New Delhi: India players Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan and Navdeep Saini have confirmed their availability for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The move comes as a big boost for Delhi going into the tournament which will be played from September 24 to October 13.
It will be interesting to see how many games Rishabh Pant does manage to play because the Test series against South Africa starts on October 2. While Dhawan is not in the scheme of things as far as the longer format is considered, Saini wasn’t picked for the series against Proteas. Pant though will be a part of the three-match series that will see India play their second series in the World Test Championship.
Hailing the move, DDCA President Rajat Sharma said: “It’s really heartening to see that Rishabh, Shikhar, and Navdeep opted to play for Delhi at first available opportunity. Virat and Ishant also want to help Delhi cricket and I am sure they will also take the field whenever possible.” IANS