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Kuldeep Yadav becomes latest Indian star to feature in Ranji Trophy 2024-25

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Last updated on 29 Jan 2025 | 01:38 PM
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Kuldeep Yadav becomes latest Indian star to feature in Ranji Trophy 2024-25

Apart from Kuldeep, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli will be appearing for Karnataka and Delhi respectively in the seventh round of the Ranji Trophy

Indian chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav will be the latest of the major national team star players to feature in the premier domestic competition- The Ranji Trophy 2024-25. On January 29 (Wednesday), Kuldeep was named in Uttar Pradesh (UP)’s squad for the last round of the league stage of the tournament, which will begin from January 30 onwards. 

In the last round, UP will be up against Madhya Pradesh (MP) at their home ground- Holkar Stadium in Indore. Both teams are already out of the reckoning for a spot in the quarterfinal. 

This match will mark the return of the 30-year-old to competitive cricket after he underwent hernia surgery in October 2024. He was part of India’s losing side against New Zealand in the first Test of that three-match series in Bengaluru.

Apart from Kuldeep, several other Indian stars, who did not participate in the last round of the Ranji Trophy but are named in the squad for the Champions Trophy, to be played in February in Dubai (India matches). 

KL Rahul and Virat Kohli will be appearing for Karnataka and Delhi respectively in the seventh round of the prestigious first-class competition. 

Uttar Pradesh squad

Aryan Juyal (capt, wk), Karan Sharma, Abhishek Goswami, Madhav Kaushik, Priyam Garg, Rituraj Sharma, Aaditya Sharma (wk), Shivam Mavi, Saurabh Kumar, Shivam Sharma, Kritagya Kumar Singh, Vijay Kumar, Atal Bihari Rai, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Zeeshan Ansari, Kartikeya Jaiswal, Kartik Tyagi, Kuldeep Yadav

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