Overview

• Warming up in thin air at Sher-i-Kashmir, Deshpande suffered acute breathlessness, said he “blanked out for 10 seconds,” and was taken for emergency care.
• Rajasthan Royals reported that doctors were initially uncertain he could continue in the Ranji opener.
• He returned the next day to deliver 35 overs across two innings, finishing as Mumbai’s most effective bowler with four wickets.
• Sustained spells helped Mumbai turn a 61-run first-innings lead into a 35-run win over Jammu & Kashmir despite Paras Dogra’s 144.
• The outing marked his comeback to red-ball cricket after 18 months, with Mumbai now set to face Chhattisgarh at Wankhede on October 25.