Nitish Rana also asks for NOC to leave state
There seems to be no end to troubles for Delhi cricket as former skipper Nitish Rana and last year's top run-getter in Ranji Trophy Dhruv Shorey have decided to ply their trade for other states in order to play all three formats in the next domestic season.
A lot of people in DDCA are still unaware that Shorey, a red-ball specialist, has already signed a contract with Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA).
"Yes, Dhruv (Shorey) has already signed a contract with us and he along with former Test batter Karun Nair will play for Vidarbha during the upcoming domestic season," a VCA official said.
As far as Rana is concerned, there are rumours about him joining Baroda or Haryana.
The development was confirmed by DDCA joint secretary Rajan Manchanda on Friday and it seems that there will be a last ditch attempt to stop Rana.
"Yes, it is true that both Dhruv and Nitish (Rana) want to leave Delhi and have sought an NOC (No Objection Certificate). We will definitely request them to stay as both are senior players and have served Delhi cricket. But the final decision will be theirs. If they don't agree [to stay on], we will certainly give them NOC," Manchanda told PTI.
It is understood that Rana, who was the white ball captain till last year, didn't like him getting replaced by one season-old Yash Dhull. There is also the fact that he was dropped from the red ball side mid-season only to make a comeback during the final game against Mumbai.
Delhi couldn't qualify for the knock-outs despite Shorey ending the season with 859 runs and being the fourth in the list of highest run-getters after Mayank Agarwal (990), Arpit Vasavada (907) and Anushtup Majumdar (867).
"Nitish is peeved because he was dropped from the red ball team and removed from captaincy. Dhruv is annoyed as selectors dubbed him as a red ball specialist last season. Hence they want to move. Maybe president Rohan Jaitley will have a word with them but DDCA didn't even stop Virender Sehwag from leaving the state," a DDCA director told PTI on condition of anonymity.