Embattled India captain Rohit Sharma practised with the Mumbai team here on Tuesday as the side geared up for the resumption of Ranji Trophy from January 23 but there was no clarity on whether he would play for the side in its upcoming fixture.The 37-year-old, who endured a horror run with the bat in the national team’s tour of Australia recently, took part in a morning practice session which lasted a couple of hours at the Wankhede stadium here.“As is the process and routine owing to the gaps between tournaments, the management speaks with the players about their availability,” a Mumbai Cricket Association official told PTI.“Rohit will also be approached around the time of selection for the Ranji Trophy game against Jammu and Kashmir from January 23,” he added when asked about Rohit’s availability for the clash. Gill set to join Punjab; Kohli, Pant in Delhi probablesIndia’s top-order batter Shubman Gill is set to join Punjab for the team’s sixth-round Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka in Bengaluru on January 23, days after a below-par show in the Test series against Australia.Gill’s last Ranji Trophy appearance for Punjab was in 2022. Meanwhile, Indian stars Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant feature among Delhi’s probables for the remainder of Ranji Trophy but their participation in the premier domestic red-ball tournament remains in doubt.
