance in the 2-match Test series between India and West Indies, which India won 2-0. Jadeja took 8 wickets in the series with a stellar hundred in the first Test at Ahmedabad. However, his rich form didn't convince selectors enough as he was snubbed of a place in India's squad for the ongoing ODI series against Australia.

Interestingly, the premier spin all-rounder from India played his previous Ranji against Assam. Overall, he featured in two matches of the season last year, earning Player of the Match award for his performance against Delhi (38 runs, five for 66 and seven for 38).

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Jadeja has been a giant in domestic circuit with scored 3,456 runs at an average of 57.60 and taken 208 wickets at 21.25 in the Ranji Trophy.

In their first match of the 2025/26 Ranji season, Jaydev Unadkat-led Saurashtra edged out Karnataka thanks to a narrow first-innings advantage, with Dharmendra Jadeja emerging as the standout performer. The left-arm spinner claimed a 10-wicket haul.

After not being picked for Australia ODIs, Jadeja had said, "It is a good thing that they communicated the reason behind my omission. I am happy about that. But whenever I get a chance next, I will try and do what I have done all these years.

"If I get a chance in the World Cup and there are many ODIs before and if I do well there, it will be a good thing for Indian cricket. Winning a World Cup is everyone's dream. We narrowly missed out last time, so next time we will try and make up for it."

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Saurashtra squad: Harvik Desai (wk), Tarang Gohel, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Sammar Gajjar, Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Prerak Mankad, Jaydev Unadkat (c), Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Chetan Sakariya, Ansh Gosai, Jay Gohil, Parth Bhut, Kevin Jivrajani, Hetvik Kotak and Ankur Panwar.