Kanpur: Chinamen Bowler Kuldeep Yadav will lead 24 Ranji Trophy members from Uttar Pradesh at the Trophy Championship Ranji which will be held from January 13 next year.
Karan Sharma, who has raised the Vijay Hazare trophy, has made the Deputy Captain.
The Senior Electoral Committee has also chosen Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Saurabh Kumar in the squad but their entries will depend on their availability.
Ranji Squad Members are: Kuldeep Yadav (Captain), Karan Sharma, Madhav Kaushik, Almas Shaukat, Samarth Singh, Hardeep Singh, Rindam Singh, Akshadeep Nath, Sameer Chaudhary, Kritagya Singh, Aryan Juyal, Dhruv Chandra Jurel, Shivam Mavi, Ankit Rajpoot , Yash Dayal, Kunal Yadav, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Bansal, Shanu Saini, Jasmer, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivam Sharma and Parth Mishra.
Kuldeep was injured at the legs of the second IPL this season in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and could not play matches for his team – Kolkata Knight Riders.
He had to undergo his knee surgery in September and after the operation he was rehabilitated at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Bengaluru.
Now he is fully suitable for playing, talking to Toi, Kuldeep Yadav in a telephone conversation says, “I am currently in the NCA and will attend the Ranji team camp to be held on 1.
I will likely join the camp 3.
January I have fully recovered From injury and knee operation and I want to defend my old place in the state and in national forces “.
Kuldeep has the opportunity to hold his comeback in the national squad.
He was a member of the World Cup team in 2019 but was not called to the field by team management.
Even though he got several opportunities but could not appear in the match according to management expectations.