- India,
- 17-Jan-2023 12:34 PM IST
Mumbai vs Delhi Ranji Trophy 2023: The Indian cricket team will start the ODI series against New Zealand from 18 January. At the same time, Ranji Trophy matches are being played in domestic cricket, but in the meantime the Delhi team has suffered a major setback. Its captain Yash Dhul has been ruled out of the match against Mumbai due to illness. A 26-year-old player has been made the captain in place of Yash Dhul.fame washed outYash Dhull's Ranji Trophy season has turned from bad to worse as the 'sick' Delhi captain was ruled out of their opening Group B tie against arch-rivals Mumbai. The Delhi team is out of the knockout race and in the absence of Dhull, vice-captain Himmat Singh will take over the reins of the team. Himmat Singh is now 26 years old and is a player who specializes in explosive batting. Former captain Nitish Rana has now been called back due to lack of possible options.Mumbai has strong playersMumbai players like Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw are expected to score a lot of runs against a weak Delhi team. Prithvi and Sarfaraz are running in excellent form. While the visiting team would like to ensure at least three points by taking a lead in the first innings so that the hope of making it to the quarter-finals remains alive.problem with openingAlthough it is not clear who will start the innings. Because Anuj Rawat and Ayush Badoni, who are returning to the playing eleven, want to bat in the middle order. The Delhi vs Mumbai match is always one of the most high profile matches of the Ranji Trophy. The Delhi team is playing with their fifth-tier bowling attack after injuries to several bowlers.During the season, Yash Dhull showed no inclination to bat in the top three in conditions that favored seam and swing. Yash Dhull is struggling with bad form. A senior DDCA official involved in team selection said, "Yash Dhull's place in the playing XI was under threat after scoring 189 runs in five matches and repeatedly turning down the team management's requests to open the innings."He said, 'It became easy that he fell ill, he has fever and because of that he is unavailable. He did not practice for the last two days.
