Five reasons why people should watch the Ranji Trophy

#4 Comparison of domestic cricket in India with those in Australia and England:

Domestic cricket in England is a lot different compared to the scene in India

Domestic cricket in England is a lot more versatile when compared to India. It allows players from different countries to feature in the competition while India doesn’t provide the same luxury. Although the County Championships allow just one overseas player per team, it does benefit that player immensely.

Great players like Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, Sachin Tendulkar, and Zaheer Khan have gained immense experience by playing county cricket. Tendulkar, at the age of 19, became the first overseas player to represent Yorkshire. The right-hander amassed 1070 runs at an average of 46.52 in the 16 first-class matches he played.

Zaheer Khan, too, was a successful county player and was instrumental during India’s tour of England in 2007 by scalping 18 wickets in 3 test matches which contributed to a famous series victory. Before the commencement of the test series, Zaheer had an extended run for Worcestershire in 2006 which allowed him to get acclimatized to the conditions.