Delhi v Tamil Nadu used to be one of the marquee fixtures of the domestic cricket calendar for nearly half a century till other teams climbed up the rivalry rankings with their strong performances in the 2000s. By the grace of the draws and groupings, it is a regular fixture in the Ranji Trophy calendar now with the teams meeting for the third time in the last four years. The last two games were a draw – will we get a winner this time?
BTW, Delhi have handed three debuts, according to Daya Sagar. He says, “Delhi have three debutants – Dhruv Kaushik, Mayank Rawat and Pranav Rajvanshi. Rawat impressed a lot in the Delhi Premier League, while Rajvanshi will replace Anuj Rawat as wicketkeeper, who is going to Oman to play for India A in the Emerging Asia Cup. Apart from this, Ayush Badoni and Ritwik Shaukeen are also unavailable due to the Emerging Asia Cup, while fast bowler Simarjeet Singh is injured. Washington Sundar has joined Tamil Nadu after his national team duties in the T20I series.”
