Rana, who was the white ball captain until last year, is said to have resented being replaced by one-year-old Yash Dhull.
The incident was verified on Friday by DDCA joint secretary Rajan Manchanda, who informed both cricketers that they will be spoken to and given a patient hearing to determine why they have made such a decision.”It is true that both Dhruv and Nitish want to leave Delhi and have applied for a leave of absence.” We will certainly ask them to stay because they are both seasoned players who have served Delhi cricket. However, the final say will be theirs. If they do not agree, we will grant them NOC,” Manchanda told PTI.Rana, who was the white ball captain until last year, is said to have objected to being replaced by Yash Dhull, who is just a year old.Rana also had issues with a few players in the Delhi dressing room, one of which is Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hrithik Shokeen, who performed well in red ball cricket.Despite finishing the season with 859 runs, Shorey was fourth on the list of highest run-getters after Mayank Agarwal (990), Arpit Vasavada (907) and Anushtup Majumdar (867).”Nitish is upset because he was dropped from the red ball squad and stripped of his captaincy. Dhruv is irritated because he was labelled as a red ball specialist by selectors last season. As a result, they wish to relocate. Perhaps President Rohan Jaitley would speak with them, but the DDCA did not even stop Virender Sehwag from leaving the state,” a DDCA director told PTI on condition of anonymity.It remains to be seen whether DDCA can entice Rana with captaincy.When asked if Rana and Shorey, who are also closest friends in the set-up, will have their complaints handled, Manchanda replied, “How can we talk about selection matters?” It is the selection committee’s prerogative.”
Himmat Singh favourite to lead Delhi
Himmat Singh, the brave middle-order batsman, is expected to take over the Ranji Trophy captaincy this season, since most DDCA members think that handing over captaincy to Dhull, who had only played one first-class season up to that point, was a rash choice.Dhull, on the other hand, is on the national selection committee’s radar for India A, since he is on the list of NCA Targeted Players and has been asked for a camp, which is why he won’t be competing in the Buchi Babu Trophy in Chennai.”Yash and Navdeep Saini have been called to a camp in NCA.” He will not compete in the Buchi Babu Trophy. Himmat is being considered as a possible leader. “He is the type of person who never backs down from a challenge,” a senior DDCA official with knowledge of the situation said.It has also been learned that Abhay Sharma will not be retained as the head coach of the Delhi team.
