Rohit Sharma has been added to Mumbai’s squad to face Jammu & Kashmir in the latest round of the 2024/25 Ranji Trophy, paving the way for a domestic comeback after nearly a decade.
Rohit, India’s Test and ODI captain, is set to follow BCCI’s directive of bringing international players back into domestic cricket. The move will see him play his first Ranji Trophy game in a while: nine years and two months to be precise. Rohit will play under Ajinkya Rahane.
When was the last time Rohit played a Ranji Trophy match?
The fixture was Mumbai’s 2015/16 Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh at the Wankhede Stadium. Rohit batted at No.4, between Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav, both of whom would go on to play under him for India. The team was led by Aditya Tare, Rohit’s long-time state and Mumbai Indians teammate.
Rohit was required to bat only once, slamming a 140-ball 113 against a lineup that included Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav, all of whom played for India alongside Rohit at some point. Iyer led the charge with a 110-ball 137, as Mumbai declared on 610-9.
