J&K to begin Ranji campaign against Kerala from tomorrow

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 4: Formidable Jammu and Kashmir team will take on almost equally strong Kerala to begin its Ranji Trophy campaign at Bengal Cricket Academy ground, Kalyani, Kolkata from October 6.
The team is being led by Mithun Manhas and other members of the team are Parvez Rasool (vice captain), Ian Dev Singh Chauhan, Adil Reshi, Shubham Khajuria, Bandeep Singh, Puneet Bisht, Samiullah Beigh, Ramdayal Punia, Umar Nazir, Rohit Sharma, Amir Aziz, Zahoor Sofi, Pranav Gupta, Amir Sofi and Mohsin Mufti.
The team is being accompanied by Imraj Thakur as Manager, while Prithvi Vaid as Joint Manager. Abdul Qayoom is the Bowling Coach, Majid Dar is Assistant Coach, Dr Aijaz Chiloo is Physio, Mohammad Iqbal is the Trainer and Susheel Panju is the Video Analyst.
The four day match will be played from October 6 to 9 and the team will try for its second outing to Surat in Gujarat, where the match is scheduled to be played from October 13 to 16 against Goa.
The team has been selected by the senior selectors of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) including Arshid Bhat, Zahoor Bhat, Pardeep Bali and Vivek Sharma.

Schedule:
October 6: JKCA vs Kerala at Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, West Bengal.
October 13: JKCA vs Goa at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Vesu (Surat).
October 20: JKCA vs Andhra Pradesh at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
October 27: JKCA vs Services at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
November 5: JKCA vs Himachal Pradesh at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.
November 13: JKCA vs Haryana at Barabati Sadium, Cuttack.
November 21: JKCA vs Tripura at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
November 29: JKCA vs Hyderabad at Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara.