Arunachal Pradesh begins Ranji Trophy campaign from Round 2 after forfeiting opening match
Arunachal Pradesh had forfeited its opening round of Ranji Trophy campaign against Nagaland which was to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
Arunachal Pradesh had forfeited its opening round of Ranji Trophy campaign against Nagaland which was to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
Arunachal Pradesh finally began its Ranji Trophy campaign in Plate group after it had forfeited the opening round match against Nagaland amid a legal dispute within state association.
Arunachal is hosting Sikkim in Round 2 at the Gokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium in Nadiad.
Neelam Obi will lead Arunachal with Kamsha Yangfo as his deputy.
There has been an ongoing administrative turmoil due to which Arunachal decided to forfeit its Round 1 match in Ahmedabad.
The BCCI subsequently stepped in to oversee the selection process, citing the interests of the players. An independent three-member selection committee comprising former Assam cricketers Satya Gopal Chakraborty, Jayanta Chowdhury and Deep Borah was constituted, with Chakraborty as chairman.
BCCI Apex Council member M. K. Khairul Jamal Majumdar was appointed convener of the selection process. The independent panel named the squad for the next three matches.
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