India, Feb. 24 -- Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar urged all stakeholders involved to give greater weight to the Ranji Trophy and to the players who perform day in and day out in domestic cricket. He cited the lack of coverage for players like Ravichandran Smaran, Ayush Doseja, and Sanat Sangwan, saying the coverage should be on similar lines as the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the U19 World Cup, saying the performances in the Ranji Trophy count for as much as the other two tournaments, if not more.

Gavaskar also said that the media is going gaga over Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi just because he got picked in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction by the Delhi Capitals for INR 8.40 crore. He argued that if he remained unsold...