Sunil Gavaskar’s golden verdict: Rohit Sharma returns to Ranji Trophy after a decade

After batting legend Sunil Gavaskar called for India to fail in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to bring back the Ranji Trophy, he is happy to see captain Rohit Sharma committed to Mumbai’s upcoming match against Jammu and Kashmir. Rohit, who last played in a Ranji Cup match in 2015, has also been given extra security for the upcoming match given his status, while the authorities have also increased the capacity to 500 people. Rohit, who struggled for runs during the Australia tour, has a lot to improve on if he wants to continue his career in the longest format.

Mumbai, the defending Ranji Trophy champions, will resume the return match of the domestic premier competition here at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in BKC against a formidable J&K team starting on Thursday.

Gavaskar, who was furious with the performances of Rohit and other top Indian batters, is happy to see the captain putting up tough yards in the domestic arena.

“Yeah, that’s good because, listen, he didn’t have any runs in Australia, so he knows he needs to spend time in the middle. How much practice do you have at the net or how many shots do you have to endure while hitting the ball in a game? Feeling the ball in the middle of the bat, knowing that a mistake will send you back to the pavilion and then continuing to score runs makes a big, big difference,” Sunil Gavaskar said. India today.

With Rohit included in Mumbai’s 17-member squad along with fellow Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, one can expect a significant turnout on match day here at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s BKC Stadium.

However, seating can only be arranged for 500 people as the Mumbai team regularly plays its Ranji Trophy league games.

“Additional security arrangements have been made and we have also increased the seating capacity for fans to 500,” an MCA official told PTI.

Mumbai are ranked third behind table topper Baroda and second place J&K in Elite Group A and will need to be at their best to progress in the competition.

With PTI inputs