Overview
- Saurashtra officials confirmed Ravindra Jadeja will face Madhya Pradesh in Rajkot starting October 25.
- Left out of the Australia ODI squad, he was described by chief selector Ajit Agarkar as still in plans after a tactical call to take only one left-arm spinner.
- The game is on a spin-friendly Rajkot surface where spinners took 31 of 35 wickets in Saurashtra’s previous match.
- His participation reflects the BCCI expectation that fit players not on India or India A duty play domestic cricket.
- Jadeja enters after a Player-of-the-Series performance against West Indies and is targeting readiness for the two-Test South Africa series beginning November 14 at Eden Gardens.