RAJKOT: Saurashtra will be bolstered by the presence of India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja against a strong Madhya Pradesh when the second round of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B matches begins across the centres from Saturday.

Jadeja's left-arm spin will boost Saurashtra's bowling unit here on the Niranjan Shah Stadium pitch where 31 wickets fell to spin in their opening round match against Karnataka last week.

Saurashtra's middle-order had a rather flimsy look to it against Karnataka, particularly after the retirement of Cheteshwar Pujara.

But Jadeja's arrival will lend some amount of solidity to the home side's batting. The 36-year-old India allrounder had made an unbeaten 104 against the West Indies in the first Test in Ahmedabad.

Madhya Pradesh will hope that skipper Rajat Patidar

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