Star India cricketer Ravindra Jadeja is all set to play for Saurashtra in the upcoming Ranji Trophy clash against Punjab, while India captain Shubman Gill might also feature in the match.
Published: January 19, 2026 1:00 PM IST
Shubman Gill last featured in Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka
Gill didn’t play a Ranji Trophy match this season, He last played against Karnataka in the previous campaign. Meanwhile, Jadeja featured in only one domestic fixture, representing Saurashtra against Madhya Pradesh. Saurashtra and Punjab are currently placed in the lower half of their Elite Group. Saurashtra sit fourth on the table with one win and four draws from five matches, trailing Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, while Punjab sits sixth, having recorded only one win and one loss from their five outings.Add India.com as a Preferred Source
Both sides have one league fixture remaining after this encounter, and with no immediate international commitments, neither Gill nor Jadeja is part of India’s next assignment, the 2026 T20 World Cup, the duo could also be available for the final match.
Gill backed Jadeja after disappointing series against New Zealand
Jadeja has already retired from T20Is, and his spot in the ODI looks uncertain as he has managed to score only 43 runs across the three match ODI series at an average of 14.33, while he also failed to grab a single wicket. However, Gill backed Jadeja despite his disappointing form and said, “Firstly, I think about Jaddu bhai, I don’t know how many matches he has played over the past couple of years, but in terms of his batting, he was looking in good touch,” Gill said in the post-series press conference. ” That said, I think all of us batters, especially, were not able to convert the starts we got. Whenever you play in India, you usually see high-scoring matches, and if batters get starts but don’t convert them, at least two of them, it always becomes difficult,” he added.Source link
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