The group stage of the Ranji Trophy 2021–22 ended on 6 March 2022. After the league match, Kohli and Jadeja are also among the top scorers and highest wicket takers of the tournament. Don’t be surprised, we are not talking about Virat Kohli and Ravindra Singh Jadeja, but Taruwar Sushil Kohli and Dharmendrasinh Aniruddhsinh Jadeja.
Taruvar Kohli is the third highest run scorer in the tournament. He has scored more runs than Yash Dhull, the captain of India’s Under-19 World Cup champion team. At the same time, Dharmendrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja is at number four in the list of highest wicket takers. Dharmendrasinh Jadeja went unsold in the mega auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. His base price was Rs 20,00,000.
Born on 17 December 1988 in Jalandhar, Punjab, Taruvar Kohli now plays for Mizoram. He was the top scorer of his team this season. He has scored 526 runs in 3 matches this season at an average of 131.50. This includes his 3 centuries and one half-century. His highest score was 151 not out.
Taruvar Kohli has hit 91 fours so far. He is second in terms of hitting most fours in the tournament. In this case, Sakibul Gani of Bihar is at number one (97 fours). Apart from the bat, Taruvar has also performed brilliantly with the ball. He has also taken 12 wickets in 3 matches this season.
Taruvar has been a part of Kings XI Punjab (2009) and Rajasthan Royals (2008) in IPL. He was also a part of the 2008 Under-19 World Cup winning Indian team. The command of that team was in the hands of Virat Kohli. Taruvar had scored the highest 373 runs for Mizoram in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2018-19. He was also the leading wicket taker of his team.
Born on 4 August 1990 in Rajkot, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja plays for Saurashtra. His team could not reach the knockouts, but their performance was definitely superb. He is the leading wicket taker of his team this season. The left-arm spinner took 19 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 24.31. He also took 5 wickets in an innings and 10 wickets in the match once.
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja took the highest 34 wickets for Saurashtra in 6 matches in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy. He was Saurashtra’s leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy after reaching the group stage. Then he took 38 wickets in 8 matches. In January 2019, he became the first bowler for Saurashtra to take 50 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.
In the Ranji Trophy 2021-22, the pre-quarterfinal match between Jharkhand and Nagaland is now to be played from March 12 to 16 at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Nagaland team topped the plate group. At the same time, Jharkhand team topped in Elite Group H.
Now the winning team of the match between these two will reach the quarter finals. The names of the other 7 teams that have reached the quarter-finals have already been released. These include Bengal, Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.