The injury layoff helped me focus on the controllables: Ajith Ram
Tamil Nadu cricketer Ajith Ram has returned to First Class cricket after an 18-month layoff due to a knee injury. He successfully regained his form, taking four wickets in a recent Ranji Trophy match against Uttarakhand.
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The injury layoff helped me focus on the controllables: Ajith Ram left Ajith Ram combined with R. Sai Kishore to make the Uttarakhand batters dance to their tune in the previous match. B. Jothi Ramalingam https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/caxmi5/article71620143.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/DSC_8957.JPG JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Tamil Nadu bowler Ajith Ram set to bowl against Uttarakhand during the Ranji trophy cricket match at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Photo : B. Jothi Ramalingam/ The Hindu. Chennai After missing the entire 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season, Tamil Nadu’s Ajith Ram returned to First Class cricket a few days ago, playing his first red-ball match in over 18 months. The knee injury, sustained during the 2025 TNPL, did weigh on his mind before he eventually found his rhythm. The left-arm spinner got it right in the second essay against Uttarakhand, claiming four wickets in Tamil Nadu’s thumping win.
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