Ranji Trophy 2018/19: Unmukt Chand Recalled to Delhi Squad for Home Fixture

Former India U-19 World Cup-winning skipper, Unmukt Chand recalled to Delhi Ranji Trophy for home fixtures. However, he got called up after Delhi lost to Kerala where Dhruv Shorey was leading the Delhi side.

The Delhi side lost to hosts on the third day of the game by an innings and 27 runs. After a significant loss, the selectors rung the changes and dropped six players from the squad for the home tie against Madhya Pradesh.

Chand making a comeback in Ranji Trophy

Meanwhile, Unmukt Chand last played his Ranji match against Karnataka in the 2017-18 season. Later, he got dropped from the playing XI and wasn’t named in the four-day squad in this season. However, after the selectors seen some poor performance from the other team members, they decided to call back the talented batsman.

Apart from the comeback of Unmukt, Delhi will get bolstered by the comebacks of skipper Nitish Rana, Himmat Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya and Navdeep Saini.

Moreover, Nitish Rana and Himmat Singh missed two fixtures, as they were a part of the of Emerging Cup tournament. In addition to, Kulwant Khejroliya is returning from illness. Navdeep Saini also missed some games, as he was a part of the India A team.

India A side was in New Zealand playing an unofficial Tests and one-dayers. Interestingly, this will be Delhi’s first match in their home after Gautam Gambhir retired from all forms. He was a part of the drawn contest against Andhra Pradesh.

Furthermore, Delhi was the runner-up for the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy season. They are currently placed at the seventh position with just seven points in their account. The chances of Delhi making into the next round of the tournament is just empty.

Squad: Nitish Rana (Captain), Dhruv Shorey (Vice-Captain), Hiten Dalal, Himmat Singh, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Unmukt Chand, Kunal Chandela, Anuj Rawat (WK), Subodh Bhati, Shivam Sharma, Shivank Vashisht, Lalit Yadav, Vikas Mishra, and Jonty Sidhu.