 Jadeja has appeared in 196 one-day internationals |
Ajay Jadeja is set to make his return to first-class cricket after three-year ban for match-fixing. But the Delhi High Court has rejected his request to play for India in November's Hong Kong Sixes tournament.
Jadeja, 32, has been included alongside Test batsmen Virender Sehwag and Akash Chopra in Delhi's 15-member squad for this season's Ranji Trophy.
"It will strengthen the team. There is lot of fire left in him," said Delhi selector Sunil Khanna.
The High Court in May allowed Jadeja to play domestic matches after he challenged a five-year ban handed down in December 2000, but has stopped short of letting him play for India again.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which handed out the original ban, has until 3 December to lodge its appeal against the rescinding of the ban.
Jadeja made 5,359 runs with six centuries in 196 one-day international appearances, and gained 15 Test caps.
He was one of the four cricketers suspended by the board following the match-fixing investigation.
Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Sharma were banned for life, while all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar was suspended for five years.
Delhi begin their Ranji Trophy campaign against Uttar Pradesh on 7 November.
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