Ravindra Jadeja has been named to Saurashtra’s 16-man Ranji Trophy squad for the 2026-2027 season, which will play against Chhattisgarh at Rajkot’s Niranjan Shah Stadium. Saurashtra has been placed in Elite Group B, alongside Andhra, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Punjab, and Tripura, for the 92nd edition of India’s main domestic first-class competition, which begins on October 11.
Ravindra Jadeja was chosen after India defeated the West Indies 2-1 in a recent One-Day International series. In two of the games, the left-arm spin bowling all-rounder took two wickets without facing a bat delivery. The team is eager to recover from a group-stage loss in 2025-2026, and Jaydev Unadkat remains captain.
With the absence of all-rounder Arth Yadav and seamer Neel Pandya, Saurashtra has retained 14 players from the previous season’s roster.
What is the relevance of Ravindra Jadeja’s red-ball performance in Rajkot for India’s Test schedule?
This Ranji Trophy encounter gives Ravindra Jadeja an excellent opportunity to sharpen his red-ball skills ahead of India’s two-Test tour of New Zealand next month. The first Test will be held in Wellington from November 19 to 23, with the second taking place in Christchurch from November 27 to December 1. Prior to that job, Jadeja will be eager to spend time in the middle under match conditions, having not played an innings at the crease during the West Indies ODI series.
What is the appearance of Saurashtra’s bowling attack following substantial personnel changes?
After impressing during a county stint with Sussex, where he took 28 wickets at an average of 22.21 in seven games, Unadkat makes his Ranji Trophy debut. Two four-wicket efforts and a five-wicket haul of five for thirty-two against Hampshire were part of the outcome. He and Chetan Sakariya will share the new ball, with Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, and Jay Gohil providing batting depth and Harvik Desai taking the gloves behind the stumps.
With left-arm spinner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja transferring to Chhattisgarh for the season, Saurashtra must reorganise their spin options. Parth Bhut will share more spin-bowling responsibilities with Ravindra Jadeja. This time around, the two-time Ranji Trophy winners—who won the competition in 2019-20 and 2022-2023 under Unadkat’s leadership—will look to proceed past the group stage.
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The whole Saurashtra team for the Ranji Trophy starting in 2026-2027.
Jaydev Unadkat (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Harvik Desai (wk), Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Prerak Mankad, Jay Gohil, Chetan Sakariya, Ankur Panwar, Sammar Gajjar, Parth Bhut, Vishvarajsinh Jadeja, Hetvik Kotak, Neel Pandya, Arth Yadav, Tarang Gohel.
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