Priyank Panchal, the Gujarat opener, for the Ranji Trophy game versus Bengal, said at Eden Gardens on Wednesday Sourced by the TelegraphIdolising Rahul Dravid, and reading autobiographies of Ricky Ponting (At the Close of Play) and Michael Clarke (My Story) are all that keep Priyank Panchal going. At the same time, he doesn’t want to complicate things at all by thinking too much of a Team India call-up. “Whichever team I play for, I need to perform and help the team win the game,” the Gujarat opener, here for the Ranji Trophy game versus Bengal, said at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. For me, scoring consistently is more important and I am focusing on that.”Ritwik may debutWith Sudip Chatterjee dropped, Bengal may hand Ritwik Roy Chowdhury a Ranji Trophy debut in the clash versus Gujarat beginning Friday. The game, meanwhile, will also witness South African Lubabalo Gcuma as one of the on-field umpires.

Source: The Telegraph January 01, 2020 21:33 UTC