India, Oct. 20 -- Mumbai pacer Tushar Deshpande, who represents Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), recently marked his return to red-ball cricket after 18 months, and the game against Jammu and Kashmir turned out to be truly special for him as he came up with an inspired performance, helping his side win the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 contest by 35 runs at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar. However, all was not hunky dory for the speedster as he ended up facing a severe bronchitis attack during the game and had to be taken to the hospital.

According to the official Rajasthan Royals website, Deshpande was warming up on the opening day of the contest, and it was then that he faced acute breathlessness at the venue, which i...