In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said that Mohammed Siraj should have been part of the India squad for the Champions Trophy in place of Ravindra Jadeja. In fact, Chopra also disagreed with India's decision of picking three spin bowling all-rounders namely Jadeja,

" Varun Chakaravarthy is picking up wickets one after the other. He has done well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy also. He took a five-wicket haul against Rajasthan and has been continuously doing well. Since he has returned to the Indian T20I team, he has been picking up wickets every single time," Chopra said in a video on his YouTube channel.

Star Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has joined Saurashtra's training camp for the second leg of the 2024/25 Ranji Trophy. The all-rounder is likely to play the upcoming match against Rishabh Pant's Delhi on January 23.

Ravindra Jadeja returns to Ranji Trophy, set to feature in Saurashtra vs Delhi clash (Photo Source: BCCI) Team India's debacle in Australia paved the way to debates about senior players not preferring to take part in the red-ball cricket aka domestic cricket.

While there was anticipation that the BCCI would name the squad by January 12, it is now expected that the squad would be announced by January 19

With notable India regulars looking to return to the Ranji Trophy amid BCCI's fresh mandate to prioritise domestic cricket in a bid to push for national team selection, the scheduled start to the second half of the 2024/25 red-ball tournament threw the possibility of Ravindra Jadeja going up against Rishabh Pant after the India all-rounder reportedly joined the Saurashtra camp on Sunday.