Bangalore Royal Challengers call up Kedar Jadhav and Jitendra Patilfor selection trials
Suhrid Barua, Pune Mirror, March 3, 2008
It’s an open secret that city players are on the selection radar ofthe Indian Premier League (IPL) teams. It was widely believed thatscouts of various IPL teams were in Rajkot during the Ranji Trophyone-dayers to have a close look at some of our cricketers.Delhi Daredevils was talked about as the team that was keeping an eyeon our players.
But on Monday, the scenario took a new turn with the Bangalore Royal Challengers asking two State cricketers - dashingtop-order batsman Kedar Jadhav and promising left-arm seamer JitendraPatil to attend the three-day selections trials to be held in Bangalore.“Bangalore Royal Challengers got in touch with me and asked for permission from MCA to allow Kedar and Jitendra to take part in the selection trials to be held in Bangalore on March 7, 8 and 9,” informed Ranji Trophy selection committee chairman Pandurang Salgaonkar.
Ask him about the Delhi Daredevils evincing interest in some of thecity boys and Salgaonkar professed his ignorance. “I have tried to getin touch with Delhi Daredevils’ T A Shekhar but I’m yet to hearanything concrete from him,” he said.The former fast bowler feels both Kedar and Jitendra stand a goodchance of making the cut. “Let’s hope for the best. My gut feeling isthat they both will make the cut,” he fired an optimistic parting shot.
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