From KL Rahul to Mohammed Siraj: How India’s Test players fared in the opening round of the Ranji Trophy

India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul (PTI Photo) Indian Test cricketers have returned to home matches in the opening round of the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) asked available players to feature for their national teams.With India preparing for a two-Test tour of New Zealand, the matches offered the players an opportunity to build their form, but the results were mixed.While KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan and Sarfaraz Khan struggled with the bat, Ravindra Jadeja put in an impressive all-round performance for Saurashtra.Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar have also contributed to their teams’ campaigns.

Jadeja shines as several batsmen struggle

KL Rahul: Playing for Karnataka against Andhra Pradesh in Vijayawada, India’s Test vice-captain scored four runs in the first innings and one in the second.Yashasvi Jaiswal: The Mumbai opener was dismissed off 13 balls by Jagjit Singh against Chandigarh. However, Mumbai won by an innings and 155 runs to collect seven points.Sai Sudharsan: Representing Tamil Nadu against Rajasthan in Jaipur, the left-hander was bowled by Chetan Sharma for three runs from 10 deliveries.Ravindra Jadeja: The Saurashtra all-rounder had the biggest impact as he scored 102 off 209 balls against Chhattisgarh while batting at No. 5. He also took three wickets for 40 runs in 17 overs in the first innings.Sarfaraz Khan: Playing for Mumbai against Chandigarh, Sarfaraz managed just one run from six balls.Washington Sundar: After being withdrawn from India’s T20I squad to play in the Ranji Trophy, Sundar took two wickets in Tamil Nadu’s first innings against Rajasthan. In seventh place, he scored 26 undefeated.

Siraj, Shami and other bowlers contribute

Mohammed Siraj: Siraj, who led Hyderabad against Tripura, took two wickets for 19 runs in the second innings after losing a wicket in the first innings. Hyderabad won by an innings and 40 runs in three days.Gurnoor Brar: Playing for Punjab against Assam in New Chandigarh, the fast bowler took two wickets for 85 runs in 23 overs in the first innings.Manav Suthar: The Rajasthan skipper scored 17 off 60 balls in the 7th over against Tamil Nadu but failed to take a wicket in the first innings.Akash Deep: The Bengal pacer took two wickets for 74 runs in 17 overs against Delhi. Mohammed Shami took four wickets in the first innings while Mukesh Kumar was wicketless.Saransh Jain: Playing for Madhya Pradesh against Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar, Jain failed to score in the first innings and did not take a wicket in the opposition’s first innings.Auqib Nabi Dar: The Jammu and Kashmir pacer, who was the leading wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy last season, took one wicket for 42 runs in 20 overs in the first innings against Madhya Pradesh. He added two more wickets in the second innings in the 3rd innings.India’s Test captain Shubman Gill and batsman Dhruv Jurel did not feature for Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.Rishabh Pant missed the Delhi match due to injury while Devdutt Padikkal was with India A for the one-day series against Australia A.Auqib, meanwhile, is set to tour New Zealand with India A later this month.