Failure before Champions Trophy: Ranji Trophy report card upsets fans as Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill flop with the bat

It seems that the BCCI's decision to make it mandatory for all players to participate in domestic cricket has proven beneficial, but not necessarily for the cricketers. After the squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 was announced, the same players began their campaign in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, and so far, their performance has been disappointing.

The cricketers appeared to struggle against domestic stars, leading to trolling from fans, who are also concerned about the team's ability to perform against international players in the tournament set to begin from February 19.

Indian stars fail in Ranji Trophy

Rohit Sharma, representing Mumbai, had a disappointing outing against Jammu and Kashmir, getting dismissed for just three runs off 19 balls. His teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal also struggled, managing only four runs off 8 balls, while Shreyas Iyer failed to make a significant impact, departing for 11 off 7 balls.

In another match between Delhi and Saurashtra, Rishabh Pant endured a tough time with the bat, scoring just one run from 10 deliveries.

Over in the clash between Punjab and Karnataka, Champions Trophy vice-captain and Punjab skipper Shubman Gill could muster only 4 runs off 8 balls. Adding to Punjab's woes, the entire team collapsed for a mere 55 runs in 29 overs.

- Rishabh Pant dismissed for 1.
- Rohit Sharma dismissed for 3.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal dismissed for 4.
- Shubman Gill dismissed for 4.
- Shreyas Iyer dismissed for 11.

INDIAN STARS IN RANJI TROPHY. ? pic.twitter.com/TX8Eefykkx

¡ª Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 23, 2025

Fans upset

The performances of these players, who are set to represent India in the Champions Trophy in a few weeks, have not gone down well with fans. Many took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to express their frustration and disappointment.

One fan commented, "Pant bhi flop hahaha... Jaiswal and Gill bhi... Ranji nahi ho paiga bhai isne... It is too low for these stars... BCCI has to understand this."

Pant bhi flop hahaha...Jaiswal and gill bhi...Ranji nahi ho paiga bhai isne... it is too low for these stars...bcci has to undrstand this @BCCI

¡ª Samip Rajguru (@samiprajguru) January 23, 2025

Another wrote, "Hope they regain some form before the Champions Trophy."

- Rishabh Pant dismissed for 1.
- Rohit Sharma dismissed for 3.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal dismissed for 4.
- Shubman Gill dismissed for 4.
- Shreyas Iyer dismissed for 11.
5 of them are in champions trophy squad ..
? Hope they regain some form before champions trophy #ChampionsTrophy

¡ª Harshit Mishra (@harshit_8102) January 23, 2025

One fan simply posted a heartbreak emoji alongside the caption, "Champions Trophy is coming."

- Rohit Sharma dismissed for 3.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal dismissed for 4.
- Shubman Gill dismissed for 4.
- Shreyas Iyer dismissed for 11.
- Rishabh Pant dismissed for 1.

Champions trophy is coming ?????? #RohitSharma?#ChampionsTrophy2025 #ViratKohli? pic.twitter.com/KpgK6W4pLD

¡ª Dr.Deepak Jain (@Deepakjain1827) January 23, 2025

Bhai ab to Champions Trophy ke leye be darr lag raha hai

¡ª Preet Singh (@PKRATING) January 23, 2025

Champions Trophy ??? ???? ???? ? https://t.co/UTKjBOKTYK

¡ª hariom sharan sharma(???? ?? ??????) (@hariomsharma87) January 23, 2025

Champions Trophy India squad

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja.

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