Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Dhruv Shorey named Delhi skipper for upcoming season; Nitish Rana announced as vice-captain

New Delhi: Middle-order batsman Dhruv Shorey was on Wednesday appointed the skipper of the 15-member Delhi team for its first two matches of the 2019-2020 Ranji Trophy season. While Dhruv will lead the side, left-handed batsman Nitish Rana has been named as the vice-captain. [caption id=“attachment_5131811” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representative image. Reuters[/caption] Anuj Rawat will keep the wickets, while India international Navdeep Saini will spearhead the bowling attack. Besides, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) also named four stand-byes – Pranshu Vijayran, Sarang Rawat, Kshitiz Sharma and Karan Dagar. According to a statement from the DDCA, Vijayran and Sarang Rawat will travel with the team despite being named among the stand-byes. The team was selected in a meeting on Wednesday here, which was attended by DDCA chairman of selectors Atul Wasan, Anil Bharadwaj, Vineet Jain, coach K Bhaskar Pillay, Sumit Narwal (Observer, Cricket Operations), skipper Shroey and Convenor Sanjay Bharadwaj. Delhi will open its Ranji Trophy campaign this season against Kerala at Thumba from 9 to 12 December. Delhi squad: Dhruv Shorey (captain), Nitin Rana (vice-captain), Kunal Chandela, Anuj Rawat, Jonty Sidhu, Lalit Yadav, Shivam Sharma, Viukas Mishra, Tejas Baroka, Pradeep Sangwan, Navdeep Saini, Pawan Suyal, Kunwar Bidhuri, Hiten Dalal, Shivank Vashisth.