NEW DELHI: Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar expressed his optimism that this initiative will be more than just a box-ticking exercise, as most Test squad players compete for their state teams in the Ranji Trophy.
Players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Prasidh Krishna, Devdutt Padikkal, and Kuldeep Yadav have played for their respective state teams since the start of the second leg of the Ranji Trophy on January 23.