Aditya Sarwate moves from Kerala to Chhattisgarh

Veteran all-rounder Aditya Sarwate, who represented Kerala in the last domestic season, has decided to part ways with the state ahead of the upcoming season. He will turn out for Chhattisgarh next year. "He has sought an NOC and we have issued it," Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) secretary Vinod Kumar confirming the switch. 35-year-old Sarwate recently relocated to Kerala from Vidarbha. He played in the southern state's nine first-class games, including the Ranji Trophy final. In Kerala's near-successful campaign, he scored 271 runs and claimed 34 wickets. Ironically, they lost the final to Sarwate's home state, Vidarbha. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he played five matches for Kerala, contributing 61 runs with the bat and taking nine wickets with the ball. Last season, Sarwate was one of Kerala's three professional players. The other two were Jalaj Saxena and Baba Aparajith. The KCA official said that the Saxena and Aparajith will apparently continue with the team for the upcoming season, the KCA official said. Sarwate was part of Vidarbha's back-to-back Ranji Trophy triumphs in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. At Chhattisgarh, he will join Hyderabad pacer Ravi Kiran as a professional. "It's true that I have taken the NOC and am moving to Raipur. I am looking forward to the season and hope to help Chhattisgarh do well in the domestic circuit," Sarwate, who has played 70 first-class matches, told this website. Chhattisgarh had quite a modest domestic season last year. Their campaigns in all three national competitions - Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy - had ended in the group stage.