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Team India bowler Mohammed Siraj will not be seen in action in the upcoming three-match ODI series against England and ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after being dropped from the ODI squad in favor of ‘Arshdeep Singh for the national selectors.
After being shown the door by the BCCI and the Indian selectors, Mohammed Siraj has decided to skip his state team Hyderabad’s next match against Himachal Pradesh on January 23 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
Mohammed Siraj to miss Hyderabad’s Ranji match against Himachal Pradesh after ICC Champions Trophy 2025 obligation
The Indian pacer has been made unavailable for Hyderabad’s upcoming Ranji match against Himachal Pradesh due to workload management, having recently featured in the five Test matches on the tour of Australia where the ‘team India suffered a 3-1 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. 2024-25.
However, Siraj will be available for Hyderabad’s final Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match against Vidarbha, which will be played from January 30 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has confirmed the Indian pacer’s availability for the upcoming clash against Vidarbha.
A Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) official was quoted by the Times of India on Sunday (January 19): “He (Mohammed Siraj) has some concern about the workload, so he will not play the first game. But in all probability he will feature in the last match against Vidarbha.”
Star Indian players ready for Ranji Trophy 2024-25 action
Meanwhile, the Hyderabad cricket team is currently placed sixth in the Elite Group B standings of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 with nine points from five matches. As India’s first first-class competition heats up, the Hyderabad side’s hopes of improving their standing received a huge boost with Siraj’s long-awaited return to Ranji action.
Adding to the excitement, several stars of the Indian cricket team are gearing up to represent their state teams in the next round of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Ravindra Jadeja will represent Saurashtra, Rishabh Pant will bolster Delhi, Shubman Gill is set to shine for Punjab while Mumbai will benefit from the return of India captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
However, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will miss the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match due to some minor fitness issues, but they are expected to join their respective Delhi and Karnataka teams for the upcoming match. With the big names of Indian cricket returning to the domestic arena, the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2024-25 matches are sure to be exciting.
Mohammed Siraj loses his impact when not given the new ball – Rohit Sharma
Earlier, Indian captain Rohit Sharma showed his sympathy for Mohammed Siraj, but said the pacer lost his effectiveness with the old ball, and the team was looking for a bowler who could bowl with the new ball in the half and the last phase of the game. game, and Arshdeep Singh fitted in very well.
Rohit Sharma had said in the press conference last week in Mumbai, “Siraj loses his impact when he is not given the new ball.” Notably, Siraj recently took 20 wickets in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
