Two of our very own, Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda, will be seen captaining Bardoda and Rajasthan, respectively, in the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season.

Both Krunal and Deepak have been proud Super Giants since our inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2022.

Krunal will be taking over the reins as Baroda’s captain for the first time since 2021. Vishnu Solanki had captained the side in the previous two Ranji Trophy editions.

In Elite Group A, Baroda will host reigning champions Mumbai for their opening match at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Friday before travelling to Delhi for a clash with the Services on October 18.

Deepak, on the other hand, will continue to lead Rajasthan after serving as their captain in the last season of the Ranji Trophy as well.

Rajasthan are set to open their campaign against Puducherry in in Elite Group B at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday.

Deepak and Krunal, however, are not the only LSG players who will be seen playing at the Ranji Trophy this season.

Ayush Badoni is expected to be an integral part of the Delhi setup while Devdutt Padikkal will step up for Karnataka. M Siddarth will be rolling his arms for Tamil Nadu while Yudhvir Singh will do the same for Jammu and Kashmir.

Prerak Mankad and Arshin Kulkarni are also in the squads for Saurashtra and Maharashtra, respectively. A few teams are yet to announce their squads.