Mumbai all-rounder Shubham Ranjane aims to play for USA

Former Mumbai allrounder Shubham Ranjane 28 has shifted base to the USARanjane who scored 595 runs and claimed 12 wickets in 15 firstclass games is now entirely focusing on whiteball cricket eying a berth in the US national team and a place in franchise leaguesLack of opportunitiesRanjane reckoned that lack of opportunities in Mumbai forced him to shift to the USA ldquoI came here last August and I need an 18 monthstay in the USA to qualify to play for their national team I am confident about my performance Irsquom a professional MLC Minor League Cricket player I have represented the Seattle Thunderbolts which was the national champions in 2022ldquoLast August we won the MLC title beating Atlanta Fire in the final I got the Man of the Match award in the decider for my allround show 53 runs and 421rdquo Ranjane told midday from Seattle on SundayAlso readMaharashtra captain Ankit Bawne wants BCCI to rethink Ranji points systemHowever he will miss redball cricket ldquoComing from Mumbai and playing tough firstclass cricket there I will miss it redball cricket a lot But I am enjoying whiteball cricket I will be also playing in the Major League which will be conducted in July and various other franchise cricket all over the worldrdquo said Ranjane who was picked by Rajasthan Royals at the 2019 IPL auctionIn 29 T20 domestic games he scored 263 runs and took 19 wickets with his medium paceIn 23 List lsquoArsquo 50over game he scored 278 runs and claimed 14 wicketsldquoIt was a tough call to leave India and Mumbai I had represented Mumbai in 12 firstclass games but there were hardly any opportunities for me in the Mumbai team I then played three Ranji games for Goa in the 202122 season Yes it was a risk to shift to the USA but I knew I would get good opportunities here so I took that riskldquoCricket is growing here The cricket season is of 10 months in which players get a lot of opportunities to play in different competitive leagues I came here only six months ago but I got many games to playmdashwith and against top international playersmdashlike Martin Guptill Sunil Narine Shai Hope Fawad Alam and othersldquoMy aim is to perform well in the Major League I am pretty confident that I will play for the USA national team I have got an NOC from the BCCI to play in different franchise leagues as wellrdquo Ranjane remarkedNot short of inspirationHis next challenge will be to perform well in the Houston Premier League for Stallions XI on February 15With cricket in his blood father Subhash played for Maharashtra while he is the grandson of deceased India fast bowler Vasant Ranjane will not be short of inspiration to hit the high notes in the second innings of his cricketing career