Duleep Trophy 2024: Gill, Shreyas named captains; check out squads
The BCCI has unveiled the squads for the forthcoming Duleep Trophy. The tournament is set to commence on September 5, marking the start of India's domestic red-ball season. The 2024 Duleep Trophy will be held in Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) and Bengaluru. Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer have been appointed as captains of their respective teams. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Abhimany Easwaran are the captains of the other two sides. Here we present the key details.
Team A: Shubman Gill to lead
Shubman Gill will captain Team A in the tournament. The side includes prominent faces like Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, and Tilak Varma. The squad also features all-rounders Shivam Dube and Tanush Kotian. Kuldeep Yadav leads the spin unit. Team A: Shubman Gill (c), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.
Team B: Bengal's Abhimanyu Easwaran at the helm
Bengal's Abhimanyu Easwaran is set to lead Team B, which includes Indian Test players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant. The team also features all-rounders Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and pacer Mohammed Siraj. Team B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy*, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (wk).
Team C: Ruturaj Gaikwad leads a promising side
Ruturaj Gaikwad has been appointed as the captain of Team C. The squad includes several promising players like Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar and Abishek Porel. Suryakumar Yadav, who is keen to play all three formats, lends a voice. Team C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Umran Malik, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (wk), Sandeep Warrier.
Shreyas Iyer to lead Team D
Shreyas Iyer has been named as the captain of Team D. The squad includes players such as Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal and Ishan Kishan. The likes of Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana get a look in alongside wicketkeeper KS Bharat. Team D: Shreyas lyer (c), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar.
