Ranji Trophy after 32 years in Jodhpur, Ravi Bishnoi not in playing XI, protest started

Jodhpur Ranji Trophy 2023: Ranji tournament started in Jodhpur after 32 years at Barkatullah Khan Stadium. Earlier on Tuesday morning, RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot introduced the players and the match between Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh started. Earlier in 1985, bowler Pradeep Sundaram, who took 10 wickets in a single innings, was honored at the same stadium.

At the same time, protest has started against the non-inclusion of international player Ravi Bishnoi with this match. He could not find a place in the playing 11. Cricket experts are calling it the decision of the BCCI and the team management, while politics has also started at the local level. Former JDA chairman Mahendra Rathore and former JNVU student union president Ravindra Singh Bhati started this campaign on social media.

Ravi is the only player in this team who has played international matches for Rajasthan but till now he has not played a single Ranji match.

Here, Rajasthan had a poor start on the first day of the four-day Ranji match, but the batsmen in the middle order took over. SK Joshi scored his maiden century. By the end of the first day's play, Rajasthan scored 330 runs losing 8 wickets in 85 overs.

Shadow issue on social media

“हज़ारों साल नर्गिस अपनी बे-नूरी पे रोती है
बड़ी मुश्किल से होता है चमन में दीदा-वर पैदा”

तमाम भौगोलिक एवं आर्थिक विषमताओं को पार करते हुए देश और दुनिया में मारवाड़ का नाम रोशन करने वाले भाई रवि बिश्नोई के साथ हो रहे भेदभाव की खबरें बहुत ही निंदनीय है।@VaibhavGehlot80 @RajCMO pic.twitter.com/hHkGfJEEIp

— Ravindra Singh Bhati (@RavindraBhati__) January 17, 2023

जिसमें रवि बिश्नोई को देख कर हमारे युवा खेल के क्षेत्र में आगे आ रहे है।
राजस्थान सरकार के माननीय युवराज आपसे विनम्र निवेदन है कि आपको राजनीति करने के लिए बहुत जगह मिल जाएगी । कृपया कर इस खेल के क्षेत्र को बख्श दे।

— Ravindra Singh Bhati (@RavindraBhati__) January 17, 2023

Many people vented their anger on social media for not taking Ravi Bishnoi in the playing 11. In this, targeting RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot, it was said that he deliberately kept him away from the playing 11 by doing politics. There were many tweets regarding this. Bhaskar tried to talk to Ravi Bishnoi about this but he refused to give any statement citing BCCI guidelines.

Welcome to record maker Pradeep Sundaram

During this, Pradeep Sundaram, while referring to the 1985 match, said that when he played a Ranji match here, there has been a lot of change in the stadium now. Then there was neither green grass nor stand in the stadium to sit, a scaffold was also made for the commentators, on which the commentary of the match was done.

Pradeep told that now there is a lot of opportunity for the players because earlier Ranji Trophy was played according to zonal level and only four matches were played. Had they qualified, they would have got to play the fifth and sixth matches in the next round. Now only 7 matches can be played in the league and after that more possibilities increase.

More matches will come in Jodhpur

RCA President Vaibhav said in the conversation that it is a matter of pleasure for us that Pradeep Sundaram, who made a record at this ground, has returned on his call. With Legends Cricket League in Jodhpur and now Ranji, the number of cricket matches will increase further in the days to come.

Chhattisgarh called Rajasthan to bat first

As soon as the match started in the morning, Chhattisgarh won the toss but invited Rajasthan to bat first. The beginning of Rajasthan was also not good. By 11 am, Rajasthan had made 82 after losing 3 wickets in 18 overs.