Irani Cup 2022: The prestigious Irani Cup tournament is back after three years. The tournament was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2022 edition of the Cup, the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra are set to host the Rest of India in Rajkot from October 1 to 5. Here is all you need to know about the squads, schedule, timings, and format of the cup. Follow InsideSport.IN for LIVE updates about Irani Cup 2022
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In Irani Cup, the current Ranji Trophy champions take on the Rest of India squad in a one-off Test match.
Saurashtra defeated Bengal in the Ranji final thanks to their first-inning lead In March 2020. The Irani Cup match that the winners were scheduled to play was postponed a week later owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In India, the virus was still at large, hence the 2020–21 domestic cricket season did not feature any red-ball matches. After that, Madhya Pradesh won the Ranji Trophy after defeating Mumbai by six wickets in the final in June of the 2021–22 cricket season.
The BCCI has now provided Saurashtra with an opportunity to compete with the top first-class players in the nation.
Meanwhile, it is yet not known when MP, the current Ranji champions, will be able to compete in the Irani Cup.
The most recent Irani Cup competition took place in Nagpur in February 2019. In that contest, Vidarbha defeated the Rest of India thanks to their first-innings lead.
Irani Cup 2022: Squads
Team Saurashtra: Jaydev Unadkat (Captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Sheldon Jackson, Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Kamlesh Makwana, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Prerak Mankad, Chetan Sakariya, Snell Patel, Vishvarajsinh Jadeja, Kushang Patel, Harvik Desai, Samarth Vyas, Parth Bhut, Kishan Parmar.
Team Rest of India: Hanuma Vihari (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Yash Dhull, Sarfaraaz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, K.S.Bharat, Upendra Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, R Sai Kishore, Mukesh Kumar, Umran Malik, Kuldeep Sen, Arzan Nagwaswalla.
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Irani Cup Schedule and Timings
Match: SAUR vs ROI, Irani Cup, Irani Cup 2022
Date: Saturday, October 01, 2022 – Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Time: 9:30 AM (Oct 01)
Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Irani Cup 2022: Saurashtra take on Rest of India as Irani Cup returns after three-year gap, All you need to know about Squads, Schedule, Timings, Format, Check OUT
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