Emerging players asia cup

Emerging Players Asia Cup: Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar said the prestigious Ranji Trophy is being "greatly devalued" due to players being pulled out of state teams to participate in other tournaments.

This season’s Ranji Trophy began earlier this month but from the second round onwards, it has seen a lot of players miss out on playing in the tournament. Apart from the ongoing Tests against New Zealand, an India ‘A’ side under Tilak Varma is currently playing in the ACC Emerging Men’s T20 Asia Cup in Oman.

It is followed by a two-match red-ball series against Australia ‘A’ in Mackay and Melbourne, and parallelly, the Suryakumar Yadav-led T20I team will travel to South Africa for a four-match series. In contrast, many regular Australia players like Steve Smith, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc are plying their skills in the domestic red-ball Sheffield Shield competition.