Shubman Gill Confirms Availability for Ranji Trophy Clash Against Saurashtra

Shubman Gill will play the upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra in Rajkot. Sources in Rajkot have confirmed this. The India captain was playing an ODI match in Indore on Sunday night (January 18). He then flew to Delhi on Monday morning so that he could join his state team in time. 

The match starts on January 22. Gill left Indore on Monday afternoon for Delhi from where he will take a flight to Rajkot. At the time of publishing this report, Gill was in Delhi.

Shubman Gill Confirms Availability for Ranji Trophy Clash Against Saurashtra

"His participation in the Ranji fixture is confirmed. He will take part in the Saurashtra game. The India captain is flying eight hours to feature in a domestic game. That is commitment," said a Punjab Cricket Association source.

Punjab are in the lower half of Elite Group B, having one win and one loss from five matches. The side is led by Naman Dhir. They have one more game left, against Karnataka (from January 29).

Their chances of making the knockouts depend on the outright wins in the remaining two games. Gill last played a Ranji match last season, against Karnataka.

As reported by Cricbuzz on Sunday night, Ravindra Jadeja, who also played in the ODI, will play for Saurashtra along with Gill. Meanwhile, the Indian team has reached Nagpur for the first of the five T20Is against New Zealand, to be played on January 21.

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