The resumption of the Ranji Trophy after a year’s break can only be good news. And not just for the financial health of our first-class cricketers, especially those who do not have IPL contracts. If cricket is a viable career for an Indian sportsman, it is important that he play the Ranji Trophy.
But there is more to it than that. It means that there are players ready, fit and able to graduate to the national team. It means that those on the fringes of selection get another chance to impress the selectors.
