Yash Dhull has been eliminated as Delhi Ranji Trophy staff captain after their shock nine-wicket loss to Pondicherry within the opening sport of the 2023/24 event right here on Monday. The 21-year-old, who led India to victory within the U-19 World Cup within the Caribbean two years in the past, scored 2 and 23 within the Group D fixture on the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Yash Dhull in motion.(Twitter/MishiAmit)
It’s now been determined that the teen must give attention to his batting. Dhull went by a troublesome spell within the 2022/23 Ranji season too, contributing simply 270 runs in six video games at a median of 27 with a high rating of 72 as his staff didn’t make the knockout rounds.
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“It was the selectors’ call. For me, Yash getting runs is the most important thing. He is the future of Delhi cricket. He needs to be taken care of. Anything that helps him concentrate on his batting and getting runs should be prioritised. He doesn’t need distractions off the field,” Delhi coach Devang Gandhi, additionally a former nationwide selector, mentioned.
Himmat Singh will lead Delhi of their second sport towards Jammu and Kashmir in Jammu from Friday. That the 27-year-old has been elevated regardless of low returns towards Pondicherry (27 and 5) is illustrative of the dearth of captaincy choices. Ayush Badoni will proceed to be vice-captain.
With Ishant Sharma speaking his unavailability for away matches this season and Navdeep Saini becoming a member of up with India A for video games towards England Lions starting Friday, Delhi have made three modifications to the 18-member squad that was picked for the opening match. Opener Salil Malhotra and pacers Kuldip Yadav and Prince Yadav have been drafted in. Left-arm spinner Vikas Mishra has been dropped.
For Pondicherry, that is comfortably their largest achievement in six years of enjoying India’s premier first-class competitors. Delhi resumed the fourth and ultimate day on 126/8, a lead of 30 runs. It took simply 6.4 overs for the guests to seize the remaining two wickets and set themselves a goal of fifty for victory. Abin Mathew dismissed Ishant for his fifth wicket of the innings whereas Gourav Yadav acquired the higher of Harsh Tyagi for a match haul of 10/98.
If not for pacer Himanshu Chauhan uprooting opener Akash Kargave’s stumps six runs shy of the goal, Pondicherry would have walked away from Ferozeshah Kotla with a bonus level. Pondicherry subsequent play Baroda away from residence.
In Patna on Monday, Mumbai wrapped up victory by an innings and 51 runs towards Bihar in Group B. A collective bowling effort from the 41-time champions meant Bihar had been bundled out for 100 for the second time within the sport.
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