Dilhara for Baroda

Sri Lankan fast bowler Dilhara Fernando is set to represent Baroda as an overseas player in the forthcoming domestic tournament for Ranji Trophy in India.

The news comes not long after Sunil Gavaskar the current chairman of the BCCI's Technical Committee, expressed hope that the introduction of foreign players in Indian domestic cricket would make significant contributions to the application levels and attitudes of the teams across the country.

Fernando is currently with the English County side Worcestershire as a replacement overseas player for the rest of the season but is expected to be free by the time the Ranji Trophy tournament gets under way on November 3.